by Research Team | Aug 21, 2015 | Health News
Peter Lee, executive director of Covered California, the state’s health insurance exchange, is seen on Nov. 13, 2013. A health-advocacy group has accused the exchange of being slow to address customer-service problems.
by Research Team | Aug 21, 2015 | Health News
The question of whether e-cigarettes can help people quit smoking is hotly debated. Studies looking at the effectiveness of the devices as cessation aids have been unclear, but at best, they suggest that they work about as well as nicotine patches.
by Research Team | Aug 21, 2015 | Health News
In this Tuesday, July 31, 2012, file photo, a radiologist compares an image from earlier, 2-D technology mammogram to the new 3-D Digital Breast Tomosynthesis mammography in Wichita Falls, Texas. The technology can detect much smaller cancers earlier.
by Research Team | Aug 21, 2015 | Health News
For the first time, there’s evidence a drug reduces risk of complications that are the top killer of diabetes patients: heart attacks, strokes and other cardiovascular damage. The makers of Jardiance – Eli Lilly and partner Boehringer Ingelheim – are...
by Research Team | Aug 20, 2015 | Health News
Shannen Doherty is battling breast cancer that worsened during a lapse in her health insurance caused by her former business managers, the actress claimed in a lawsuit filed Wednesday. The former “Beverly Hills, 90210” star claims that her former business...