by Research Team | Dec 19, 2015 | Health News
The U.S. Justice Department says 32 hospitals in 15 states have agreed to pay $28 million to settle allegations they admitted patients for certain procedures that could have been done on an outpatient basis, resulting in higher Medicare bills. The settlement announced...
by Research Team | Dec 19, 2015 | Health News
There’s not much flu going around so far – unlike the last three seasons when doctors’ offices were filled with patients before Christmas and illnesses peaked by late December. “It really is off to sort of a slow start” compared to that...
by Research Team | Dec 19, 2015 | Health News
“Today’s action is intended to help protect young people from a known and preventable cause of skin cancer and other harms,” acting FDA Commissioner Dr. Stephen Ostroff said in a statement. “Individuals under 18 are at greatest risk of the...
by Research Team | Dec 19, 2015 | Health News
A plan by a San Francisco Bay Area principal to donate her kidney to a former student has been put on hold after a hospital announced it has suspended a donor program. KTVU reports that on Thursday UCSF Medical Center announced it was voluntarily suspending its living...
by Research Team | Dec 18, 2015 | Health News
A judge has blocked a New York City rule that required preschoolers to get flu shots. Judge Manuel Mendez’s state Supreme Court ruling was issued early Thursday.
