by Research Team | Nov 17, 2014 | Health News
A contingent of 160 Chinese healthcare workers has arrived in Liberia to staff a $41 million Ebola treatment unit in the country the hardest-hit by the deadly virus, the Chinese Embassy said on Sunday. Many of the doctors, epidemiologists and nurses who will work in...
by Research Team | Nov 17, 2014 | Health News
Washington’s health care exchange shut down after the first few hours of open enrollment Saturday as state officials and software engineers tried to resolve a problem with tax credit calculations. Officials at the exchange said Washington Healthplanfinder, which...
by Research Team | Nov 16, 2014 | Health News
” Swiss drugmaker Roche said Friday that the Food and Drug Administration approved its drug Avastin as a treatment for ovarian cancer.
by Research Team | Nov 16, 2014 | Health News
Shopping for health insurance starts all over again Saturday as a second round of enrollment begins under President Barack Obama’s health care law. Last time around in Illinois, more than 217,000 people signed up for coverage with more than three-quarters...
by Research Team | Nov 16, 2014 | Health News
Darren Hughes, 42, and Robert “Jim” Stuart, 67, were given the kidneys from the same donor who was carrying the deadly worm in his organs when he died. They are believed to be among just five cases ever recorded across the world – and all have died...