by Research Team | Mar 31, 2015 | Health News
The largest health insurer in the United States, UnitedHealth, plans to spend more than US$12 billion to buy pharmacy benefits manager Catamaran Corp. , one of the top healthcare stocks listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange. Catamaran stock was up about 25 per cent at...
by Research Team | Mar 31, 2015 | Health News
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a new challenge to President Barack Obama’s health care law that took aim at a bureaucratic board labeled by some Republicans as a “death panel” because it was designed to cut Medicare costs. The high...
by Research Team | Mar 31, 2015 | Health News
A federal inspection has found that a delay in care at a northern Indiana VA clinic lowered the quality of life for a man who died from lung cancer. The South Bend Tribune reports the man was in his 70s and died in spring 2014.
by Research Team | Mar 30, 2015 | Health News
Registration will allow you to post comments on newstimes.com and create a newstimes.com Subscriber Portal account for you to manage subscriptions and email preferences. A beaming Angelina Jolie made her first public appearance since revealing she had preventative...
by Research Team | Mar 30, 2015 | Health News
There’s good news for those of you who wake up to a bowl of cereal every morning, especially if your go-to choice is high in fiber. Hidden in that favorite box may be a prize better than a plastic toy.
by Research Team | Mar 30, 2015 | Health News
Hawaii ranks 49th in the nation for use of home health care services during the last six months of someone’s life. Videos from ACP Decisions show patients what their options are at the end of life.