by Research Team | Feb 24, 2015 | Health News
“‘ The Supreme Court next week hears a challenge to President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul that hinges on just four words in the massive law that seeks to dramatically reduce the ranks of the uninsured. The argument threatens subsidies that...
by Research Team | Feb 24, 2015 | Health News
Illinois Rep. Aaron Schock, a rising Republican star already facing an ethics inquiry, has spent taxpayer and campaign funds on flights aboard private planes owned by some of his key donors, The Associated Press has found. There also have been other expensive travel...
by Research Team | Feb 24, 2015 | Health News
Patients at risk of kidney failure could soon be identified using a A 10 device similar to a pregnancy test. According to a new report, it could “revolutionise” the care of patients with chronic kidney disease , which costs the NHS more than A 1.4 billion...
by Research Team | Feb 24, 2015 | Health News
It is hoped the new scheme, which allows anyone who wants to take part in studies to register online or over the phone, will boost much-needed participation in research into the condition, which affects more than 850,000 people in the UK. A recent poll found that...
by Research Team | Feb 24, 2015 | Health News
The share of Americans without health insurance dropped to its lowest level in seven years in 2014 as President Barack Obama’s overhaul took full effect, according to an extensive survey released Tuesday. The Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index found that the...
by Research Team | Feb 23, 2015 | Health News
In this Dec. 1, 2014 photo, doctors and assistants work on a kidney transplant for Maria Ramos, who received a donated kidney from her mother, at a private clinic in La Paz, Bolivia. Ramos, 27, finally got the kidney she needed thanks to an ambitious new Bolivian...