When is a patient cured of cancer? It’s debatable.
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Can a simple lab test prevent bigger health problems?
We have written before about what specific blood panels reveal and how vitamin deficiencies show up in your…
Massachusetts dentists fear Healey’s ‘shortsighted’ MassHealth cap proposal
Dentists across Massachusetts fear that Gov. Maura Healey’s proposal to place a $1,000 annual cap on MassHealth dental…
Hospital system promises to invest amid financial strain, senator says
The parent company of Saint Francis Hospital is expected to make more investments after financial strain has led…
Eli Lilly reaches deal to bring AI-developed drugs to global market
A drone view shows the Eli Lilly logo on the company’s office in San Diego, California, Nov. 21,…
Dems Quietly Start Their Next Big Health Care Effort
(Composite by Hannah Yoest / Photos: Shutterstock) THERE ARE SIGNS that the debate about health care in America…
Kaiser made $9.3 billion last year. Critics say it has strayed from its charitable mission
Some employees called it the “dash for cash.” Months after Kaiser Permanente doctors saw a patient, federal prosecutors…
I’ve lived in 3 provinces. Canada’s health care is anything but universal
This First Person column is the experience of Shannon Flaman, who lives in Red Deer, Alta. For more…
Like ‘driving to San Francisco and back, every week’: In rural America, cancer patients face tall hurdles to get care
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was reported in collaboration with the Global Health Reporting Center with support from the…
Watchdog criticizes Maine’s management of billions in Medicaid funding
Maine’s Medicaid program lacks the proper controls to manage the billions of dollars going to health providers across…
Perez Hilton Details Scary Hospitalization — And Doctors Weigh In
Media personality Perez Hilton recently said he was hospitalized for 21 days after facing a life-threatening condition. Doctors…
Federal rural health funding could trigger service cuts
BIG SANDY — The emergency department at Big Sandy Medical Center is one room with a single curtain…