AP – If you pay the mechanic $1,000 to fix your transmission and it breaks again next week, the garage should find and fix the problem for free. So if you get an infection following open-heart surgery because the doctor forgot an antibiotic, why are you charged extra to clear up the wound?
AP – The chairman of the Senate Finance Committee is proposing a fee on insurance companies to help pay for health coverage for uninsured Americans.
AP – The doctor praised for re-energizing South Africa’s Health Ministry launched a major campaign Monday to get vaccinations and immunity-boosting vitamins to 3 million children across the country over the next two weeks.
HealthDay – (HealthDay News) — Mold exposure can lead to respiratory, eye
and skin irritation, or much more serious reactions.
HealthDay – (HealthDay News) — As many as 98,000 people die every year
because of medical errors, an Institute of Medicine report estimates, but
there are steps you can take to protect your health.
HealthDay – MONDAY, Sept. 7 (HealthDay News) Scheduling a prime daytime slot
to undergo an orthopedic procedure may lower your risk of an unplanned
follow-up surgery later on, a new study has found.
Reuters – Cholera and other diarrhoeal diseases have infected 18,000 people in Ethiopia over the last three weeks in many parts of the country, including the capital Addis Ababa, according to a document seen by Reuters.
Reuters – When attended by a registered midwife, delivering a baby at home is a safe alternative to delivery in a hospital, according to a Canadian study.
Reuters – The French government is looking at ways to plug a gaping hole in its health care budget and may charge patients more for hospital stays, Budget Minister Eric Woerth said on Monday.
Reuters – Even after the “abortion pill” RU-486 made it possible for all doctors to provide early abortions, access to abortions did not improve as dramatically as women had hoped.