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A photo of Brittany Maynard, who moved to Oregon to end her life as she was dying of brain cancer, sits on the dais of the California Senate's health committee in March.

Lacking Votes, California Assembly Shelves Aid In Dying Bill

7:13am July 09, 2015

by Lisa Aliferis

Proponents of a bill that would let doctors give dying people lethal prescriptions ran into opposition from Latino Democrats. Backers say they're not through trying for approval.

Map: Elevated colorectal cancer rates in the Mississippi Delta, Appalachians and along the Virginia/North Carolina border.

Despite National Progress, Colorectal Cancer Hot Spots Remain

7:13am July 09, 2015

by Scott Hensley

Since 1970, the national colorectal cancer death rate has been cut in half. But progress has lagged in the Lower Mississippi Delta, Appalachia and counties in eastern Virginia and North Carolina.

Birth control used to be a big part of young women's out-of-pocket health costs.

Women Are Saving Money Thanks To Expanded Birth Control Coverage

7:13am July 09, 2015

by Julie Rovner

The average user of birth control pills saved $255 in the first year after an Affordable Care Act requirement that insurers cover contraceptives without copays went into effect, a study finds.

More Mammograms May Not Always Mean Fewer Cancer Deaths

10:57am July 08, 2015

by Nancy Shute

A comparison of women in 547 U.S. counties found that getting more women in for screening mammograms didn't lower death rates from breast cancer. More small cancers were found.

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Industry Payments To Doctors Are Ingrained, Federal Data Show

10:47am July 08, 2015

The latest data on payments from drug and device companies to doctors show that many doctors received payments on 100 or more days last year. Some received payments on more days than they didn't.

Following the money trail is pretty easy with doctors, but nurses are another story.

Industry Payments To Nurses Go Unreported In Federal Database

2:04pm July 07, 2015

by Charles Ornstein

The latest data on drug and device company payments to health professionals largely exclude nurse practitioners and physician assistants, even though they play an increasing role in patient care.

Most of the people who got measles in last year's outbreaks hadn't been vaccinated with the MMR vaccine.

After Measles Outbreaks, Parents Shift Their Thinking On Vaccines

2:04pm July 07, 2015

by Nancy Shute

The widely publicized measles outbreak linked to California theme parks appears to have made parents more confident about vaccine safety and benefits, a national poll finds.

University of Chicago medical student Manny Quaidoo adds a pinch of salt to the spinach feta frittata he's learning to cook as part of a culinary medicine class.

Health & Safety

A Dose Of Culinary Medicine Sends Med Students To The Kitchen

2:36pm July 06, 2015

by Monica Eng

Aspiring doctors at the University of Chicago are learning how to teach patients about healthy eating. Nutrition advocates say this kind of training is critical to fighting obesity and diabetes.

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Implementation Of Obamacare Remains A Work In Progress

1:15pm July 06, 2015

With the Supreme Court decision, it appears the Affordable Care Act will stand, but that doesn't mean the law's troubles are over. Renee Montagne talks to Julie Rovner of the Kaiser Health News.

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Nurses Katherine Malinak and Amy Young lift Louis DeMattio, a stroke patient, out of his hospital bed using a ceiling-mounted lift at the Cleveland Clinic.

People With Brain Injuries Heal Faster If They Get Up And Get Moving

8:00am July 06, 2015

by Gretchen Cuda Kroen

Doctors tell surgical patients to get out of bed as soon as possible, but people with brain injuries are encouraged to rest. Now it looks like activity can benefit brain injured patients, too.

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