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Experimenting on the ElderlyThree weeks ago my 90-year-old mother in law, who has dementia, was diagnosed with lung cancer. According to her son/my husband, she never smoked a day in her life so this was surprising news. But that's not what this blog is all about.This blog is about the prescription charges associated with treating this form of cancer. The doctor who treated her during her stay in the hospital wrote a...
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Shannon BrownleeHealth care. Two words that stir passions and causes discussions. Author Shannon Brownlee is one woman who believes health care in America needs fixing and she's taking it upon herself to make the change.
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Three Ideas That Thwart Solutions to the Medical Care CrisisThe medical delivery system is under pressure to provide quality health care despite these dire trends: reduced access because of the closing of community hospitals and low-cost clinics staggering increases in the cost of drugs, medical treatment and insurance, an increasing reluctance of HMO’s to refer patients to specialists, and a dramatic increase in the number of uninsured, now...
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Alan GraysonFlorida's freshman congressman is already making a big impact in Washington, but for more than 20 years, he's been studying something that has an impact on us all -- the age wave.
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Shannon Brownlee
Do bottles crash down when you open your medicine cabinet? Respected and honored medical writer Shannon Brownlee says Americans are over-treated and that's making America sicker and poorer.
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Gerri and Brian MonaghanTogether, this couple faced two battles: Brian's melanoma and the health-care system. After surviving both, they're sharing their tips for winning with an attitude.
