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Elders Happier With Long-Term In-Home Care From Family Versus Professionals

A new study co-authored by University of Virginia economics professor Steven Stern suggests that you shouldn't assume a home-care professional can better care for your parent than you can.

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Hawkeye Poll: Slight Majority of Americans Against Healthcare Reform

Just over half of Americans believe healthcare reform would do more harm than good and disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as president, according to a University of Iowa Hawkeye Poll released today.

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Hospital Report Cards Do Not Appear to Result in Significant Improvements

An analysis of quality of cardiac care following the public release of data on measures of care at hospitals in Ontario, Canada, did not result in significant systemwide improvement in hospitals’ performance on most quality of care indicators, according to a study to be published in the December 2 issue of JAMA. The study is being released early online because of its presentation at an American Heart Association scientific conference.

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Demand for Charitable Health Care Increased During Past Year, Says Statewide Survey of Pennsylvania Physicians

Most Pennsylvania physicians saw an increase in the demand for charitable care and resources from their practices in 2009. Furthermore, most say charitable care is creeping towards an unsustainable level.

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USC Source Alert: Mammogram Guidelines

Experts at the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center and Hospital are available to comment on new mammogram guidelines from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.

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Time for 'Dysfunctional Health Care System' to End at Last, Says Editorial

As the health care reform debate rages on, a prominent craniofacial surgeon reminds his professional colleagues that, for reform to be truly meaningful and sustainable, it must be complete. That's the message of an opinion piece by Editor-in-Chief Mutaz B. Habal, MD, FRCSC, in The Journal of Craniofacial Surgery.

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Analysis Examines Industry-Wide Implications of the Stupak/Pitts Amendment Banning Funding of Abortion Under Health Reform Bill

The Stupak/Pitts Amendment was added to the Affordable Health Care for America Act (H.R. 3962), which passed the House on November 7th. The amendment bans federal funding for abortions and bars payment of federal subsidies to health insurance products sold in exchanges that cover most medically indicated abortions.

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Survival Rates from Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Nearly Double

VCU Medical Center and Richmond Ambulance Authority partner in unique effort with Comprehensive Treatment Protocol.

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