The American obsession with having “the best health care” is not only costing billions annually—it is often taking the dignity out of a patient’s end days.
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The American obsession with having “the best health care” is not only costing billions annually—it is often taking the dignity out of a patient’s end days.
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Excessive GPS use can shrink your hippocampus, part of the brain that helps with spatial navigation. The hippocampus is one of the first brain areas to be affected by Alzheimer's disease, causing problems with memory and spatial orientation.
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A recent report by the Families and Work Institute and Boston College’s Sloan Center on Aging and Work stated that a growing number of older Americans not only feel they need to work after retirement – for additional income – but are looking for work to because it makes them feel good.
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Medicare Advantage health plan members can disenroll and return to Original Medicare from January 1 to February 14, 2011.
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Part of the solution to keeping infections down is making hospitals more efficient. By automating patient information, medical centers and hospitals reduce the chances that patients have to catch a bug.
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Since health care and prescription changes to Medicare can be confusing, an organization called State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) offers one-on-one counseling and assistance to families on Medicare.
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