Health Mar 07 For depression, primary care doctors could be a barrier to treatment By Shefali Luthra, Kaiser Health News
Health Sep 14 These new heart failure treatments show promise, but at a huge price Two new treatments for congestive heart failure cost too much in the short term and would drive up spending by insurers and government programs, a nonprofit group said in an analysis released Friday, just days after the same researchers took… By Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News
Health Mar 04 If you avoid these 3 risk factors, scientists can count how many healthy years you’ll add For the first time, scientists have quantified how many heart failure-free years you add to your life if you avoid risky habits that harm your body and contribute to chronic illness. By Laura Santhanam
Health Aug 31 Watch New drug may ‘change the foundation’ for treating heart failure An experimental heart drug developed by the Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis shows promising results. The new drug, currently referred to as “L C Z 696” may change the course of treatment and prolong the lives of patients suffering from heart… By PBS NewsHour
Nation Mar 23 Watch Film Legend Elizabeth Taylor Dies at 79 Film and fashion icon Elizabeth Taylor died Wednesday at the age of 79.
Oct 31 Heart Failure Death Risk Declining, Study Says An American's risk of dying from heart failure has fallen by about one-third since the 1950s, according to a study published in Thursday's New England Journal of Medicine. Continue reading