Americans love what I call the silver bullet approach to medicine,” says Dr. Richard Powers, an associate professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and director of geriatric psychiatry at the Alabama Department of Mental Health. “There ain’t going to...
A friend who just finished a two-week hospital stay after orthopedic surgery learned firsthand how much a patient can do to help-or...
Between jobs and need health coverage? Your cheapest option might be a short-term policy. It is almost always less expensive than federally...
More and more Americans are traveling to Europe, the Far East, and Mexico for medical treatment. Key reason: Low prices on top-quality...
Three-quarters of hospital bills have overcharges, and the average overcharge is about $1,000. Doctors, too, are handing inflated bills to patients....
The hospital is one of the most dangerous places you'll ever go. Patients are exposed to bacteria and viruses...subjected...
To experience true chaos, just visit an emergency room. Through those metal doors is a busy, often disorganized place that can be...
Thirty-five states guarantee health insurance to residents through high-risk pools. Rules vary. Caution: Two states popular with retirees-Arizona and Nevada don’t...
As many as 195,000 patients die each year in US hospitals because of medical errors according to a study by HealthGrades,...
Emergency room waiting times are getting longer. Because of rising patient volume, the average amount of time a patient waited to see...
In my almost 40 years of helping consumers with health-care problems, the number-one reason that people have contacted me is to find...
Doctors at the Ochsner Clinic Foundation in New Orleans have started a campaign against two conditions that are responsible for 10% of...