Healthcare - Page 5

March 17

Hospital broke the law in withdrawing patient's life support over family's objections, court rules

A U.K. family won a legal challenge after a hospital allegedly stopped dialysis for a stroke patient without proper authorization from a specialized court.

March 17

Fraud scrutiny clouds Schumer’s Obamacare credit push after his Pentagon ‘luxury’ spending jab

Schumer slams Pentagon's $93B spending spree, pushes ACA subsidies instead. Critics cite widespread fraud in healthcare program with phantom enrollees.

March 16

Patient in Canada waits over 12 hours in hospital emergency room: 'I'd rather pay’

After severe abdominal pain sent her to the ER, a Canadian woman faced a 15-hour wait, as physicians warn of worsening overcrowding and staffing shortages nationwide.

March 16

Chinese spy tech is endangering US hospitals. Texas is trying to shut that down

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott leads fight against Chinese medical devices after Food and Drug Administration warns of backdoors in hospital equipment.

March 14

Welcome to Medicaid’s biggest fraud

Autism therapy becomes a license to print money.

March 14

Woman's alarming cancer symptoms blamed on pregnancy for years before Stage 3 diagnosis

Los Angeles mom Marisa Peters had her colorectal cancer symptoms dismissed by doctors for five years before her Stage 3 diagnosis. Now, she's an early intervention advocate.

March 14

I was a doctor caring for Alzheimer’s patients. At 57, I became one. Here’s what’s next

Internal medicine doctor diagnosed with Alzheimer's at 57 shares how monoclonal antibody treatment restored his cognitive function and quality of life.

March 13

Remote robot surgery removes cancer 1,500 miles away

U.K. surgeons remotely removed a man’s prostate cancer from 1,500 miles away in the country’s first successful robot-assisted telesurgery.

March 13

Fetterman praises former Senate opponent Dr Oz for rooting out Medicaid fraud

Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman voiced support for Dr. Mehmet Oz's work detecting Medicaid fraud, marking a shift from their contentious 2022 Senate campaign.

March 12

Red flags for colorectal cancer that warrant screenings before 45 years of age

Colorectal cancer now leads cancer deaths in adults under 50, with cases rising since 1995. Learn when to start screening and recognize key symptoms to protect yourself.