The Senate released its bill Wednesday evening, which is estimated to cost $849 billion over 10 years and reduce the deficit by $127 billion. Here's a look at how the Senate and House bills compare — including key details such as the shape of the public option, how to fund the bill, and abortion language — and where the chambers might clash.
The FDA's plan to require raw oysters from the Gulf of Mexico to be treated touches a nerve.
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Joe Hauser lives in La Crosse, Wis., where nearly all older adults have signed a directive outlining their end-of life plans. Hauser's kidneys are failing and he doesn't want to live on a machine, but he's keeping his options open. Talking about end-of-life care helps people make informed choices and have their wishes heard, hospital staff says.
The Soldiers Project, founded by clinical psychiatrist Judith Broder, provides free counseling not only to service members returning from war — but to their families as well. The private service also offers a way for troops to get help if they're reluctant to seek it within the military system.
Warren Buffett's decision to take full control of the nation's second largest railroad, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp., suggests the billionaire investor sees new potential in freight transport, economists say. Trains often carry coal or containers filled with imported goods.
Maple City Health Care Center in Goshen, Ind., has a unique business plan that allows patients to pay for treatment with something other than money. The clinic's More Than Money program gives patients $10 off their medical bills for each hour they perform community service.
BOSTON — A new Harvard study finds that computerized medical records don’t save money or make hospitals more efficient, despite claims that health information technology could generate huge financial returns.
BOSTON — State health officials say the flu is at a historic high, but some doctors say it’s peaking or slowing. To make sense of those conflicting claims, here are some swine flu questions and answers.
Swine flu is now so widespread in Massachusetts that flu activity is the highest it’s ever been in recorded state history.
BOSTON — A new report shows a significant drop in the number of public high schools in Massachusetts that teach sex education, which has health officials worried about the possibility of more teenagers engaging in risky sexual behavior.
BOSTON — The chairman of the task force recommending that most women start breast screening at 50 rather than 40 says he is not surprised by the controversy the new guidelines have generated, but he stands behind them as “the best recommendation that the science would support.”
BOSTON — New research says most women under 50 don’t need routine mammograms. That’s confusing news to a 45-year-old woman whose recent mammogram turned up a calcification.
NEW YORK — Most women don’t need a mammogram in their 40s and should get one every two years starting at 50, a government task force said Monday. It’s a major reversal that conflicts with the American Cancer Society’s long-standing position.
The Food and Drug Administration has said it will not approve Genzyme’s new drug, Lumizyme, until contamination of vials at the company’s Allston facility is fixed.
BOSTON — A new Harvard study finds that people admitted to the hospital for trauma are more likely to die from their injuries if they don’t have health insurance than if they do.
BOSTON — The surgery training program at Massachusetts General Hospital has been put on probation by a national accrediting organization because its surgeons-in-training were working too many hours.
Massachusetts is home to some of them most recognized ice cream brands in the nation. And Boston has one of the highest per-capita consumption rates of ice cream. But do we have room for more? A new Taunton-based company thinks we do.
BOSTON — Low-income residents covered by Medicaid in Massachusetts could soon be required to pay more to see a doctor, pay more for prescriptions and face drastic cuts in dental care offered by the state’s MassHealth program.
BOSTON — Officials with the Food and Drug Administration said bits of steel, rubber and fiber have been found in drugs made by Cambridge-based biotechnology company Genzyme.
It turns out there’s plenty of water on the moon — at least near the lunar south pole, scientist said Friday.
BOSTON — Student health centers all over the city are overcrowded with young adults with influenza-like illnesses. The challenge for many health care officials on campus is trying to keep the flu from spreading on crowded campuses.
