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Each year about 75,000 patients die from infections they caught in the hospital. A KHN analysis of federal data shows that nearly 700 hospitals have higher than expected rates of infection for at least one condition.
The Ebola epidemic in Africa and fears of it spreading in the U.S. have turned the nation’s attention to the federal government’s front-line public health agency: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). But as with Ebola itself, there is much confusion about the role of the CDC and what it can and cannot do to prevent and contain the spread of disease.
Hollywood center taps medical authorities to answer producers' questions on everything from autism to tuberculosis.
Truvada is a drug that can help people who are not infected avoid contracting the virus that causes AIDS. But some patients are worried the medical community is not up to speed.
Experts hope to see it decline as more women gain coverage through the federal health care law and become better educated about their bodies.
The health law seeks to reduce health care costs by spending more money on prevention and wellness efforts.
County health officials are scrambling to set up immunization clinics for thousands after 341 cases in Ohio have swept through the Amish communities in the central part of the state.
The 1 percent cut in payments is the latest effort by the federal government to improve hospital care.
Before assessing penalties, Medicare assesses rates of infection among patients with catheters in major veins and in the bladder and eight other patient injuries, such as blood clots, bed sores and accidental falls.
Federal health officials urge anyone at substantial risk of HIV to start an expensive prescription drug regimen that can prevent infection. But that doesn't mean it qualifies for coverage without any cost sharing under the health law.
With a climate especially bad for asthmatics, Missouri has been a pioneer in fighting the disease.
The overhaul mandated maternity coverage, but some private insurance plans don't include services.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has furloughed more than half its staff as a result of the federal shutdown. That worries states, particularly as the flu season begins.
The health law expands coverage for preventive services, but it only applies to those who have insurance policies.
Patients face severe limitations on the amount and duration of medicines they take to fight addiction to pain pills.
Hospitals and clinics are slowly replacing paper files with electronic health records, but information often isn't easily shared. Smartphones may be one way consumers can bridge the electronic gap.
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