Posts in category Health and Fitness

By LAURAN NEERGAARD WASHINGTON (AP) — New rules this week are bringing changes to the nation’s kidney transplant system that will give some patients a better …

Your health needs change from year to year. And, your health plan may change the benefits and costs each year too. That’s why it’s important …

By LAURAN NEERGAARD WASHINGTON (AP) — The next Ebola or the next SARS. Maybe even the next HIV. Even before the Ebola epidemic in West Africa …

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — HealthSouth will spend about $750 million on the privately held owner of Encompass Home Health and Hospice in a deal that helps …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Doctors and patients may soon find it easier to learn if clinical trials of treatments worked or not, as the government proposed new …

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — U.S. Labor Secretary Thomas Perez decried criticism of the federal health care law and urged Tennesseans to sign up for coverage, saying …

DETROIT (AP) — A Detroit-based health system has unveiled a new hospital gown that aims to put the wraps on a big source of patients’ grumbles …

ADVERTISEMENT By Marilyn Tavenner Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Fall is a wonderful time of year. Changing leaves. Cooler weather. It’s also the …

MIAMI, FL — CAC-Florida Medical Centers, which has served the Miami community for 50 years, celebrated the grand opening of their brand new medical center …

WASHINGTON (AP) – HealthCare.gov, the website for health insurance under President Barack Obama’s health care law, has been revamped as its second enrollment season approaches. …