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Doctors More Likely to Prescribe Opioids to COVID ‘Long Haulers’

COVID survivors are at risk from a separate epidemic of opioid addiction, given the high rate of painkillers ...

Health May 23, 2021

A Reality Check on Artificial Intelligence: Are Health Care Claims Overblown?

Health products powered by artificial intelligence, or AI, are streaming into our lives, from virtual doctor apps to wearable sensors and drugstore chatbots. IBM boasted ...

Health February 6, 2020

A Million-Dollar Marketing Juggernaut Pushes 3D Mammograms

When Dr. Worta McCaskill-Stevens made an appointment for a mammogram last year, she expected a simple breast cancer ...

Health November 7, 2019

Up to a Third Of Knee Replacements Pack Pain and Regret

Danette Lake thought surgery would relieve the pain in her knees. The arthritis pain began as a dull ...

Life & Wellness January 13, 2019

For Nursing Home Patients, Breast Cancer Surgery May Do More Harm Than Good

Surgery is a mainstay of breast cancer treatment, offering most women a good chance of cure. For frail ...

Health News September 11, 2018

Older Americans Are Hooked on Vitamins Despite Scarce Evidence They Work

When she was a young physician, Dr. Martha Gulati noticed that many of her mentors were prescribing vitamin ...

Life & Wellness April 16, 2018

Surgery Near End of Life Is Common, Costly

At 87, Maxine Stanich cared more about improving the quality of her life than prolonging it. She suffered ...

Life & Wellness March 30, 2018

Is Cancer Screening Doing More Harm Than Good?

Elena Altemus is 89 and has dementia. She often forgets her children’s names, and sometimes can’t recall whether ...

Cancer January 3, 2018