Economix: The Data Tell a Different Story on Heart Patients
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Gaps in insurance arenât the only problem with the medical system. Hospitals should be required to report more information.
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Five hundred and ninety-six patients, from seven countries (Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom) were included in this retrospective analysis* of patients who originally ...
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Unearthing values in the post-bubble wreckage.
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A measure of blood vessel capacity called endothelial function could be an early predictor of heart problems, a Finnish study finds.
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New studies shed some light on these controversial heart treatments, but many questions remain. What patients need to know.
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A survey of hospital review boards that watchdog experiments on patients shows that one in three members takes money from companies that make drugs and medical devices that come under study. What's more, many of those with conflicts rarely or never disclose their financial ties, researchers found.
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New data are due out on a promising cholesterol drug. But there are doubters.
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WEDNESDAY, June 20 (HealthDay News) -- In what doctors admit is a paradox, new European research shows that obese patients have half the risk of dying after a heart attack compared with normal-weight patients.
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NEW YORK  - Older patients with heart  failure have a two-fold higher rate of mortality and  re-admission after undergoing non-cardiac surgery than other  patients in their age group, a Duke University research team  reports.
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The sharp drop-off in UK heart disease deaths in recent decades may owe much more to prevention than to advances in treatment, a new study suggests.
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How the Bureau of Labor Statistics compiles data on pharmaceutical prices.
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NEW YORK  - Contrary to what might be expected, the quality of care that patients receive increases with the number of medical conditions they have, according to a report in The New England Journal of Medicine.
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The federal government unveiled new cardiac care information last month on a Web site that tracks hospital performance, earning kudos from hospital administrators and health-care researchers but demonstrating how difficult it is for consumers to compare hospital care.
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Heart attack patients in the United States are more likely to survive longer than those in Canada, in part because American doctors are more aggressive in reopening clogged arteries.
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WASHINGTON - The cost of treating heart and lung disease and mental disorders led the upward push in US health care spending, according to a study examining cost jumps by medical condition.
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Treating heart-attack patients without losing any time and with a more aggressive regimen of cholesterol-lowering medicines can save many lives, shows new research.
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Rating the consumer-products giants on key financial metrics.