Minnesota, Louisiana at Different Ends of Health Spectrum ...
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Despite having to deal with some of the nation&#39;s worst wintertime weather, Minnesota emerged as the nation&#39;s healthiest state, while far to the south, Louisiana is the least healthy, a ranking it has been unable to shake for 14 of the last 15 years
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The increasing diversity of three of Maryland's largest counties is exacerbating already serious health disparities within communities, according to a new report.
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WASHINGTON _ There was hope for a cure down in the Louisiana bayous even as the Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone expanded like a B-movie blob.  The year was 2000 and states up and down the Mississippi River, spurred by the U.S.
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Greater Southeast Community Hospital and Prince George's Hospital Center serve thousands of the region's most vulnerable people, many of whom cannot afford medical care. But the issues that have pushed the two institutions to the edge of failure go far beyond the burden of poor and uninsured pati...
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The average resident of Minnesota stands a better chance of avoiding smoking, car accidents and obesity than a friend living 900 miles to the south in Tennessee.
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A new report ranks Minnesota as one of the top states in being prepared for a health-related terror attack. The Trust for America&#39;s Health places Minnesota among the top six states in the
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By day, they work at improving the health of the nation. By night, they face the realities of home life: two-career households, long commutes, homework, picky eaters and a shrinking amount of time to work out.
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A report scheduled to be released Monday found that people who live in areas with a high degree of sprawl are more likely to report chronic health problems such as high blood pressure, arthritis, headaches and breathing difficulties compared to residents
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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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Older patients with similar chronic conditions receive treatment that varies widely, even among the top-ranked hospitals, according to studies released Thursday that suggest more expensive and frequent intervention does not make for better care.
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There are two ways to judge the recent health agreement reached among the federal government, the provinces and the territories. One is on substance: A fair analysis suggests the funding agreement will improve
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Racial and ethnic disparities in health care are at least partially due to differences in care between hospitals and not racism on an individual level, a new study says.
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Minnesotans and residents of the other Upper Great Plains states have some of the lowest mortality rates in the country.
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In Tennessee, nearly a half-million people are warned they could lose their government-supported health care. In Maine, the move is in the opposite direction &#151; the state is expanding its role and, with reliance on the private sector, aiming to provide affordable health insurance for all 138,000 residents now without it.
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In a study of prostate cancer  patients living in California, most Asian men with the disease  survived longer than their white counterparts. The exception  was men from South Asia; their survival was worse than that of  white men.
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The controversy over Medicaid coverage in Mississippi is calming down, but it is far from over. With benefits restored to 50,000 PLADs -- those recipients in Medicaid&#39;s poverty level aged and disabled category -- Gov.
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USA - Medicare patients with chronic illnesses receive &quot;significantly different&quot; levels of treatment in hospitals ranked &quot;best&quot; by US News and World Report, a new study published Thursday, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports (Maltin, Atlanta Journal