Number of US primary care doctors down
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Fewer American doctors are focusing on primary care, but the decline is being covered by physicians from other countries. The General Accountability Office said Tuesday that as of 2006 there were 22,146 American doctors in residency programs in the United States specializing in primary care.
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In time of economic crisis, rates of obesity, diabetes, stroke and coronary heart disease drop, a new study finds.
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NEW YORK  - In a study of patients seen at primary care clinics, nearly 20 percent had at least one anxiety disorder and 41 percent of these patients were receiving no treatment.
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The United States is heading toward  a major shortage of cancer doctors by 2020 as the population  ages and the medical profession struggles to replace retiring  oncologists, researchers said on Tuesday.
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While many foreign doctors are drawn to the United States to treat underserved poor and rural areas, some experts and health officials say the physicians are needed more at home.
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There are fewer children taking antidepressants in the US today compared to a year ago, according to a new study. The study, conducted by pharmacy benefit manager Medco Health Solutions indicates the number
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Medicaid rolls declined in many states after Congress imposed new documentation requirements, but most of the drop-off appears to be among people eligible for coverage -- not among illegal immigrants.
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The U.S. poverty rate declined for the first time this decade but more people are living without health insurance and the bulk of the nation's poor are children, government data released on Tuesday showed.
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More U.S. children are seeing  doctors for asthma, although already-low death rates from the  condition have fallen even more, according to statistics from  the Centers from Disease Control and Prevention released on  Tuesday.
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Roughly one out of seven children enrolled in the popular KidCare program as of this fall no longer has insurance coverage to see a doctor or dentist or get a prescription filled.
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The United States is heading toward a major shortage of cancer doctors by 2020 as the population ages and the medical profession struggles to replace retiring oncologists, researchers said on Tuesday.
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Many NHS trusts are failing to meet core standards for out-of-hours primary care, statistics show.
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A national health report released Monday shows that progress in the nation&#39;s overall healthiness is slowing dramatically and even declining in some areas -- a trend that&#39;s reflected locally.
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Though Washington was once a national leader in providing medical insurance for children, the state&#39;s youngest citizens are losing health coverage at an alarming rate, according to a report released yesterday that calls for Gov.
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Policymakers and the medical profession need to recognize and take immediate steps to avert a looming shortage of physicians, analysts told a forum on Capitol Hill Tuesday.
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Jury awards and doctors' payments to settle malpractice lawsuits in Massachusetts have declined 8 percent from their peak in 2001, according to a new state report, potentially easing the insurance crisis that has prompted some physicians to drop out of high-risk specialties such as obstetrics and neurology.
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WASHINGTON -- Routine failure to provide needed health care in the United States came with the price tag of $1.8 billion in additional medical costs and up to 79,000 avoidable deaths, according to a new study.