Between Comfort and Care, a Blurry Line
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For some patients, it can be difficult to determine how much treatment is just too much.
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When it comes to coverage for long-term care, a myriad of choices makes even timely buying a daunting process.
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The chaos of neonatal care is giving way to dim lights, a parentsâs touch and privacy.
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Every day, in hospitals all over the country, biology clashes with medicine. Biology demands sleep; medicine dictates long hours without it.
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A new therapy shows glimpses of promise, but proving a benefit in heart patients could be hard.
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Health care experts are convinced that games can help people get and stay well, but they don't agree on what's the best approach. By Noah Shachtman.
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Treatment errors often leave patients and families feeling guilty and afraid.
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Stark evidence that high medical payments do not buy high-quality patient care is presented in a new study.
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By Mary Schmich, Chicago Tribune  Sep. 8--In the past few months, I have diagnosed myself with enough maladies to fill a medical textbook, which might never have happened if one night I hadn't typed two simple words onto my computer screen:   Stiff neck.
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Doctors say patients timid about having surgeries for fear of pain shouldn't put it off: A new focus on patient comfort and advances in pain management are making many procedures nearly pain-free.
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Sometimes it takes one doctor's persistence to help a desperate patient find relief.
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PORTLAND, Maine - Whether it's blue or spotted or striped, the standard issue hospital gown is drafty and revealing. It's embarrassing for just about anyone who's spent a night in a medical center...
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Recently there has been a roiling debate about how to describe living standards in this country.
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Many cannot help wondering if Alzheimerâs disease has peeled back inhibitions to expose an ugly side that the patient was repressing all along.
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Consumers face what many health care experts describe as two distinct tracks of care for those lucky enough to have insurance through their employer.
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Torn between family photos and a stack of periodicals.
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It should be a sign as difficult to ignore as labor pains.