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Greek Crisis Has Pharmacists Pleading for Aspirin

Greek Crisis Has Pharmacists Pleading for Aspirin

For patients and pharmacists in financially stricken Greece, even finding aspirin has turned into a headache.

Greek Crisis Has Pharmacists Pleading for Aspirin
Massive global health fund says it's broke
Massive global health fund says it's broke
The world's biggest financier in the fight against three killer diseases says it has run out of money to pay for new grant programs for the next two years — a situation likely to hit poor AIDS patients around the world.
Texas Hospital Accused Of Trying To Send Paralyzed Illegal Back To Mexico
Texas Hospital Accused Of Trying To Send Paralyzed Illegal Back To Mexico
A Texas medical facility is being accused of pressuring a paralyzed illegal immigrant to return to Mexico.
Obama opposes repeal of US healthcare program suspended last week
Obama opposes repeal of US healthcare program suspended last week
President Obama is against repealing the health law's long-term-care CLASS Act and might veto Republican efforts to do so, an administration official tells The Hill, despite the government's announcement Friday that the program was dead in the water.
US health overhaul law suffers first major casualty
US health overhaul law suffers first major casualty
The Obama administration's signature health overhaul law, under relentless assault by Republicans, has suffered its first major casualty - a long-term care insurance plan.
Feds to design health insurance for the masses
Feds to design health insurance for the masses
The federal government is taking on a crucial new role in the nation's health care, designing a basic benefits package for millions of privately insured Americans. A framework for the Obama administration was released Thursday.
7 California hospitals, including one in LA County, fined
7 California hospitals, including one in LA County, fined
Seven California hospitals, including one each in Los Angeles and Orange counties, were hit with fines totaling nearly $800,000 for failing to prevent unauthorized access to patients' medical records, the state Department of Public Health announced today.
4 Massachusetts hospitals investigating: Patients’ files left at public dump
4 Massachusetts hospitals investigating: Patients’ files left at public dump
Four Massachusetts community hospitals are investigating how thousands of patient health records, some containing Social Security numbers and sensitive medical diagnoses, ended up in a pile at a public dump.
Greek Crisis Has Pharmacists Pleading for Aspirin
Greek Crisis Has Pharmacists Pleading for Aspirin
For patients and pharmacists in financially stricken Greece, even finding aspirin has turned into a headache.

Milwaukee teachers fight for Viagra drug coverage

Milwaukee teachers fight for Viagra drug coverage

MADISON, Wis. – With the district in a financial crisis and hundreds of its members facing layoffs, the Milwaukee tea...

Milwaukee teachers fight for Viagra drug coverage

Americans Cut Back on Visits to Doctor

Americans Cut Back on Visits to Doctor

Insured Americans are using fewer medical services, raising questions about whether patients are consuming less healt...

Americans Cut Back on Visits to Doctor

Britain Plans to Decentralize Health Care

Britain Plans to Decentralize Health Care

Perhaps the only consistent thing about Britain’s socialized health care system is that it is in a perpetual state of...

Britain Plans to Decentralize Health Care

Home healthcare providers face deadline to re-enroll in California state program

Home healthcare providers face deadline to re-enroll in California state program

Thousands of providers of in-home care for impoverished, elderly and disabled Californians are at risk of losing thei...

Home healthcare providers face deadline to re-enroll in California state program

Report: Employers to see 2011 medical costs jump

Report: Employers to see 2011 medical costs jump

Companies that offer employee health insurance expect another steep jump in medical costs next year, and more will as...

Report: Employers to see 2011 medical costs jump

Obama's pick for food safety chief surprises consumer advocates

Obama's pick for food safety chief surprises consumer advocates

Soon after taking office, President Obama highlighted food safety as a domestic priority. A string of national outbre...

Obama's pick for food safety chief surprises consumer advocates

Obama Health Plan in Doubt as Democrats Reject Fast Fix

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi

Though reeling from a political body blow, House Democrats rejected the quickest fix to their health care dilemma Thu...

Obama Health Plan in Doubt as Democrats Reject Fast Fix

Democrats reconsider healthcare possibilities

Democrats reconsider healthcare possibilities

Washington - President Obama and congressional Democrats are rethinking their healthcare strategy in the wake of a Re...

Democrats reconsider healthcare possibilities

Obama, Congressional Dems Near Health Care Accord

Obama, Congressional Dems Near Health Care Accord

President Barack Obama and top congressional Democrats closed in on agreement Friday on cost and coverage issues at t...

Obama, Congressional Dems Near Health Care Accord

Obama, unions agree to modify high-cost health-benefit tax

Obama, unions agree to modify high-cost health-benefit tax

WASHINGTON — The White House and labor leaders agreed Thursday on a formula to tax high-cost insurance plans, removin...

Obama, unions agree to modify high-cost health-benefit tax

US House Democrats Cite Progress In White House Talks

US House Democrats Cite Progress In White House Talks

Negotiations on health-care legislation at the White House stretched into Wednesday evening, as House and Senate lead...

US House Democrats Cite Progress In White House Talks

Economist Was Under Contract With HHS While Touting Health Reform Bill

MIT professor Jonathan Gruber, left, and Robert Greenstein, executive director of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, right

MIT economist Jonathan Gruber, one of the leading academic defenders of health care reform, is taking heat for failin...

Economist Was Under Contract With HHS While Touting Health Reform Bill
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