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The only way to make a healthier nation is by making healthier communities, block by block. April 6-11 is National Public Health Week.
Some health centers offer free vaccination to those unable to pay.
“This is welcome news, but it by no means the epidemic is over.”
Dr. Jeff Duchin: how to protect yourself from H1N1 “swine” flu and what to do should you fall ill.
Donald McNeil, Jr. in the New York Times writes about new ways people are trying to predict the course outbreaks of diseases like swine flu by using computer simulations. One program tracks air and land travel information to predict the spread of disease. That program predicted correctly that New York, California and Texas would prove [...]
Men in Washington state continue to die at an earlier age, sometimes many years earlier, than do women, according to a new statistical report by the Washington State Department of Health. The analysis found that men in general had higher rates of death from such killers as heart disease, cancer, liver and lung disease, [...]
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Lost in translation: Lack of trained interpreters can lead to medical errors
Interpreter services at hospitals and other medical settings are often inadequate, forcing family members, including children, to step in, or the task falls to medical staff members who may not speak the language well.
Some insurers deny ER coverage to people who have been drinking
Laws in more than half the states permit insurers to deny payment for medical services related to alcohol or drug use. Faced with the prospect of not getting paid for care, some ER personnel sidestep the problem by simply not testing patients’ blood or urine for alcohol.
Travel insurance can protect your wallet — and your health on vacation
Think your regular health insurance policy will cover you if you get into medical trouble overseas?
Don’t bet on it.
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