Our home page 1st day 2006 In this, our final week of daily publishing as we wind down operations due to a loss of sufficient funding, I want to share some observations after a 45-year career in health care journalism, 13 of which were the pinnacle for me as Publisher of this website. Earlier this… Read More »
Last year, Americans borrowed a whopping $ 88 billion to pay for their health care, according to a nationally representative survey. What’s more, 45 percent of respondents said they feared that a major health care crisis would lead to bankruptcy, and nearly 25 percent of respondents reported skipping medical treatments in order to cut costs.… Read More »
A new strain of Bordetella pertussis – the bacterium that causes whooping cough – has become resistant to antibiotic treatment and may also be resistant to the vaccine used in China. A UNSW Sydney academic says the growing threat of it spreading to Australia should be taken seriously. A joint study led by PhD student Zheng Xu, between… Read More »
For those of us that are fans of exercise, having to put the brakes on our routine for surgery can be frustrating. Depending on the surgery you’ve had, you could be off your feet for anything from a few days to a few months, with recommendations to avoid any ‘strenuous’ activity while you recover. Whether… Read More »