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High hospital bills go public, but will it help?
WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time, the government is publicly revealing how much hospitals charge, and the differences are astounding: Some bill tens of thousands of dollars more than others for the same treatment, even within the same city....
Tags: Antitrust Issues, Bethesda (Montgomery, Maryland), American Hospital Association, White House, Consumers
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Women's brains more likely than men's to respond to crying babies
WASHINGTON – Why do kids grow up to cry “Mommy” more often than “Daddy”? The National Institutes of Health has an answer: The wailing of a hungry infant is less likely to bother a man than a woman. In an experiment, 18...
Tags: Autism, Family, Depression, Behavioral Conditions
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Genomes provide clues for treating leukemia, endometrial cancers
Efforts to sequence the human genome have revealed genetic risk for disease, and taught us about our early ancestors. Now, efforts to sequence the genomes of cancer cells -- to pinpoint the changes that occur in cancer cells' DNA when a person has the...
Tags: Chemical Industry, Colleges and Universities, St. Louis, Newspaper and Magazine, Endometrial cancer
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Area hospitals' $1.8B in community benefit in 2011
The Philadelphia InquirerHospitals and health systems in Southeastern Pennsylvania provided $1.8 billion in community benefit in 2011, according to a report released Tuesday by the Delaware Valley Healthcare Council. Less than 10 percent of that, or $146 million, was from...Tags: The Philadelphia Inquirer, Colleges and Universities, University of Pennsylvania, Finance, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
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99-year-old cardiologist to be honored for fellowship program
Republican & Herald, Pottsville, Pa.At 99 years old, Dr. Norman M. Wall is still making a difference in the field of cardiology. The Girardville native who became known for his work in Pottsville recently helped establish a multiyear fellowship for Israeli heart specialists. He will be...Tags: Human Interest, Tel Aviv (Israel), Georgetown University, Colleges and Universities, University of Pennsylvania
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Baxter stock drops as Alzheimer's drug trial halted
Tribune reporterBaxter International Inc. said Tuesday that a late-stage clinical trial of a plasma product it was testing to treat patients with Alzheimer's disease failed to slow cognitive decline and preserve physical function, sending its shares down more than 3...Tags: Alzheimer's Association, Trials, Diseases and Illnesses, Alzheimer's Disease, Baxter International Inc.
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More than 5,000 turn out for Central Virginia's Race for the Cure
Richmond Times-DispatchWanda Bruster's name tag for Saturday's Komen Central Virginia Race for the Cure listed her survival time from breast cancer: three months. "Everything is looking good," the Henrico County woman said. "It just happens to be a tiring week after this last...Tags: Mastectomy, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Breast Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Health and Medical Professionals
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USC steals 2 star brain researchers from UCLA
In a major case of academic poaching involving crosstown rivals, USC has lured away two prominent neuroscientists from UCLA with a promise to expand their internationally renowned lab that uses brain imaging techniques to study Alzheimer's disease,...
Tags: Boston, Science and Technology, Rice University, Schizophrenia, Autism
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Budget cuts slow federal hiring in Md.
Hiring for federal jobs in Maryland has fallen 30 percent since 2008, and for the first time in years is being outpaced by the number of employees retiring or resigning — a trend that has raised concerns among some about the government's ability...Tags: Politics, Bethesda (Montgomery, Maryland), Health Organizations, Social Security, Woodlawn (Baltimore, Maryland)
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Magee-Womens nurse to donate at least $450,000 in retirement savings to hospital for infertility research
The Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewThe anguished faces of couples desperate to conceive children move Sylvia Bernassoli. "Your heart goes out to them, because they're just beside themselves because they can't have a baby," said Bernassoli, 79, of McMurray. She cares so much that...Tags: Human Interest, Women's Health, Ethics, Personal Finance, Health and Medical Professionals
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University of Maryland School of Medicine aims to raise $500 million
The University of Maryland School of Medicine announced this week a $500 million fundraising goal — the Baltimore institution's largest campaign ever. Donors already have given $339 million during the quiet phase of the campaign, dubbed...
Tags: Viral Diseases and Infections, Colleges and Universities, Medical Research, Vaccines, University of Maryland, College Park
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Northwestern receives $12 million grant to aid research on aphasia
More Americans suffer from aphasia — a brain disorder in which a person loses the ability to understand or express words — than Parkinson's disease or muscular dystrophy. But few in the public have heard of the disease. Thanks to a major...
Tags: Parkinson's Disease, Science and Technology, Muscular Dystrophy, Medical Research, Physical Conditions
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