Tag Archives: Health
Direct And Unfiltered: John Dingell’s Popular Health Care Tweets
Use Our Content This story can be republished for free (details). Former Rep. John Dingell, who died Thursday, was known for his strong opinions during his nearly 60 years in Congress. And even after leaving Congress, he continued to express his views through a lively, partisan — and sometimes earthy — Twitter account that attracted a… Read More »
Nearly 1 million seek to quit smoking, health minister announces
As Turkey marked World Smoking Cessation Day on Saturday, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said in the last nine years 900,000 people have sought access to free medicine, provided by the government, to help them quit smoking as Turkey steps up the fight against the habit Turkey has been praised for its efforts to curb smoking… Read More »
Health information exchange participation reduced readmissions in heart attack patients, study finds
Dive Brief: A new study in Health Affairs lends weight to the value of health information exchanges (HIE) in improving patient outcomes. Using state-level data for 2011-2014, the authors measured the effect of hospital participation in HIEs on quality and health outcomes in patients with acute myocardial infarction, or heart attack. Those that participated had a… Read More »
President Sketches Health Priorities In State Of The Union Address : Shots – Health News – NPR
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