The Movie "Still Alice" Provides Opportunity To Explore Issues Of Alzheimer's Care

In Alzheimer's Cases Financial Ruin And Abuse Are Always Lurking by Paul Sullivan.  The New York Times.  January 30, 2015.

Financing Health Costs With The Power Of A Crowd

Managing Health Costs With Crowdfunding by Constance Gustke.  The New York Times.  January 31, 2015.

Anthropologists and Cultural Knowledge Are Key To Fighting Ebola

How The Fight Against Ebola Tested Culture's Traditions by Amy Maxmen.  National Geographic. January 30, 2015.

Precision Medicine Initiative Outlined By Whitehouse

FACT SHEET:  President Obama's Precision Medicine Initiative.  The White House.  .  January 30, 2015.

New Eye Tracking Technology May Accurately Evaluate Concussions

New eye Tracking Technology Can Detect Concussions by Robert Glatter, M.D.  Forbes.  January 29, 2015.

A First For Research: Documentation of Airborne Transmission Of Antibiotic Resistance From Open-Air Farm

Antibiotic Resistance Could Be Transmitted Through The Air From Farms by Catharine Paddock.  Medical News Today.  January 30, 2015.

Nutrition Increasingly Recognized As Important To Psychiatry As It Is to Cardiology

Diet, Nutrition Essential For Mental Health.  University of Melbourne/Science Daily.  January 29, 2015.

Studies Indicate that High Intensity Exercise May Uniquely Benefit Those With Chronic Conditions

Why Your Workout Should Be High-Intensity by Jane Brody.  Well.  The New York Times.  January 26, 2015.

Diverse Implementations Of Medicaid Expansion Under Obamacare Will Test Approaches

Goal Was Simplicity;  There's A Many-Headed Medicaid by Margot Sanger-Katz.  The New York times.  January 28, 2015.

N.N.T., Number Needed To Treat Is Valuable Tool To Evaluate Treatments

Can This Treatment Help Me?  There's A Statistic For That byAustin Frakt and Aaron E. Carroll. The New York Times.  January 26, 2015.  

New Tool Lets Doctors See What Others Are Making

What Doctors Make by James Hamblin.  The Atlantic.  January 27, 2015.

Genetically-Modified Mosquito, Dengue, and Chikungunya: Promises And Perils

The Genetically-Modified Mosquito Bite by Nicholas St. Fleur.  The Atlantic.  January 27, 2015.

Length Of Time With Elevated Cholesterol Related To Cardiovascular Risks

Prolonged High Cholesterol In Middle Age Raises Heart Risk Later:  Study by Dennis Thompson.  U.S. News.  January 26, 2015.

Addiction As Adaptation; Cure As Social

The Likely Cause Of Addiction Has Been Discovered And Its Not What You Think by Johann Hari.  Huffington Post.  January 23, 2015.

How Cancer Researcher Became Enmeshed In Political Scandal

In Silver Case, U.S. Cites Link To Litigation Tied To Asbestos by Dionne Searcey, Anemona Hartocollis, Russ Buettner and David W. Chen.  New York Times.  January 24, 2015.

Death Doulas Illustrate Effort To Gain Control Over the Most Uncontrollable Stage of Life

Doulas, Who Usher In New Life, Find Mission In Support For the Dying by Alina Tugend.  New York Times.  January 23, 2015.

Using New Revise Process, FDA Approves Glucose-Montoring Apps That Shares Data In Real Time

FDA Clears New Medical App To Track Real-Time Glucose Levels In Diabetics by Brady Dennis.  The Washington Post.  January 24, 2015.

Interaction Of Viruses And Bacteria May Play A Role In Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

Viruses May Play role In Crohn's Disease, Colitis.  WebMD News from HealthDay.  January 23, 2015.

Aging Clock In Cultured Human Cells Reverse By Extending Telomeres

Telomere Extension Turns Back Aging Clock In Cultured Human Cells, Study Finds.  Stanford University Medical Center/Science Daily

The "Clear Warning Principle" May Be The Obama Administration's Trump Card In Supreme Court ACA Argument

For Chief Justice John Roberts, Anti-Obamacare Lawsuit Poses Major Dilemma by Greg Sargent.  Interview With Laurence Tribe.  January 22, 2015.

Hospital Performance Awards In Georgia And The Nation

Hospitals Get Financial Rewards...... Or Do They?  by Andy Miller.  Georgia Health News.  January 22, 2015.

Lung Association: Georgia Failing On Curbing Smoking

State Gets Poor Grades On Fight Against Smoking by Andy Miller.  Georgia Health News.  January 21, 2015.

Study: Twice As Many Deaths From Inactivity Than From Obesity

Inactivity More Deadly Than Obesity, Large New Study Finds by Lisa Nainggolan.  Medscape.  January 15, 2015.

When Patients Kill Doctors: The Horrifying Murder Of Michael Davidson

When Patients Kill Doctors:  The Horrifying Murder Of Michael Davidson by Dan Diamond.  Forbes.    January 21, 2015.

Health-Conscious Drinkers Inspire New Alcohol Options

From Gluten-Free Beer To Kombucha, Alcohol Options For Health-Conscious Drinkers by Rebecca R. Ruiz.  The New York Times.  January 20, 2015.

Cyber Threats To Healthcare Drawing Increasing National Attention

What Obama's SOTU Mention Of Cyber Threats Means For Healthcare by Joseph Conn.  Modern Healthcare.  January 20, 2015.

With Gay Marriage Now Legal In Many States, Domestic Partnership Rules For Health Benefits May Change; Marriage May Be Required For Some Employers

Once, Same-Sex Couples Couldn't Wed;  Now Some Employers Say They Must by Julie Appleby.  Kaiser Health News.  January 20, 2015.

Obama Outlines Vision For "Precision Medicine"

What Is Obama's "Precision Medicine" Initiative?  by Darius Tahir.  Modern Healthcare.  January 21, 2015

Cellular Structure Reflects Childhood Adversity Impacting Aging Process

Connection Between Childhood Adversity, Psychiatric Disorders Seen At Cellular Level.  Women & Infants Hospital/Science Daily.  January 20, 2015.

Precise Genetic Typing Of Blood Increasing Used To Prevent Mismatches During Transfusions

Hospitals Aim To Better Match Blood Donors And Recipients by Laura Landro.  The Wall Street Journal.  January 19, 2015.

Resistance To Vaccines Among Affluent Is A Trend; Contributing Factor In Disney Measles Outbreak

Too Rich To Get Sick?  Disneyland Measles Outbreak Reflects Anti-Vaccination Trend by Rory Carroll.  The Guardian.  January 17, 2015.

Study Notes Higher Number Of Falls Across All Age Groups; Cause Unclear

Study Suggests Increase In Falls Among The Elderly.  University of Michigan Health System/Science Daily.  January 19, 2015

Personal Stories Of Mental Health Warriors

Mental Wellness Warriors:  Fighting For Those Who Need It Most by Wayne Drash.  CNN.  January 17, 2015.

Georgia Medicaid Expansion Seems Not Completely Dead

Legislator:  Medicaid Expansion May Get A Look by Andy Miller.  Georgia Health News.  January 15, 2015.

Stress Hormones, Glucocorticoids, Block Empathic Reactions

When Stress Rises, Empathy Suffers by Robert M. Sapolsky.  The Wall Street Journal.  January 16, 2014.

Survey: Affordable Care Act Is Improving Financial Security; Financial Distress Declining

Signs Of A Decline In Financial Distress Connected To Medical Bills by Margot Sanger-Katz.  The New York Times.  January 15, 2015.

Trend Study Suggests Surgery That May Be Unnecessary Increasingly Not Being Done

Cancer:  Less Surgery Yet Improved Survival by Pam Harrison.  Medscape.  January 14, 2015.

Augusta Boy Receives 3-D Prosthetic Arm Created By Online Community Who Makes Prosthetics For Kids

BoyReceives 3D-Printed Star Wars Prosthetic Arm.  CBS News.  January 14, 2014.

Aging Is Different In The Active, Study Finds

How Exercise Keeps Us Young by Gretchen Reynolds.  The New York Times.  January 7, 2015.

Firm's Efforts To Become the "Google Of Personalized Health Care" Present Opportunities And Questions

23AndMe Gives Pfizer Access To Its Genome Database by David Lumb.  Fast Company.  January 13, 2015.

Georgia Hospital Association Seeks To Address Long-Term Financial Concerns In Medicaid Expansion Proposal; Association Will Not Discuss Plan Publicly

Will Ga. Hospital Group Go To Bat For Expansion?  by Andy Miller.  Georgia Health News.  January 11, 2014.

Drug Companies See Opportunity To Treat the 48 Million Americans With Hearing Loss

From Vertigo To Tinnitus, Ear Ailments Are New Focus For Drugs by Andrew Pollack.  The New York Times.  January 9, 2014.

Brain Imaging May Help Predict Future Behaviors, Including Health-Related Behaviors

Brain Imaging May Help Predict Future Behavior.  Science Daily.  January 7, 2015.

Increased Popularity Of Long-Acting Contraceptives Linked To Obamacare Payment For Approved Methods

Intrauterine Devices And Other Long-Acting Contraceptives Gaining Popularity by Michelle Andrews.  January 9, 2014.

New/Old Birth Control Method Makes A Return Because Of Technology

For Birth Control, What's Old Is New Again by Nadia Kounang.  CNN.  January 8, 2014.

F.D.A Panel Approves Generic Version of Biologic Drug; Implications For Drug Costs

For First Time, F.D.A. Panel Approves Generic Copy Of Costly Biologic Drug by Sabrina Tavernise.  The New York Times.  January 7, 2014.  

New Antibiotic Shows Promise In Overcoming Resistance To Existing Drugs

Scientists Discover New Antibiotic;  A Potential Weapon Against A Range Of Diseases by Gautam Naik.  The Wall Street Journal.  January 7, 2014.

Dash For Overall And Ornish For Cardiovascular Ranked As #1 Diets

From Paleo To Plant-Based, New Report Ranks Top Diets Of 2015 by Allison Aubrey/NPR.  KPBS.  January 6, 2014.

So-Call "Healthy Obesity" Found To Be A Temporary State Of Relative Health

For Most "Healthy" Obese, Health Declines Over Time.  Medical Xpress.

Observational Study Finds Association Between Whole Grain Consumption May Reduce Mortality From Cardiovascular Disease

Eat More Whole Grains To Reduce CVD, Total Mortality Risk by Honor Whiteman.  Medical News Today.  January 6, 2014.

Georgia Health Care Trends To Watch In 2015

Trends And Surprises:  What To Watch For This Year by Andy Miller.  Georgia Health News.  January 2, 2015

Top 10 Health Stories In Georgia For 2014

Top 10 Health Stories In Georgia For 2014 by Andy Miller.  Gwinnett Daily Post.  January 1, 2014.

Diabetes Drug May Be Disrupting Endocrine Cycle Of Lake Michigan Fish

Metformin:  A Great Lakes Disaster?  by John Fauber.  Medpagetoday.  January 2, 2014.

Software Able To Predict Mutations May Provide Tool To Combat MRSA's And Other Superbugs

Can Software Predict The Resistance Of Superbugs To New Drugs?  by Catharine Paddock.   Medical News Today.

Fat Found To Produce The First Line Of Immune Response

Could Fat Cells Help Protect Us Against Infection?  by Honor Whiteman.  Medical News Today.  January 4, 2014.

Homebound Seniors' Nutrition Often Suffers Because Of Dental Needs, Addressed In Program

Tending To Unmet Dental Needs, A Root Of Elder Hunger by Colleen Wilson.  The Wall Street Journal.  January 1, 2014.

E.R. Reality Show Raises Ethical And Legal Issues With Filming A Death Without Consent

Dying In The E.R., And On TV Without His Family's Consent by Charles Ornstein.  The New York Times

Possible Molecular Stethoscope May Be Able To Detect And Sequence "Alien" DNA

A Stethoscope For The Next 200 Years by Eric Topol And Stephen R. Quake.  The Wall Street Journal.  January 2, 2015.

Study Suggests That The Relative Importance Of Genes May Shift Over Time

Genes Linked To Obesity Hasn't Always Been A Problem, Study Finds by Carl Zimmer.  The New York Times.  December 31, 2014.

Random Mutations Responsible For About Two-Thirds Of Cancer Risk: Study

Random Mutations Responsible For About Two-Thirds Of Cancers Risk:  Study by Mary Elizabeth Dallas.  US News/HealthDay.  January 1, 2015.