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By Michael Virtanen |
April 12, 2012
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued an executive order Thursday to establish a statewide health insurance exchange intended to reduce coverage costs for individuals, small businesses and local governments.
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By Marilynn Marchione |
March 15, 2012
A big study of men in Europe gives mixed results about prostate cancer screening that may do little to change minds about its value.
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By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar |
January 26, 2012
One of the most popular provisions of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul — consumer-friendly summaries of what your insurance plan covers — suddenly seems to be at risk.
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By Associated Press |
January 20, 2012
Wisconsin will turn down $37 million from the federal government that had been awarded to help implement health care exchanges under President Barack Obama's health care reform law, Gov. Scott Walker said Wednesday.
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By Carla K. Johnson |
January 2, 2012
Bill Dunphy thought his colonoscopy would be free.
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By Marilynn Marchione |
October 17, 2011
Scientists advising the government say a Pap test is a good way to screen young and middle-aged women for cervical cancer, and it's only needed once every three years. But they say there is not enough evidence yet to back testing for HPV, the virus that causes the disease.
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By Lindsey Tanner |
October 17, 2011
There is more evidence that taking vitamin E pills can be risky. A study that followed up on men who took high doses of the vitamin for about five years found they had a slightly increased risk of prostate cancer — even after they quit taking the pills.
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October 11, 2011
A coalition that includes Michigan's chapter of the AARP said Tuesday that it supports but wants changes to legislation that would help the state set up a health insurance exchange.
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By Kathryn Mayer |
September 1, 2011
“If women in their 40s have annual mammograms, there is a better chance of detecting and treating the cancer before it has time to spread than if they wait two years between mammograms.” – Dr. Jennifer Griffin
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By Kathryn Mayer |
July 21, 2011
Doctors are now urging women to get mammograms every year beginning at age 40, not at age 50 as previously recommended.
