Beginning next month, doctors can use a brain scan to better diagnose Alzheimer's. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently approved a fluorescent dye that binds to amyloid plaques, a physical hallmark of the disease, as a diagnostic tool. Currently, doctors...

June 13, 2011 - New performance measures for adults with coronary artery disease (CAD) and hypertension (HTN) were released today by the American College of Cardiology Foundation (ACCF), the American Heart Association (AHA), and the American Medical Association...

Medicare Beneficiary Alert: Are You a Hospital Inpatient? If you are a Medicare beneficiary, Medicare can pay for up to 100 days of care in a Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) such as a nursing home. Unless you are in a Medicare Advantage plan which allows otherwise, to...

Conventional Wisdom on Salt Questioned A JAMA study calls into question the current dogma on limiting the population's salt intake and on salt's health effects. Initial reaction to the study, as reported in the New York Times, is skeptical. Researchers followed a...