Study exposes surprise billing by hospital physicians

Patients with private health insurance face a serious risk of being treated and billed by an out-of-network doctor when they receive care at in-network hospitals, according to a new study by Yale researchers. Addressing the issue could reduce health spending by 3.4%—$40 billion annually, the researchers conclude. The study, published Dec. 16 in the journal Health Affairs, analyzes 2015 data […]

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Achy joint treatments that could be the bees knees

Could a new treatment which extracts fat cells from the tummy and injects them into aching joints be the bees knees? Roughly one in five people aged over 45 has osteoarthritis – thinning cartilage  New treatment which takes tummy fat and injects it into joints could help pain  Another new procedure sees the bone being cut and moved into new […]

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'My doctor said my symptoms were the after-effects of having kids'

You Don’t Look Sick is our weekly series, discussing invisible illness and living with a condition that other people can’t see. This week, we’re talking to Jane Edwards, 45, from Stamford, Lincolnshire, who has a rare autoimmune disease called vasculitis, which means that her immune system attacks her blood vessels and causes inflammation. The communications manager has two types of […]

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Next milk recall in Germany – now also bear the brand affected

According to Weihenstephan, the company bear brand milk now calls nationwide. How "Product warning.eu" reported, it goes to the callback of the article “bear brand fresh milk”, 3,8% of fat, 1L with the date of minimum durability 30.11.2019. As the company explained, was for routine microbiological controls in individual packs of contamination Bacillus Cereus found. This can lead to health […]

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