Topic: The Associated Press

"We're starting out with crowded conditions and anticipating things will only get worse," American College of Emergency Physicians president Dr. Angela Gardner told the Associated Press.. Nearly 32 million more people will have health insurance as a result of changing health-care laws, ...
The American Medical Association released its third annual report card on insurers Monday. Medicare performed well in how quickly and accurately it paid doctors, the report said. The AMA has seen dramatic improvement from private insurers, said Dr. Nancy Nielsen, immediate past ...
AP answers your questions on the news, from boundaries in the Gulf to credit agency reportsLet's say you've been making consistent payments on a loan, hoping that will improve your credit score. Is there anything you can do to make sure your ...
AP answers your questions on the news, from state immigration bills to sucking up spilled oilIt's a simple idea that makes sense, at least in theory, as a solution to the Gulf oil spill: Why not just suck up the oil with ...

May 4, 2010

Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: The man, identified only as Rafael, underwent the 30-hour surgery at Seville's Virgen del Rocio Hospital to replace the bottom two-thirds of his face, which ...

Health Highlights: April 26, 2010

Tracheostomy tubes made by Massachusetts-based Covidien are being recalled after the company received about 1,200 complaints about leaks and was informed that three patients died while using the tubes.. A leak could cause a sudden decrease in the amount of oxygen in ...

April 26, 2010

Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: A leak could cause a sudden decrease in the amount of oxygen in the blood or a sudden rise in the amount of carbon dioxide, ...
Tiffany Chief Executive Michael J. Kowalski made $6.2M in 2009, up 48 percent from a year agoMichael J. Kowalski, the chief executive of jewelry retailer Tiffany & Co., received compensation the company valued at $6.2 million, up 48 percent from a year ...
After a year of fierce partisan debate, the Democrat-controlled House of Representatives late Sunday night passed the landmark $940 billion health-care reform bill, which would extend health insurance coverage to 32 million uninsured Americans, prevent insurance companies from denying coverage to people ...
Health experts say that the furiously debated $940 billion health-care reform bill moving toward a vote for passage in Congress this weekend really boils down to one simple tenet: "The big impact is the coverage of 31 million uninsured individuals, and that ...