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09/27/2017 / By Michelle Simmons

Don’t wait for an ambulance if you get shot or stabbed: You are less likely to die if a friend takes you to the hospital

It is important to call for the ambulance in medical emergencies, but new research suggests that calling a friend, an Uber, or the police to take you to the hospital is better if you have been stabbed or shot, according to a report by the Science Daily. The study from the Johns Hopkins University School […]

06/21/2017 / By Amy Goodrich

Scary, infectious SUPERBUG just spread to five more U.S. states, including some in the Midwest

A deadly, hard-to-spot “superbug” yeast is rapidly infiltrating American hospitals. In June 2016, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned clinics about the emergence of a new multidrug-resistant yeast strain called Candida auris. Two months later the first seven cases of a C. auris infection were recorded in the United States. The […]

05/04/2017 / By Amy Goodrich

As health care costs explode, hospitals are now trying to force patients to PRE-PAY for treatment

The rise of high-deductible health insurance plans under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), nicknamed Obamacare, has led to a rise in unpaid hospital bills among the insured population. This has prompted more hospitals in America to require patients to pay before they are wheeled into the operating room. Thanks to Obamacare, millions of Americans now […]

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