A recent federal survey of children’s health shows more than 6.7 million children in the United States don’t have health insurance, and nearly 1 in 4 insured children lack adequate insurance coverage. The national survey also reveals that rates of obesity increased from 14.8 percent in 2003 to 16.4 percent in 2007. Today more than [...]

Health care reform legislation could be worse for America’s seniors than the Administration and Congressional leaders are publicly stating, according to The Senior Citizens League (TSCL), one of the nation’s largest nonpartisan seniors advocacy organizations.

In a year that will be remembered for swine flu and health care reform, the American Diabetes Association today released a year-in-review list on another topic that received major headlines in 2009: diabetes. The list focuses on achievements made in 2009 to stop diabetes.

The American College of Physicians (ACP) sent a letter to key legislators urging them to ensure that the final health care reform bill includes provisions to support the primary care workforce.
“Recent studies show that the U.S. faces a shortage of more than 40,000 primary care physicians, even before taking into account increased demand for primary [...]

The American College of Physicians (ACP) today sent a letter to key legislators urging them to ensure that the final health care reform bill includes provisions to support the primary care workforce.
“Recent studies show that the U.S. faces a shortage of more than 40,000 primary care physicians, even before taking into account increased demand for [...]