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A congressman is expressing confidence that a bill he sponsored - to fix a problem faced by many Medicare patients who are left without coverage for skilled nursing care - will pass this year.
Last week the Obama administration started publishing comparative data on what more than 3,000 hospitals across the nation charge for services - information that has long been hidden from consumers. And the results were pretty shocking.
I am not the hypochondriac sort; I don't assume that every symptom means something is desperately wrong. That said, I am a Google-er of symptoms both big and small; it's good to have all the info on your bod, right?
Lately, I've heard a lot talk in my group of friends about tinnitus (a constant hissing or ringing sound in the ear). A dear friend's husband has it, and he's found no medical relief. Another friend told me last week she's had it for a few years, and wonders if she'll return to a good night of…
Every other Thursday, we have Trish Vradenburg as our special guest blogger covering Alzh e imer's issues. Trish is a playwright, author, television writer, and Alzheimer's disease advocate. She and her husband, George, founded UsAgainstAlzheimer's with the goal of finding a cure or treatment for…
Great news - no one died today from Alzheimer's... or yesterday... or this whole week... or even the whole month. In fact, Alzheimer's must have been cured. At least, that is what you would think if you were an obit reader. I'm one of those. I learned it from my Dad. He used to say that every…
Every other Thursday, we have Trish Vradenburg as our special guest blogger covering Alzh e imer's issues. Trish is a playwright, author, television writer, and Alzheimer's disease advocate. She and her husband, George, founded UsAgainstAlzheimer's with the goal of finding a cure or treatment for…
Oddly enough, I've never wanted to be friends with a rodent. Not cuddly enough. Not fun to play with. I may have been the only person to dislike the Disney movie "Ratatouille," about Remy, a rat, who dreams of becoming a chef in Paree. With the help of his rat pal, Linguini (spoiler alert!), he…
I have been to some Congressional hearings and might I sum most of them up right now: yawn.
Every other Thursday, we have Trish Vradenburg as our special guest blogger covering Alzh e imer's issues. Trish is a playwright, author, television writer, and Alzheimer's Disease advocate. She and her husband George founded UsAgainstAlzheimer's with the goal of finding a cure or treatment for…