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Hedda Bolgar, renowned psychoanalyst, dies at 103
Hedda Bolgar, a psychologist old enough to have attended Sigmund Freud's lectures in Vienna but youthful enough to have treated patients until just a few weeks ago, has died. She was 103. Her mind was sharp, her zest for work keen, and her social...
Tags: Psychologists, University of Chicago, Health and Medical Professionals, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Psychotherapy
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Cedars-Sinai stands out for steep pricing
When Medicare disclosed average charges from thousands of U.S. hospitals for 100 common procedures last week, only one hospital was near the top in every category: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Be it a cardiac stent, a hip replacement or a...
Tags: Health Insurance, Medical Research, University of California, Los Angeles, Career and Workplace, Prices
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Is $1,721.75 the bill you'd expect for treating a cut?
It was your basic, run-of-the-mill accident. Kim Haselhoff's 9-year-old son got nipped in the finger by one of the family dogs. It didn't seem too serious, but there was a bit of blood. Unfortunately, the pediatrician's office had just closed, and the...Tags: Prices, Insurance, Tylenol (drug), Medicare, Bankruptcy
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Angelina Jolie and BRCA1: One woman's medical journey [Chat]
Angelina Jolie announced that she had a preventive double mastectomy because she had a gene that made likely she would get breast cancer. Writing in the New York Times, Jolie, 37, said: “My mother fought cancer for almost a decade and died at...
Tags: The New York Times, Mastectomy, Angelina Jolie
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How a 'million-dollar patient' got off a medical merry-go-round
For more than two decades, Wanda Remo has battled one illness after another. Asthma, chronic lung disease, heart disease, high blood pressure, arthritis, depression, chronic pain, strokes. Specialists treat her lungs, her heart and her joints. Her...
Tags: Hip Replacement, Arthritis, Health, Health and Medical Professionals, Physical Therapy
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California ranks 11th in hospitals with A grades for safety
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center improved slightly from an F to a D in a national hospital safety report released Wednesday, while Cedars-Sinai Medical Center stayed at a C grade. Leapfrog Group, a nonprofit healthcare quality organization, based the...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Government Health Care
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Medicare charges vary widely at California hospitals, new data show
Federal officials are shedding new light on how much hospital bills vary across Southern California and the rest of the country. Medicare released pricing information Wednesday for more than 3,300 U.S. hospitals on the top 100 procedures and...
Tags: Pneumonia, St. John's Health Center, Healthcare Policies, Gallbladder Removal, Hospitals and Clinics
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Area hospitals show little progress in safety scores
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center improved slightly from an F to a D in a national hospital safety report released Wednesday, while Cedars-Sinai Medical Center stayed at a C grade. The Leapfrog Group, a nonprofit healthcare quality organization,...
Tags: AEG, Hospitals and Clinics, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Government Health Care
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A wife's Alzheimer's, a husband's obsession
Ken Chiate is a born problem-solver, and in the summer of 1961, when he was on break from college, his problem was a head-turning blond named Jeannette. He was head lifeguard at a public pool in Phoenix, where his father owned a liquor store. She worked...
Tags: Arthritis, Health and Medical Professionals, Chemical Industry, Parkinson's Disease, Rentals
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Nonprofit hospitals: Do they give back enough?
Although Orlando is a medium-sized metro, its two main hospital systems rank in the big leagues of top-grossing nonprofit hospitals in the nation, according to a recent report. With annual gross charges of $8 billion, Florida Hospital came in fourth out...
Tags: Flu, 2010 Census, Parkland, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Economy, Business and Finance
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Strategies for cutting the cost of prescription drugs
When Maggie Heim had a recurrence of ovarian cancer about a year after her initial treatment, her oncologist suggested that she take what he believed could be a lifesaving drug. There was just one problem: Her insurer wouldn't pay for it. The 59-year-...
Tags: Trials, Plavix (drug), Oncology, Pharmaceuticals, Chemical Industry
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L.A. jury sides with doctor in Anthem Blue Cross case
In a rare case, a Los Angeles jury awarded $3.8 million in compensatory damages to a Porter Ranch doctor who contended insurance giant Anthem Blue Cross retaliated against him for being a strong patient advocate. The jury ruled late Monday in favor of...Tags: Trials, Health and Medical Professionals, Abusive Behavior, Insurance, Healthcare Provider
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