Obama health care legacy: Coverage, conflict, and questions
WASHINGTON >> Although his signature law is in jeopardy, President Barack Obama's work reshaping health care in America is certain to endure in the broad public support for many of its underlying...
View ArticleSurvey backs bundled Medicare payments, but new HHS chief is no fan
A recent change in the way Medicare pays for joint replacements is saving millions of dollars annually - and could save billions - without impacting patient care, a new study has found. But the man...
View ArticleLoma Linda University Children's Hospital to hold screening for bone marrow...
Loma Linda University Children's Hospital is hoping to find a match for patients awaiting a bone marrow transplant.A bone marrow screening will be held 5 to 9 p.m. Jan. 12 at Loma Linda University...
View ArticleSuccessful Aging: How to address and verify what's a 'miracle cure' claim
Q Although active, my father at age 83 has a number of chronic conditions. Among them are painful knees and urinary incontinence. He believes both can be fixed or cured and continues to respond to...
View ArticleNutrition: Time has come for turmeric to root itself into our diets
Every year a new superfood emerges as the next must-have ingredient for good health. Such nutritional powerhouses as kale, quinoa and acai build in popularity until it seems like these once exotic...
View ArticleLoma Linda University Children's Hospital seeks to increase bone marrow donor...
LOMA LINDA >> In the battle against many forms of cancers, quick location of a bone marrow donor can mean the difference between life and death.To broaden the pool of potential matches, officials...
View ArticleVictims of Incarceration: The life-altering impact of WWII Japanese-American...
Toru Saito used to pray God would give him blond hair and blue eyes.Growing up Japanese in post-World War II America, Saito wanted to be treated like all the other kids. He wanted them to stop calling...
View ArticleGot the munchies? Blame your gut, UC Riverside researchers say
Most people are familiar with the munchies, the urge to stuff one's face with (often junk) food brought on by marijuana use.UC Riverside researchers have linked that same phenomenon with indulging in...
View ArticleSuccessful Aging: The things that matter when having end-of-life conversations
Q My sister is critically ill and has had a long and difficult relationship with her daughter. I would hate to have my niece live with unresolved issues with his mother for the rest of her life. It...
View ArticleStudy: 1 in 3 women with breast cancer treated unnecessarily
One in three women with breast cancer detected by a mammogram is treated unnecessarily, because screening tests found tumors that are so slow-growing that they're essentially harmless, according to a...
View Article6 surprising things that could disappear with Obamacare
The Affordable Care Act of course affected premiums and insurance purchasing. It guaranteed people with pre-existing conditions could buy health coverage and allowed children to stay on parents' plans...
View ArticleSenator Kamala Harris joins LA rally to 'save health care'
Hundreds of people rallied in front of Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center on Sunday demanding that a quality health care plan be put into place before Republicans dismantle the Affordable Care Act...
View ArticleCalifornia health insurance shoppers sidestep soaring premiums but pass up...
Californians tend to avoid the worst of premium hikes on the state exchange by choosing lower-cost plans, but many also miss out on financial assistance because they pick the wrong type of plan or buy...
View ArticleMedical info of 3,600 Children's Hospital Los Angeles patients on stolen laptop
Thousands of families whose sons and daughters are patients at Children's Hospital Los Angeles will receive letters this week notifying them that their personal health information may have been...
View Article$50 million donation to City of Hope aims for diabetes cure in 6 years
DUARTE - More than $50 million in private funding has the City of Hope research and treatment center setting the lofty goal today of curing Type 1 diabetes in six years.The funding was donated to the...
View ArticleSouthern California Democrats slam 'repeal and replace' in Obamacare defense
Hoping to mobilize a groundswell of support to save the Affordable Care Act from repeal, House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi joined her Southern California congressional colleagues Monday to urge...
View ArticleUC President Janet Napolitano hospitalized amid cancer treatments
OAKLAND >> UC President Janet Napolitano has been hospitalized because of side effects for previously undisclosed cancer treatment.According to a statement issued late this morning by her office,...
View ArticleA women's health center for Syrian refugees is helping Jordanian women, too
Children chase each other through corridors as their mothers catch up on the latest news. Around them, nurses and counselors lead patients into beige-walled rooms adorned with posters about domestic...
View ArticleBlood donations saved her life, and now this Redlands girl is giving back
REDLANDS >> Keely Proctor made an important donation four days after she turned 15.The Redlands High School freshman and members of her family headed to San Bernardino to donate blood at...
View ArticleWith Obamacare on the rocks, LA 'mega-clinics' could be in higher demand
Noah Lopez's gums are swollen. His jaw aches. It's hard for him to chew.But come early Friday morning, he'll find some relief when he walks inside a downtown Los Angeles building after spending the...
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