Women More Likely To Have 'broken Heart Syndrome'

PhysBizTechStudy Finds Expanded Medicaid Increases Health Care UseNew York TimesWASHINGTON — Come January, millions of low-income adults will gain health insurance coverage through Medicaid in one of the farthest-reaching provisions of the Obama health care law. How will that change their finances, spending habits, use of Medicaid has mixed record on improving health for poor, study saysLos Angeles TimesMedicaid Expansion May Not Improve Health of Poor in USBloombergMedicaid Expansion Enhances Financial and Mental Well-Being, Study SaysU.S. News & World ReportWashington Post -ModernHealthcare.com -NPR (blog)all 57 news articles »

New study: debt limit deadline likely extendedMinneapolis Star TribuneWASHINGTON - The likely deadline for Congress to prevent the government's first default will be later than earlier thought, a Washington think tank has found. The Bipartisan Policy Center said Friday that the government probably won't reach the brink of and more »

Scientists found the virus from a patient was nearly identical to one found in a chicken.

Since insurers pay more for patients with surgical complications, some hospitals could actually lose money by improving care, researchers said Tuesday.    

The most dangerous part of playing beer pong might not be drinking too much beer.