NYT > HealthInfants’ Swine Flu Vaccine Is Recalled as Less PotentBy DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 08:21:24 -0000
Nearly a million doses may have been slightly less potent than required, federal officials said in announcing that the shots had been voluntarily pulled.
26 Arrested in Three States in Medicare Fraud SchemesBy THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Wed, 16 Dec 2009 07:54:48 -0000
Federal agents arrested 26 suspects in three states on Tuesday, including a doctor and nurses, in a crackdown on Medicare fraud totaling $61 million.
In Surgery, a Tangled Tumor Meets Its MatchBy DENISE GRADY Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:00:28 -0000
At NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia, surgeons spent 43 hours performing an ex vivo procedure on a man whose liver was engulfed by a cancerous tumor.
CNN.com - HealthLegacy of sudden death spurs woman's mission Wed, 16 Dec 2009 09:49:50 -0500
Touched by tragedy, Holly Morrell urges screening for heart problems. But there are questions about how far to go, to find those at risk of cardiac arrest.
Extreme diets: Life on 800 calories a day Tue, 15 Dec 2009 10:28:43 -0500
Very low-calorie diets have been used to help obese patients lose weight for more than two decades. But how safe are they?
Gaps found in young people's sex knowledge Tue, 15 Dec 2009 09:38:57 -0500
Most sexually active unmarried young adults believe pregnancy should be planned. Yet about half do not use contraception regularly, according to a new study that highlights the gap between intentions and behavior.
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