Health care
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PublishedMarch 31, 2014
Simple blood test can accurately rule out heart attack in ER
A large study in Sweden finds that a blood test with an electrocardiogram is 99 percent accurate in predicting which patients can be safely sent home.
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PublishedMarch 31, 2014
Volunteer coaches help caregivers get through crises
Beyond offering emotional suppport, coaches can help people navigate a complex hospital system.
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PublishedMarch 31, 2014
Challenges loom as first Affordable Care Act enrollment period closes
Supporters are already seeking ways to blunt confrontations over expected premium increases and other issues.
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PublishedMarch 29, 2014
Study backs nonsurgical way to fix heart valves
Survival rates were better one year later for people who had a new valve placed through a tube into an artery instead.
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PublishedMarch 29, 2014
Poll: Support for health care law at low point
Despite a sign-up surge, support is at its lowest since the law was passed, a new poll shows.
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PublishedMarch 28, 2014
Married people less likely to suffer from heart conditions, study says
Married couples are less likely than singles, divorced or widowed folks to suffer any type of heart or blood vessel problem.
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PublishedMarch 28, 2014
Maine lawmakers send Medicaid expansion bill to LePage
The bill to cover more than 60,000 uninsured Mainers faces a certain veto from the governor.
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PublishedMarch 28, 2014
Massachusetts hospital ordered to keep emergency room open
A judge’s temporary order continues essential health services at North Adams Regional Hospital.
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PublishedMarch 27, 2014
Health care sign-ups reach 6 million milestone
The achievement is still short of the target of covering 7 million people through new markets.
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PublishedMarch 27, 2014
Parent company pulls plug on western Massachusetts hospital
Its related medical services in North Adams will also fold, stranding 530 workers and thousands of patients.
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