Interim results from a breast reconstruction trial show stem and regenerative cell-enriched fat grafting resulted in a high sustained rate of physician and patient satisfaction and persistent improvements in overall outcomes of the procedure at six and 12 months. Improvements in outcomes previously reported in 30 patients at six months were confirmed in a larger [...]

A new study by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) and the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) reveals some bad news for men: they are a majority of non-elderly adults in the United States who lack health insurance, according to an analysis of the 2009 March Current Population Survey. One in five [...]

U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius and Attorney General of the United States Eric Holder today sent a letter to state attorneys general urging them to work with HHS and federal, state, and local law enforcement officials to mount a substantial outreach campaign to educate seniors and other Medicare beneficiaries about how to prevent scams and fraud beginning this summer. The outreach campaign is another step in the ongoing work of the Health Care Fraud Prevention Enforcement Action Team (HEAT), a cabinet-level initiative launch by HHS and DOJ in May 2009.

A serious long-term illness or disability can have devastating, often irreversible, effects on a family’s financial well-being, according to Allsup, a nationwide provider of Social Security disability representation and Medicare plan selection services. In fact, the support of friends and family members are the most relied on financial support resources, according to a recently completed poll Allsup conducted among people with disabilities.

“Sodium-laced and commercially cooked food which make up more than 60% of the average American’s daily diet is every bit as addicting as heroin or cocaine,” says Dr. James Cocores, a leading food researcher and nationally recognized addiction expert. Dr. Cocores is Visiting Clinical Assistant Professor of Obesity Neuroscience, Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida College of Medicine & McKnight Brain Institute, Gainesville, FL.

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have invited states to apply for participation in the Multi-payer Advanced Primary Care Practice Demonstration, an initiative in which Medicare will join Medicaid and private insurers in state-based efforts to improve the delivery of primary care and lower health [...]

A synthetic version of a naturally occurring peptide promoted the creation of new blood vessels and repaired damaged nerve cells in lab animals, according to researchers at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. “This successful experiment holds promise for treating clot-induced strokes in humans,” says study lead author Daniel C. Morris, M.D., senior staff physician in [...]