Word: treatments
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...possibility is to use this to test older adults to see if small changes [in these regions] are predictive of memory loss," Wagner says. "Once we have that, early diagnosis and early treatment [of Alzheimer's] are possible...
...treatment is based on the belief that the placenta and umbilical cord are rich in powerfully therapeutic cells, called stem cells. Frequently discarded, the placenta and umbilical cord from a few new mothers, like Christina Crosby, are now being donated right in the delivery room...
...find the money to save these young lives, Kurtzberg is always searching for ways to cut treatment costs. She and her staff spend long hours on the phone each day trying to wring money out of insurance companies. But the bottom line for the cord program is not healthy, which means constant battles with Duke's bureaucracy as well. "I'm not fighting for me to take a vacation to China," says Kurtzberg, who puts in 100-hour workweeks. "I'm fighting for the patient. But this administration has gotten much more business oriented...
...will provide better care. They note that IPAs like PrimaHealth contract to cover patients on a "capitated" basis. That means they are paid a set amount per patient per year, and keep any money that is not spent. This gives them an incentive to be careful about how much treatment they provide--much like traditional insurers, who point out that they too have doctors on staff to make medical decisions. In the end, they argue, a well-managed IPA will probably make roughly the same decisions as a traditional insurer. "Everyone thinks they can do a better job of doing...
With Hussein in an American hospital for treatment of lymphoma and not expected to return to the Middle East for at another two more months, despite a good prognosis, Hassan is currently running the country, but in close consultation with the ailing king. In a way, it is a kind of practice run for his succession, although he and the rest of the royal family believe that the king will resume the throne after successful medical treatment. The crown prince is weary of the inevitable comparisons with his charismatic older brother. He acknowledges that he is not as smooth...