But the need is growing dramatically because of sharp increases in diabetes and high blood pressure, the most common causes of kidney failure.
The National Kidney Foundation estimates that there are 350,000 Americans suffering from end-stage kidney disease, with about 67,000 dying each year without even making it onto the waiting list for transplants. That list currently sits at 78,210, according to UNOS, and the wait for a donor is about five Read the rest of this entry »
Yet after several boom years for veterans, there are just barely enough services to care for their needs. And trouble is brewing.
“I anticipate we are going to have difficult times,” said James A. Adkins, Maryland’s secretary of veterans affairs.
At first caught unprepared, federal and state veterans departments have responded in recent years with a smorgasbord of new and expanded programs for tuition assistance and financial aid, employment counseling, Read the rest of this entry »
– A 93-year-old World War II medic who froze to death last month in his Bay City, Michigan, home left his entire estate to a local hospital, an estate attorney told CNN Wednesday.
The attorney would not disclose the exact amount left behind by Martin Schur. But his nephew said his uncle indicated to family members two years ago that he had saved up more than a half-million dollars over the years. Schur and his wife, Marian, who died more than Read the rest of this entry »
What is Medicare Part D?
It’s insurance that helps pay for brand-name and generic prescription drugs. Everyone on Medicare is eligible but it’s optional. No one is required to buy Part D coverage. Yet here’s the catch. If you join in the future, you could be charged extra as a penalty for not signing up when first eligible.
There are two ways to get Part D insurance. You can enroll in a Medicare Advantage plan, which is a managed-care organization Read the rest of this entry »
On the last week of October, the California Supreme Court agreed to review the most recent case (People vs. Phomphakdy) which had set aside, for about two months, the state medical marijuana possession limits. This action restores the statewide limits set by the legislature in 2003, which are now part of the state Health and Safety Code.
The following minimum limits apply statewide, unless counties have approved greater quantities:
“Qualified Read the rest of this entry »
The Atlanta Botanical Garden will open today for the first time since Friday’s fatal construction accident.
Garden Executive Director Mary Pat Matheson will officially reopen the garden at 9 a.m. after speaking to the media about a charitable fund created to help the victims of the accident.
Inspectors from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration also return to the garden to find out what caused part of an elevated walkway Read the rest of this entry »
Hundreds of revellers in Aberdeen have been tested for drugs on their way into pubs and clubs, police revealed.
A total of 753 people were screened using a pioneering drug detection device.
The portable machine, known as the Itemiser, was used for the first time in Scotland in Aberdeen this weekend.
Grampian Police said that 753 people had been tested for drugs with 13 people being searched and two people reported to the Procurator Fiscal. Read the rest of this entry »
On our journey through the human heart the patient suddenly suffers a heart attack! Will the patient survive this potentially fatal event? Stop at the “TRANSPORT 12” Simulator to see this fascinating medical adventure!
How good is your golf swing? You can put it to the test at the 2009 NBC4 Health and Fitness Expo.
A three-station high-tech driving range is equipped with radar devices that measure the speed and trajectory of the ball Read the rest of this entry »
SACRAMENTO (AP) — Up to 7,000 sick California inmates must be transferred to prisons with access to better medical care, a court-appointed receiver said in a court filing Tuesday.
Receiver Clark Kelso is in charge of improving inmate medical care but has become frustrated with the pace of reform. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and lawmakers have so far refused to provide the $8 billion he seeks to build new medical facilities.
In the court documents, Read the rest of this entry »
Holidays derailing your diet? You’re not alone. We asked our readers to tell us about the temptations they’ve given into — and those they’ve managed to resist — and got some confessions.
“Flying from Texas back to visit the family in Detroit, I (atypically) discovered the rich, wonderful taste of eggnog,” writes Bob, who’s from Scottsdale, Ariz. “Once back in Texas, my bathroom scale revealed how much it liked me also: 10 pounds worth. Oops!” Read the rest of this entry »