Breast cancer patients struggle with cost of treatment
Soon after Valerie Berry was diagnosed with breast cancer, her thoughts turned to money. Even with private health insurance covering 80 percent of her costs, the bills soon stacked up....
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Breast cancer patients struggle with cost of treatment
Soon after Valerie Berry was diagnosed with breast cancer, her thoughts turned to money. Even with private health insurance covering 80 percent of her costs, the bills soon stacked up....
Need for cancer insurance disputed
Is it a good idea to purchase cancer insurance? Some patient advocacy groups say no, but insurance companies offering the policies say they meet a vital need. Unlike comprehensive health...
Speech experts are wary of untested supplement sold as a speech aid for kids with verbal apraxia
A suburban company is touting its mix of vitamins and omega-3 fatty acids as a "pharmaceutical grade" product that can help children with speech problems, even though the capsules are...
Speech experts are wary of untested supplement sold as a speech aid for kids with verbal apraxia
A suburban company is touting its mix of vitamins and omega-3 fatty acids as a "pharmaceutical grade" product that can help children with speech problems, even though the capsules are...
FDA proposes stricter rules on approving medical devices
Prompted in part by a case involving a Chicago surgeon, the Food and Drug Administration is proposing stricter rules about redesigned medical devices, saying many should undergo more scrutiny before...
Mom: ‘They are my babies’
Lying face to face, with one arm draped around the other, Kaydon and Kameron appear to be locked in a loving embrace. But the boys, not yet 3 months old,...
Study: One dose of radiation during breast cancer surgery is effective
Delivering one dose of radiation to the area where a breast tumor was removed is as effective at preventing recurrence as treating the whole breast with radiation for weeks, a...
Chicago ground zero for vaccine safety debate
Discredited autism researcher Dr. Andrew Wakefield said Wednesday at a " vaccination choice" rally in Grant Park that he planned to resume his research in the U.S. At the rally,...
Tracking hospital infections
Ten years ago, Dr. Bob Chase would have laughed if someone had told him common infections could be eliminated in hospitals' intensive care units. "I would have said that's ridiculous,...