Most people who get sick with flu will have mild illness, will not need medical care or antiviral drugs and will recover in less than two weeks. Some people, however, are more likely to get flu complications that can result in hospitalization and sometimes death. Pneumonia, bronchitis, sinus infections and ear infections are examples of… Continue reading Are You at High Risk for Flu and Its Complications?
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Better Treatment for Hep C Patients
A new system can help identify which hepatitis C patients are most in need of new anti-viral drugs. An awareness campaign directed at baby boomers, born between 1946-1965, to be screened for hepatitis C , took off as effective treatments emerged to wipe out the liver-damaging virus. But high costs – up to more than… Continue reading Better Treatment for Hep C Patients
Too Few Patients Are Having Gallbladder Removed
Although gallbladder removal is a fairly common operation among older adults, a new study shows that many people who could benefit from the surgery don’t get it. Researchers from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston looked at 11 years of billing records of 160,000 Texas Medicare patients 66 and older. All the patients… Continue reading Too Few Patients Are Having Gallbladder Removed