Helpful Health Care Links: February 27, 2015

Jar Of Peanut Butter With Nuts. On Wooden Texture.Our helpful health care links focus on two hot topics in health care this week– New findings on how to prevent peanut allergies and the nation’s largest health insurance company increasing regulations on Hysterectomy coverage. Both are worth your time. And, as always, if you ever come across a healthcare story that you think merits more attention, please send it our way!

Early Consumption May Prevent Peanut Allergy, New Study Suggests

A new study suggests that peanut allergy can be prevented at a young age by embracing peanuts, not avoiding them.

Biggest U.S. Health Insurer Tightens Rules on Hysterectomy Coverage

The nation’s largest health insurer is imposing tighter controls on its coverage for hysterectomies after more than a year of debate over a medical device that was found to spread hidden cancer in some women undergoing the procedure.

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Helpful Health Care Links: February 20, 2015

doctor checking out some reports in the room of a hospitalOur helpful health care links focus on two hot topics in health care this week– The federal government cracking down on nursing home report cards and a California hospital exposed to antibiotic resistant ‘superbug’. Both are worth your time. And, as always, if you ever come across a healthcare story that you think merits more attention, please send it our way!

Government To Grade Nursing Homes On Tougher Scale

Starting immediately, the federal government is making it harder for nursing homes to get top grades on a public report card, in part by increasing scrutiny of their use of anti-psychotic drugs and raising the bar on an array of quality measures.

‘Superbug’ Outbreak at California Hospital, More Than 160 Exposed

A potentially deadly “superbug” resistant to antibiotics has infected seven patients, including two who died, and more than 160 others were exposed at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center through contaminated medical instruments.

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Helpful Health Care Links: February 13, 2015

Girl SmokingOur helpful health care links focus on two hot topics in health care this week– Research findings on Ebola to prevent the spread of the disease and new findings related to the dangers of smoking. Both are worth your time. And, as always, if you ever come across a healthcare story that you think merits more attention, please send it our way!

Ebola Victims Still Infectious a Week After Death, Scientists Find

The findings by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases confirm the importance of handling the corpses carefully because victims are potentially infectious for up to a week post-mortem.

Smoking’s Death Toll May Be Higher Than Anyone Knew

A study in this week’s New England Journal of Medicine points to more than a dozen more diseases that apparently add to the tobacco death toll.

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