How medical recoding may limit options for breast reconstruction for cancer patients

The federal government is reconsidering a decision that breast cancer patients, plastic surgeons and members of Congress have protested would limit women\’s options for reconstructive surgery. On June 1, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services plans to review how doctors are paid for a type of breast reconstruction known as a DIEP flap, in … Read more

Summit Health and Fitness closes its doors as the final class offered

Gift this item Share this article without paywall. MICHAEL MANNY Daily Sun Special When Summit Health and Fitness opened in 2000, Marty Heilman taught the clubs for the first time ever. It is fitting, then, that as the club prepared to close its doors for the final time on Friday, Heilman taught the latter his … Read more

7 signs of depression that most people miss, according to mental health experts

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How new EU incentives will help all patients get the best treatments

Pharmaceutical manufacturers have historically focused on large, high-value markets, leaving those in smaller countries struggling to find the latest drugs. New EU legislation is designed to correct this imbalance. Medical advances can bring about life-changing improvements, especially for those suffering from long-term conditions. Every year new treatments are discovered that work better or have fewer … Read more