Health Headlines for Wednesday, November 29
In Trump health secretary pick, Dems have questions but hope
AP News
President Donald Trump’s pick for health secretary is a former pharmaceutical company executive who already has drawn heat from Democrats over his ties to the pharmaceutical industry.
Sharing electronic health care records growing
Observer Dispatch
Area health care providers are able increasingly often to access their patients’ test results and records from other health care providers electronically during a patient visit.
Epidemic Of Health Care Waste: From $1,877 Ear Piercing To ICU Overuse
NPR
Two years ago, Margaret O’Neill brought her 5-year-old daughter to Children’s Hospital Colorado because the band of tissue that connected her tongue to the floor of her mouth was too tight.
The doctor will see you now – but often not for long
Reuters
For half of the world’s population, primary care doctor visits last less than five minutes, researchers say.
Four cups of coffee a day keeps the doctor away
New York Post
Many of us can’t even utter the phrase “good morning” without the magic word “coffee” thrown into the same sentence.