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    May 22, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  1. Beginning statins in the hospital after a stroke increases odds of going home

    Giving stroke victims cholesterol-lowering statins while they are still in the hospital increases the likelihood that they will survive the stroke and be able to go home, researchers reported Tuesday. It has been known that giving the drugs to a stroke victim lowers the odds of having a second stroke, said Dr. Alexander C. Flint, a neurologist at Kaiser Permanente in Redwood City, Calif. But it has not been clear how soon to begin the drugs after the initial stroke. The new report in the journal Neurology suggests that the drugs should be given immediately.
    Giving stroke victims cholesterol-lowering statins while they are still in the hospital increases the likelihood that they will survive the stroke and be able to go home, researchers reported Tuesday. It has been known that giving the drugs to a stroke...

    Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Stroke, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health, Physical Conditions

  2. May 22, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  3. HealthCare Partners to be bought by DaVita in $4.42-billion deal

    HealthCare Partners, the Torrance owner of physician groups in Southern California, Nevada and Florida, agreed to be acquired in a $4.42-billion deal by dialysis chain DaVita Inc., as large healthcare companies continue snapping up doctor groups and clinics.
    HealthCare Partners, the Torrance owner of physician groups in Southern California, Nevada and Florida, agreed to be acquired in a $4.42-billion deal by dialysis chain DaVita Inc., as large healthcare companies continue snapping up doctor groups and...

    Tags: Companies and Corporations, Health and Medical Professionals, DaVita Incorporated, Dialysis, Health

  4. May 15, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  5. Jerry Brown's plea to voters: 'Please increase taxes temporarily'

    SACRAMENTO — Gov. Jerry Brown released a plan to close California's rapidly growing deficit by switching state offices to a four-day week, slashing welfare benefits and healthcare for the poor and relying on a variety of short-term fixes — all in the hopes that voters will give the state some breathing room by raising taxes in November.
    SACRAMENTO — Gov. Jerry Brown released a plan to close California's rapidly growing deficit by switching state offices to a four-day week, slashing welfare benefits and healthcare for the poor and relying on a variety of short-term fixes — all...

    Tags: Republican Party, Politics, Jerry Brown, Jim Nielsen, Regional Authority

  6. May 15, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  7. Think it can't get worse for California? Stick around

    On Tuesday morning, The Times&rsquo; headline on its news <a href=&quot;http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-state-budget-20120515,0,1532582.story">story</a> read: "Jerry Brown's plea to voters: 'Please increase taxes temporarily' "
    On Tuesday morning, The Times’ headline on its news story read: "Jerry Brown's plea to voters: 'Please increase taxes temporarily' " On Tuesday afternoon, The Times’ readers answered: "Drop dead." On Tuesday morning, The Times’...

    Tags: Jerry Brown, Politics, Democratic Party, Regional Authority, Public Employees

  8. May 13, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  9. Hospital ratings, track records available online

    Using data from government agencies and private watchdogs, several websites provide consumer information on hospitals.
    Using data from government agencies and private watchdogs, several websites provide consumer information on hospitals. CalHospitalCompare.org (www.calhospitalcompare.org) enables you to compare selected hospitals on dozens of measures, including...

    Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Dialysis, Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

  10. May 7, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  11. Near Melrose, a national healthcare predicament plays out

    Just off the trendy Melrose strip, on the western edge of Hollywood, is a refuge of tree-lined streets where neighbors greet each other by name and young couples start families and stick around into their golden years.
    Just off the trendy Melrose strip, on the western edge of Hollywood, is a refuge of tree-lined streets where neighbors greet each other by name and young couples start families and stick around into their golden years. Lately, it has also become a...

    Tags: Politics, Medical Specialization, Nursing, Diseases and Illnesses, Health

  12. Apr 22, 2012 | Los Angeles Times
  13. Festival of Books: Steve Lopez, healthcare panelists on end-of-life struggles

    Jacket Copy
    The panel, one of the last at this year’s Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, was about the uncomfortable subject of death –- and, even so, it drew a lively and clearly appreciative crowd of several hundred to a USC......
  14. Mar 9, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  15. Healing Medi-Cal

    Like many states, California is struggling to pay for the health insurance it offers poor residents. The ranks of the Medi-Cal program grew by <a href=&quot;http://lat.ms/zgTU1P">more than 12%</a> after the economy tanked, and rising healthcare costs increased the fiscal burden. Making matters worse, state officials kept trying to solve the problem mainly by paying doctors less for their services and charging Medi-Cal beneficiaries more, ignoring the skewed incentives and inefficiencies in the system that were driving costs higher.
    Like many states, California is struggling to pay for the health insurance it offers poor residents. The ranks of the Medi-Cal program grew by more than 12% after the economy tanked, and rising healthcare costs increased the fiscal burden. Making...

    Tags: Jerry Brown, Politics, Regional Authority, Healthcare Policies, Poverty

  16. Mar 22, 2012 | Los Angeles Times
  17. 'Obamacare' and the rationing myth

    Opinion L.A.
    As part of their ongoing efforts to dismantle "Obamacare," a.k.a. the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, House Republicans are set to vote Thursday on a bill to repeal one of the law's main cost-control features: the Independent Payment Advisory....
  18. Apr 3, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  19. Read the full text of Obama's speech on the GOP budget

    <em>The following is a transcript of President Obama's politically-charged remarks Tuesday afternoon at an Associated Press luncheon framing the general election campaign, as released by the White House.</em>
    The following is a transcript of President Obama's politically-charged remarks Tuesday afternoon at an Associated Press luncheon framing the general election campaign, as released by the White House. Obama: "Thank you very much.  (Applause.)  Please have...

    Tags: Credit and Debt, Henry Ford, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Medical Specialization, Budgets and Budgeting

  20. Apr 11, 2012 | Los Angeles Times
  21. Dementia cases expected to triple as world population ages

    World Now
    Global strides in health care are allowing people to live longer, resulting in more and more elderly people around the world. But an aging world is also expected to result in soaring numbers of people suffering from dementia, with an estimated 35.6...
  22. Apr 11, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  23. 'Alive Inside': This isn't your grandkids' viral video -- or iPod

    This post has been corrected. Please see note at bottom for details. KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Maybe Nicki Minaj will help save us from Alzheimer’s someday. A YouTube video now making waves features an elderly man in a nursing home who doesn’t...

    Tags: Charles Grassley, Cab Calloway, Documentary (genre), Medical Specialization, YouTube

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