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Guidelines, such as those developed by the Children's Oncology Group, can prove a useful resource to monitor and/or treat adults who have previously been treated for a pediatric cancer.

The two studies, published in the August issue of JAMA Internal Medicine, examine the pros and cons of the current cancer screening methodologies.

The study, published in the journal Health Service Research, found that the timing of the financial incentives offered by the program was not associated with improved quality of care.

Reports that information on 4.5 million patients from 26 states had been hacked from more than 200 hospitals stunned consumers and the health care community yesterday, even though experts in health information technology have warned of this possibility for some time. News of the hacking incident within Community Health Systems comes as the top US official charged with overseeing the nation's health information technology (HIT) is trying to educate patients about what to expect about the use of their healthcare information.

The study identified that there are no set methods to determine cost for a particular test.

The writer asks: is more information better, even if we don't understand what it means?

The study, published in the British Journal of Cancer, observed poor survival at the end of the follow-up period in men carrying the mutation, compared to non-carriers.

The analysis recommends conducting the PSA test in those less than 70 years of age, to avoid overdiagnosis while reducing death by at least 50%.

This year has brought growing awareness about needs in mental health, including the need to learn more about the genetic underpinnings of the disease. Today, investigators supported by the National Institutes of Health announced a major step forward toward that goal. Reporting in the journal Nature, the group said it had shown how a rate mutation in a suspicious gene sets off a chain reaction in other genes, disrupting the synapses, which function like a switch between neural connections.

A new Kaiser Family Foundation report analyzes key trends that have shaped the Medicare Part D marketplace since the program launched nine years ago, providing a detailed assessment of changes in plan availability, enrollment, premiums and cost sharing in both private stand-alone drug plans, and Medicare Advantage drug plans.

People who bought state plans instead of seeking insurance through their employer, have to go through the process again due to a temporary fix that was afforded.

ASCO and AACR want to see stricter regulation of the products, touching various aspects such as flavors, child-proofing, refills etc.

For the first time in the United States, doctors used a minimally invasive procedure to replace a failing, hard-to-reach heart valve with a new one — and placed it just outside the heart.

The Affordable Care Act was implemented to change healthcare in the United States. In order to support that change, the government established the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI)-a sector of the government agency that aims to incentivize innovation among providers and payers.

Marketed by Genentech, Avastin received priority review following encouraging safety and efficacy results.

The final decision on the proposal will be made only after a 30-day comment period.

Both, the scientific community and a charitable organization, Prostate Cancer UK, have criticized the drug approval body for not offering abiraterone to sufferers until after chemotherapy.

HHS said that many Medicare Advantage plans wrongly inflated patient risk scores, costing the government billions. Although no insurers were specifically named, HHS researchers said it was evident that the practice of overbilling was occurring industry wide.

The FDA, in a press release, has warned consumers to be aware of such products being sold online.

To keep their healthcare costs in check, employers are shifting the cost equation by increasing employee premiums.

The study, published in Lancet, reaffirms that being obese and overweight can be a major health burden and can lead to various other diseases.

However, insurers want the government to intervene and restrict the practice.