HEALTH
Mass. obtains 3-year extension of Medicaid waiverThe state reached an agreement with the federal government on a three-year extension of a Medicaid waiver needed to provide critical funding for the state's landmark health care law. More » |
Typical nursing home generates 7 deficienciesWASHINGTON - The typical nursing home was cited for seven health and safety deficiencies last year, with for-profit homes more likely to have problems than facilities run by local governments or non-profits, federal investigators said Monday. More » |
Breast cancer: Young women are not immuneThe results of her biopsy came as a shock to Tonia Hines. She was told that she had calcium deposits in her right breast, but was not quite sure what that meant. She had seen the results of her mammogram and saw the white specks on the film that her doctors considered suspicious. More » |
