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Daily Report: Health and Welfare

C-section birth tied to impaired brain development in mice

August 9, 2012, 12:05 AM
New research indicates brain development and brain functioning may be impaired in animals delivered via cesarean section. The study comes as C-section rates are skyrocketing, with nearly one-third of all U.S. deliveries performed surgically. A team from Yale University looked at the... + read more
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Calif. hospitals collect duplicate payments for spinal surgeries

June 19, 2012, 12:05 AM
California hospitals got paid twice, to the tune of $67.5 million in 2010, for spinal surgeries performed on workers’ compensation patients. That's according to a new study from the California Workers' Compensation Institute. These unusual duplicate payments –... + read more
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Financial incentives sway doctors to send patients to surgery, study says

August 17, 2010, 12:05 AM
Is a doctor who stands to profit from sending you to surgery more likely to suggest that you get a procedure? The answer is a resounding yes, based on one researcher’s analysis of five years worth of insurance claims in Idaho. The study, published in the August edition of the Archives of... + read more
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