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A Harvard study found “stunning” price variations for common tests across top-ranked hospitals. Before you shell out money for a service — a home repair or a plane ticket, for example — chances are you shop around first to find the best price. You can’t do that for medical services, however, because of the way …

During many stages of illness, palliative care can ease strains and provide additional support. Many people and their families associate the term palliative care with the end of life. Some may think that palliative care and hospice care are one and the same. So it’s worth explaining that palliative care is a medical specialty able …

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects an estimated 37 million people in the United States. Often, it begins and progresses silently, causing no obvious symptoms until kidney function is severely impaired. During early stages, up to nine in 10 people aren’t aware that they have it. If kidney disease is caught early and treated properly, serious …

Age-related changes increase your risk for two serious conditions. Long, hot summers are getting longer and hotter, and could continue on this path as a result of global warming, according to research published March 28, 2021, in Geophysical Research Letters. Scientists found that autumns, winters, and springs have gotten shorter over the last 60 years, …

Research we’re watching Acetaminophen, the popular pain reliever known by the brand name Tylenol, can raise blood pressure when taken regularly, according to a study in the Feb. 7, 2022, issue of Circulation. Earlier research had hinted at this problem, so investigators designed a clinical trial to clarify the risk. They recruited 110 people with …