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End-of-Life Choices

Trends in end-of-life care show that not only does the care given vary widely from region to region and hospital to hospital, but also patients often don't get the care they prefer. What can be done?

Care Management Puzzle

Chronic diseases and the cost of care are rising. Are disease management programs improving outcomes for patients with complex, chronic conditions?

No Middleman

Under the "direct primary care" model, patients pay a monthly fee for basic medical services. Learn about the history and current landscape of physician practices offering this arrangement.

Public Health

Wednesday, March 07, 2012

Study Finds No Link Between Kids' Food Environment, Diet

A new RAND Corporation study did not find a connection between childhood obesity rates and how close children lived to fast food restaurants and grocery stores. For the study -- published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine -- researchers examined 13,000 California children. 



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