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Health Care Reform Articles - October 24, 2011

Medical help for illegal immigrants could haunt Mitt Romney

On the Republican campaign trail, he derides any such public aid. But the healthcare law he signed as Massachusetts governor allows it.

By Noam N. Levey, Washington Bureau
6:17 PM PDT, October 23, 2011




OCTOBER 24, 2011, 4:01 PM

Mammogram’s Role as Savior Is Tested

Stuart Bradford
Has the power of the mammogram been oversold?
At a time when medical experts are rethinking screening guidelines for prostate and cervical cancer, many doctors say it’s also time to set the record straight about mammography screening for breast cancer. While most agree that mammograms have a place in women’s health care, many doctors say widespread “Pink Ribbon” campaigns and patient testimonials have imbued the mammogram with a kind of magic it doesn’t have. Some patients are so committed to annual screenings they even begin to believe that regular mammograms actually prevent breast cancer, said Dr. Susan Love, a prominent women’s health advocate. And women who skip a mammogram often beat themselves up for it.


Extended-care plan’s demise is tough news for boomers

Few Americans able to pay for a health crisis; but financing hobbles new law

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