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That may sound like a hypothetical question, but one health insurer put this question to the test — and a new study finds that the controversial question — and resulting action taken– actually worked to keep costs down and customers healthier.

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Would You Rather Walk 5,000 Steps a Day or Pay More for Insurance?

For many years, breast cancer patients have reported experiencing difficulties with memory, concentration, and other cognitive functions following cancer treatment. Whether this mental fogginess is psychosomatic or reflects underlying changes in brain function has been a bone of contention among scientists and physicians, according to a release from the University of California-Los Angeles where a new study led by Dr….

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"Chemo Brain" Is Real

For many years, breast cancer patients have reported experiencing difficulties with memory, concentration, and other cognitive functions following cancer treatment. Whether this mental fogginess is psychosomatic or reflects underlying changes in brain function has been a bone of contention among scientists and physicians, according to a release from the University of California-Los Angeles where a new study led by Dr….

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"Chemo Brain" Is Real

If you have ever arrived at a hospital writhing in agony and had the six faces of the “Wong-Baker Pain Assessment Scale” thrust in front of you, you know that the medical profession's understanding of pain is, shall we say, in a rudimentary state. But a new study suggests there may be a more revealing way to communicate the experience of pain than pointing to a grimacing stick-figure face with furrowed brows and some tears….

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A new measure may unlock the mysteries of pain