A single-payer plan for Vermont

By Wendell Potter

While some states are suing to halt health care reform, Vermont is moving forward with a single-payer plan

Excerpts from this story referencing "heart attack":

"… fter his 21st birthday because of an infection. His sister died at 25 of a heart attack not long after giving birth to a premature baby; the baby also died.   …"

Push for safety oversight of electronic medical records is moving at a crawl

By Emma Schwartz

Nearly two years after the Obama administration announced plans to spend $40 billion to help doctors and hospitals adopt electronic medical

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"… 0 times the prescribed dose of medication, causing the patient to suffer a heart attack.The government requires that all systems eligible for reimbursement be cer …"

Painkiller trial raises questions for FDA, Pfizer

By Shannon Brownlee and Jeanne Lenzer

In February 2005, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) called a three-day hearing to review the risks of three painkillers known as C

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"… to suggest that the drug caused an estimated 39,000 and 60,000 deaths from heart attacks and strokes. The advisory panel considered whether the other two COX-2s, …"

"… some protection against gastrointestinal bleeds, it increased the risk of heart attacks and strokes — a problem that exceeded its protective benefit. By the ti …"

"… Alzheimer’s patients taking Celebrex were twice as likely to die from a heart attack or stroke than patients taking a placebo, or dummy pill. The company did n …"

"… n of safety of the non-selective NSAIDs. Aspirin clearly protected against heart attacks and some strokes, and it appeared as if naproxen might do so as well. The …"

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Young pilots riskier than the over-60s who are turned away

WASHINGTON, January 8, 2001 — Minutes after the TWA Boeing 727 had taken off from New Yorks LaGuardia Airport and was climbing above 10,000

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"… that the risk of an accident occurring because a captain suffered either a heart attack or stroke during a critical point in flight—takeoff and landing—is one …"

In health, like everything else, men and women really are different

By Amy Biegelsen

Health studies still do not adequately root out differences between men and women, according to a new report from the National Academy of Sc

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"… age on average and are less likely than men to report chest pain during a heart attack.The independent science panel’s report recommends that medical journal e …"

As doctors shift to electronic health systems, signs of harm emerge

By Fred Schulte and Emma Schwartz

Reports link system malfunctions to injuries, deaths

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"… dispense 10 times the prescribed dose of a drug. Result: The patient has a heart attack.Another time, a computer fails to alert doctors and nurses when a patient …"

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Heart testing bill signed by Perry required unnecessary tests, critics charge

By Rochelle Sharpe

Medical experts say measure signed by Perry requires unnecessary testing

Excerpts from this story referencing "heart attack":

"… his life. “I was able to get a bypass around the blockage before I had a heart attack, which was imminent,” he said in a press release the day he filed the le …"

In U.S. Steel town, fatal gas explosion goes unpunished by OSHA

By Jim Morris

The 2009 death of Nick Revetta exposes flaws in the system designed to protect American workers.

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"… ck’s chest grew tight, his breathing labored. He thought he was having a heart attack and was taken by ambulance to the plant clinic.Eventually, a U.S. Steel wo …"

Health care options for young, healthy and broke

By The Associated Press

Insurance options for those with lots of health, little wealth: Is the cheapest choice best?

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"… unexpected medical bills. "It doesn't have to be cancer or a heart attack or even a bad car accident," said Karen Pollitz, a health policy expert at …"

OPINION: Myths of the healthy uninsured

By Wendell Potter

Insurance firms manipulate stats to pretend there's no problem.

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"… e just say to you, ‘Tough luck, you’re going to die when you have your heart attack.’ No, you go to the hospital, you get treated, and it’s paid for, eith …"