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The Market Forces Quietly Adding Thousands To Patient Bills

The Market Forces Quietly Adding Thousands To Patient Bills

Published by Sam Flores

By Elisabeth Rosenthal and KFF Health News HealthDay ReportersWEDNESDAY, Sept. 9, 2026 (HealthDay News) — After a failed round of in vitro fertilization this year, Anne Hug’s fertility doctor said she had a single polyp in her uterus that should be removed to improve the chance of pregnancy.  Hug, a professor of radiology, learned that the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists says the procedure can be done in a doctor’s office with local numbing. Her doctor referred her to a physician at the same hospital, which is part of a large Ohio health system. That doctor’s plan was to do the procedure in a hospital operating room, with anesthesia administered by an anesthesiologist. Hug balked at the $18,000 estimate. So she found an obstetrician who said he would do it in the doctor’s office. And she took the required two-week course of a hormone in preparation. But the day before the polyp removal, the doctor’s office called to say, sorry, but he had to do it in a freestanding surgery center owned by the …

Laughter therapy offers new hope for millions in UK with common lung condition

Laughter therapy offers new hope for millions in UK with common lung condition

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the Well Enough newsletter with Harry Bullmore for tips on living a healthier, happier and longer life Get the Well Enough email with Harry Bullmore Get the Well Enough email with Harry Bullmore Incorporating laughter therapy into treatment plans could help ease respiratory difficulties in patients suffering from a widespread lung condition, new research indicates. Scientists behind the study suggest that the “simple, low-cost” intervention performs on par with conventional breathing drills and may work to “complement existing care” for individuals living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). In the UK alone, an estimated 1.7 million people suffer from COPD, including roughly 600,000 who remain undiagnosed. The clinical trial evaluated 63 patients diagnosed with COPD who were receiving care at Ankara Bilkent City Hospital in Turkey. Researchers assigned a third of the group to laughter therapy sessions, while the remaining participants were guided through pursed-lip breathing routines or received no specialised exercises. Rather than relying on an inhaler, people could turn to laughter therapy (PA) After being shown how to perform the techniques, patients …

Transplanted Pig Kidney Still Working After a Record-Setting 9 Months in a Patient

Transplanted Pig Kidney Still Working After a Record-Setting 9 Months in a Patient

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A woman has lived with a pig kidney for more than nine months without needing dialysis, a record-setting achievement. The woman underwent the operation at Massachusetts General Hospital on November 22 last year. As of Thursday, the kidney has been functioning for 285 days, according to Cambridge, Massachusetts-based eGenesis, the biotech company that used Crispr gene editing to make the organ fit for human transplantation. Previously, the record for a person living with a transplanted pig kidney was 271 days, set by Tim Andrews. Most people in need of a kidney transplant wait three to five years on average to receive one, though it can take longer depending on blood type and other factors. While they wait, patients often need dialysis, in which a person’s blood vessels are hooked up to a machine that removes excess fluid and waste from the bloodstream. Dialysis typically requires four-hour sessions three times a week and can damage blood vessels over time, making the procedure hard on the body. Pig kidneys could offer an alternative until a human organ …

Patient battles insurance over coverage for tumor removal

Patient battles insurance over coverage for tumor removal

Published by Sam Flores

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The colonial reckoning “The English Patient” adaptation couldn’t capture

The colonial reckoning “The English Patient” adaptation couldn’t capture

Published by Sam Flores

Sri Lankan poet-turned-author Michael Ondaatje’s 1992 novel “The English Patient” is a lyrical, highly detailed exploration of love across the decades and how its sacred qualities overcome time and geography. Written in a fragmented, poetic style by Ondaatje, the novel tells the story of a World War II nurse named Hana (Juliette Binoche in the movie) caring for a severely burned man (played by Ralph Fiennes in the adaptation) suffering from amnesia. With the help of a thief named Caravaggio (Willem Dafoe) who has lost his thumbs, and a Sikh bomb expert (Naveen Andrews), the trio learn about the burned man, dubbed “the English patient,” and his past, which includes an affair with the beautiful and wealthy Katharine Clifton (Kristin Scott Thomas). Because of Ondaatje’s specific writing style, director Anthony Minghella found the task of adapting the novel daunting: “Its gifts, in a way, are very elusive and are very much connected with the beauty of language, which is probably the thing that the film is least good at conveying.” Ondaatje worked on the script …

No doctor wants to have this conversation with a patient. For everyone’s sake, we must | Ranjana Srivastava

No doctor wants to have this conversation with a patient. For everyone’s sake, we must | Ranjana Srivastava

Published by Sam Flores

It could be her usual generosity or disquiet, subtly disguised, but she leads by asking about “the kids”. Mine, not hers. The question from a patient who has known me for years is a reminder that goodwill in medicine goes both ways. I scroll to a photo of my daughter, flanked by her brothers. “Do you think she looks like me?” I ask as I open her file. She thinks about it. “Your daughter is far more beautiful.” We both burst out laughing. Then, to assuage my feelings, she adds, chuckling: “But you’re just fine.” I realise that my difficult conversation with her will be much more difficult. Having undergone an array of cancer treatments over 10 years, this woman meets the definition of a survivor. I admire her capacity to appreciate the good in life even when that life seems unfairly punctured by insults. Having always preferred honesty over comfort, she knows that each new treatment offers a little less benefit. Even though I studiously avoid such analogies, she insists she will “fight”. But …

What A Lymphoma Patient Said Cancer Smells Like

What A Lymphoma Patient Said Cancer Smells Like

Published by Jenni Sidey

Just over 2 million Americans will be diagnosed with cancer this year. Unfortunately, many of those people don’t receive a diagnosis until it’s too late for their medical team to aggressively treat and attack the cancer. One woman might have found a strange workaround that alerts you to the presence of cancer in your body before any doctor detects it or you begin experiencing symptoms. She’s convinced that it’s possible to actually smell cancer because it’s how she got diagnosed with lymphoma. She said her ‘hound dog nose’ detected her cancer before there were any other signs. Kate St. John shared several videos on TikTok discussing the unconventional way she found out she had cancer. She explained, “I knew I had cancer before I even brought it up to my doctors because I could smell it on my clothes and on my sheets, even after I deep washed them multiple times.” St. John said that her incredibly strong sense of smell alerted her that she needed to have some medical tests done, which proved she …

Oslo University Hospital secures €4.9 million EU grant for older cancer patient care

Oslo University Hospital secures €4.9 million EU grant for older cancer patient care

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Horizon Europe has granted €4.9m to Oslo University Hospital (OUS) Radiumhospitalet to lead an international research project aimed at improving outcomes and care for older cancer patients. The project, ENACT-65 (Enabling Action on Integrated Nutritional and Exercise Care in Cancer), will develop and test new models of nutrition and exercise support, integrated directly into routine cancer treatment and targeted at older patients. Led by OUS, an international consortium of cancer research centres across Europe will come together, including: Gustave Roussy (France) UMC Utrecht (Netherlands) Netherlands Cancer Institute (Netherlands) Freiburg University Hospital (Germany) Biogipuzkoa Health Research Institute (Spain) “This award highlights the strength of the international research environment at Oslo University Hospital and our ambition to develop the next generation of cancer care. By combining cutting-edge oncology with supportive care and rehabilitation, we aim to improve outcomes and quality of life for patients,” says Jon Riise, Head of the Department of Oncology at Oslo University Hospital. Over 65% of cancer diagnosis are in people aged 65 and over Many of these older patients do not receive …