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Most Americans with the biggest risks for heart disease are not doing enough to control these risks, and the fragmented U.S. healthcare system is partly to blame, federal health officials said this week.

(MedPage Today) -- Although France's healthcare system is sometimes touted as a model the U.S. should look to, many French physicians think frequently about leaving medicine and more than 40% met criteria for burnout, a survey found.

VANCOUVER (MedPage Today) -- More than 70% of people getting care at a major Midwest clinical center had never been tested for HIV despite numerous encounters with the healthcare system, a researcher said here.

Barack Obama unveils new proposals to overhaul the country's healthcare system, in the face of stiff opposition.

Jeffrey Seguritan is a twenty-something, enthusiast, blogger and critical mind in all things health care.  It’s refreshing to hear Jeff’s opinions and thoughts on our health care system.  We so often hear the opinions and stories of elderly Americans and middle aged adults, but here’s the voice of a bright, 25-year old writing about our dysfunctional health care system.   His recent blog post, “Healthcare prices – where’s the stick

WASHINGTON -- The healthcare system and society at large are about to be inundated by what the American Geriatrics Society calls the silver tsunami -- a wave of Americans living into their eighth and ninth decades with few willing or able to care for them.