Report: Limiting medical lawsuits could save $41B

WASHINGTON (AP) — Limits on medical malpractice lawsuits would lead doctors to order up fewer unneeded tests and save taxpayers billions more than previously thought, budget umpires for Congress said Friday in a reversal that puts the issue back in the middle of the health care debate….

Chip Measures Breast Estrogen With Just a Poke

WASHINGTON (AP) — Estrogen fuels breast cancer yet doctors can’t measure how much of the hormone is in a woman’s breast without cutting into it. A Canadian invention might change that: A lab-on-a-chip that can do the work quickly with just the poke of a small needle….

Health care overhaul could raise Medicare Rx costs

WASHINGTON (AP) — Medicare recipients could see higher premiums for prescription drug coverage as a result of changes to complex provisions in a Senate health care bill, a senior Republican said Friday….

Day care centers urged to be vigilant against flu

WASHINGTON (AP) — Will you start seeing thermometers at day care centers? The government is urging the nation’s 360,000 child care providers to be vigilant about sending home children who may have the flu – and the main symptom to check for is a fever….