Carolyn Y. Johnson
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CU-led study finds that weekend “catch-up sleep” leads to unhealthy outcomes
The negative health effects of skimping on sleep during the week can't be reversed by marathon weekend sleep sessions, according to a sobering new study.

Uber and Lyft think they can solve one of medicine’s biggest problems
Ride-sharing companies have plunged into the health care business, seeing a big opportunity in ferrying the 3.6 million people who miss medical appointments each year to their doctors' offices.

Apple wants you to put your medical records on the iPhone
Apple, the tech giant that has been hungrily eyeing the health care sector for years, announced Wednesday it would soon allow people in certain hospital systems to tether their medical...

Out-of-pocket health spending in 2016 increased at the fastest rate in a decade
U.S. health care spending increased to $3.3 trillion in 2016, with out-of-pocket health care costs borne directly by consumers rising 3.9 percent - the fastest rate of growth since 2007.

Expensive specialty drugs are forcing seniors to make hard choices
For 23 years, Diane Whitcraft injected herself every other day with Betaseron, a drug that helps prevent flare-ups from multiple sclerosis.