House Tax Bill Would Eliminate Medical Expense Deduction

WASHINGTON (AP) — The medical expense deduction targeted for repeal by GOP tax writers has helped to offset costs including nursing home care and fertility treatments, laser eye surgery and travel out-of-state for a second opinion on a rare cancer. Several million people unlucky enough to face big medical bills not covered by their insurance

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Why Medical Advice Seems to Change So Frequently

By Aaron E. Carroll for The New York Times Medical scientists and academics must publish their research to advance. Medical organizations must release health recommendations to remain relevant. News organizations feel they must report on research and recommendations as they are released. But sometimes it’s hard to separate what’s truly a medical certainty from what

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Inside Jersey’s 2016 Top Doctors for Children’s Health

You’re having a baby and one of your top priorities is finding a pediatrician who will care for your child through everything from coughs and colds to acne outbreaks and growth spurts. Searching for a doctor whose expertise is in treating kids? Here, Inside Jersey magazine presents Castle Connolly’s 2016 list of Top Doctors for

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