Health Highlights: Feb. 10, 2023
By Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
Emailing your doctor could soon cost you. Some health care systems have started charging for doctor’s emailed responses to certain patient messages, but experts worry that could keep poorer patients from needed services. Read more
Less may be more when it comes to surgery for early-stage lung cancer. Removing only part of a lobe treats early-stage lung cancer as effectively as removing the entire lobe, a phase 3 clinical trial shows. Read more
U.S. considers a vaccine for poultry against bird flu. Scientists will begin testing the first shots for poultry in years as the spread of avian influenza has killed about 58 million birds, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced. Read more
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