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Checking up with the Fit Nation team
(CNN) – In just three months, our own Dr. Sanjay Gupta and six American Morning viewers will be competing in the Nautica New York City Triathlon. We thought we'd check in with two members of the Fit Nation team who've been training for the past four months to get ready for the race.
Prescription for Waste: Outraged by hospital fees
Editor's Note: When Dr. Linda Galloway learned she needed surgery to save her vision, she scheduled the procedure immediately with her opthamologist. And what an eye-opener it was – when the hospital bill arrived. Today, our senior medical correspondent Elizabeth Cohen reports for part two of our series "Prescription for Waste." Tomorrow on American Morning, why can't we regulate what hospitals charge? They've been doing it in one state for thirty years, saving $40 billion. Could this be the way to solve America's health care crisis?
Sound off: Share your health care horror stories with us. Post your comments below.
Shopping for cheap surgery
Editor's Note: Everybody loves a bargain, but is it really a good idea to shop for rock-bottom prices when it comes to medical care? With so much waste in our health care system and costs continuing to sky-rocket, some Americans are actually sniffing out cheap surgery deals overseas. Today in our original series "Prescription for Waste," senior medical correspondent Elizabeth Cohen introduces us to one of them. Tomorrow on American Morning, you'll meet a doctor who was billed $863 for a pair of disposable forceps when she needed surgery.
Sound off: Share your health care horror stories with us. Post your comments below.
'The pill' turns 50: Changed women socially, medically
(CNN) – Fifty years ago, a reproductive revolution began when the FDA patented "the pill." The contraceptive has spawned debates about morality, its social effects and its impact on women's health.
It certainly has influenced American history, but by how much? This week's Time magazine cover story about the pill's 50th anniversary examines that question.
Time's executive editor Nancy Gibbs wrote the article and she joined us on Friday's American Morning, along with our chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta.
Study: Memory increases when you dream
(CNN) – Did you know your brain is actually still learning while you sleep? According to a new study, your memory could be boosted almost 10-fold when you dream. Our chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta has the details.
FDA considers salt regulation
(CNN) – Government regulators are now keeping a watchful eye on your salt intake. Americans eat more than twice the sodium they need, increasing the risk of serious illness.
Don't think you overdo it on sodium? Think again! Most of it doesn't come from your salt shaker. Our chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta went to the store to expose some of the hidden dangers.
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