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Thousands of Children Get No Vaccines, Survey Finds

NEW YORK — A small but growing proportion of the youngest children in the U.S. have not been vaccinated against any disease, worrying health officials. An estimated 100,000 young children have not had a vaccination against any of the 14 diseases for which shots are recommended, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention […]

Patient Advocates Decry Restrictions for Immigrants

Health officials and advocacy groups are strongly condemning the Trump administration’s proposal to limit legal immigrants’ access to green cards if they use an array of public benefits, including Medicaid, food stamps and federal housing subsidies. “This is not only bad for the health and well-being of the people most directly affected, it is bad […]

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Obamacare Premiums Dip for First Time

After two years of double-digit price hikes, the average premium for individual health coverage on the federal health law’s insurance marketplace will drop by 1.5 percent for 2019, the Trump administration said Thursday. The announcement marked the first time average premiums have fallen since the exchanges created by the Affordable Care Act went into effect […]

Meghan Markle Will Have ‘Geriatric Pregnancy’

Putting an end to months of rumors, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announced they are, indeed, expecting their first child — a baby due in the spring. The Duchess of Sussex is said to be in good health, but having celebrated her 37th birthday in August, her pregnancy announcement means she will technically be classified […]

Taraji P. Henson Launches Mental Health Foundation

Through the foundation, scholarships will be provided to African-American students who major in mental health. It will also offer mental health services to kids in urban school “and combat recidivism within the prison system, according to its website. “I named the organization after my father because of his complete and unconditional love for me; his […]

Safer Care

“A jury in the Essex County Superior Court in Lawrence, Massachusetts found that a Steward Health Care owned Holy Family Hospital nurse was negligent in her care of Helen Marie Bousquet on Monday, Sept. 17.” Helen Marie Bousquet tragically passed away after what has been described by her son, Brian Evans, singer and nominee for […]

Therapy Dogs Carry Infection Risks, Hospital Finds

NEW YORK — Therapy dogs can bring more than joy and comfort to hospitalized kids. They can also bring stubborn germs. Doctors at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore were suspicious that the dogs might pose an infection risk to patients with weakened immune systems. So they conducted some tests when Pippi, Poppy, Badger and Winnie […]

Even With More Markets, Food Deserts Persist in Chicago

Improving food access in “food desert” communities is a stated priority of the City of Chicago. Over the past few years, City-led initiatives promoted new store openings in high need areas, such as the Whole Foods in Englewood. Most, but not all, of the Dominick’s stores that closed in 2013 have reopened under new banners. […]

Immigrants’ Health Premiums Far Exceed Costs for Their Care

President Donald Trump has repeatedly condemned U.S. immigration policy, arguing that many immigrants pose a threat to the nation and drain U.S. resources. But a study released Monday about health insurance challenges the president’s portrayal. The study in the journal Health Affairs found that immigrants covered by private health insurance and their employers contributed nearly […]

Administration Overhauls Medicare Website

The Trump administration is rolling out new online tools to help seniors compare the differences between traditional Medicare plans and those offered by private health insurance. The latest installment to the Medicare.gov website, called eMedicare, has a new feature allowing beneficiaries to chat online with government staffers to ask questions as they are looking at […]

Healthcare Law Takes Center Stage in Midterms

WASHINGTON—Missouri Democratic senator Claire McCaskill is taking an approach in her fight for re-election that would have been unthinkable in her race six years ago — she’s defending the health care law. The two-term, red-state senator has attacked her opponent, Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley, for joining a suit brought by conservative state officials seeking […]

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6 Minnesota Children Contract ‘Polio-Like’ Disease

Six Minnesota children under the age of 10 have been diagnosed with a rare disease described as “polio-like” since mid-September, according to state officials. The Minnesota Department of Health said it is investigating six cases of acute flaccid myelitis (AFM), a serious condition that affects the spinal cord and nervous system and causes muscles to […]

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