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Massachusetts Mandates Fresh Approach to Alzheimer’s

BOSTON — A new state law aims to change the way Alzheimer’s Disease diagnoses and treatment are handled in Massachusetts in hopes of addressing what one advocate said is currently the “single largest unaddressed public health threat.” Read More

Teens Work to Erase Stigma Surrounding Mental Health

For years, taking care of mental health has been important to Hickman High School juniors Erin Robinson and Alyssa Adolph. They have attended therapy since middle school. They have made connections with mental health professionals at Columbia’s Family Access Center of Excellence. Now, they are sharing their expertise through their startup company, Grey Matter. Read […]

Medicaid Expansion Reduces Cancer Disparities

The expansion of Medicaid may mitigate health disparities in cancer diagnosis, according to a recent study that found state variation in reductions in the percentage of uninsured patients aged 18 to 64 years diagnosed with cancer. The researchers said that the results have implications for future disparities in state mortality rates, because health insurance coverage […]

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Kamala Harris: Bill Addresses Racial Disparities in Maternal Deaths

Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) and 13 other Democratic senators introduced legislation last week aimed at addressing racial disparities in rates of maternal deaths across the United States. Read More

V.A. Secretary Vows Not to Privatize Agency

MINNEAPOLIS | The new secretary of veterans affairs pledged to the American Legion on Wednesday that he won’t privatize his agency’s health-care services even as it increases options for veterans to seek care in the private sector. Robert Wilkie, who was sworn in last month, also pledged better customer service as a result of the […]

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Report: Obamacare Enrollment Isn’t Dropping

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 29, 2018 — Health insurance coverage rates have held steady in the United States, despite continued commotion over the future of the Affordable Care Act, a new government report shows. About 28.3 million Americans were uninsured during the first quarter of 2018 — not significantly different than 2017, and 20.3 million fewer than […]

Court Nominee signals skepticism over Obamacare Repeal Efforts

If Republicans are hoping Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh will help them knock down Obamacare in the courts, they might be in for a disappointment. Kavanaugh has signaled in private meetings with Senate Democrats that he is skeptical of some of the legal claims being asserted in the latest GOP-led effort to overturn the Affordable […]

Howard Kicks Off “HU Stands” Campaign

Howard University (HU) is launching a year-long campaign that will engage the campus community around issues of interpersonal violence and sexual assault prevention. The “HU Stands” campaign kicked-off Wednesday with an event hosted by the Office of Title IX and other campus partners that brought students, faculty and staff to take a pledge to stand […]

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In-Hospital Opioid Deaths

Much of the public attention on the opioid-epidemic has been focused on the harm caused by prescription use and abuse of opioids. However, there is another facet that must be focused on: opioid-induced respiratory depression in clinical settings. ECRI Institute has repeatedly issued warnings in its annual report on health technology hazards about undetected opioid-induced […]

Experts Denounce Denial of Ebola Vaccine to Pregnant Women

The exclusion of pregnant and lactating women from an effort to vaccinate people exposed to the Ebola virus in the current outbreak is wrong, indefensible, and should be reversed, three public health experts wrote Monday in an opinion article published in STAT. The Johns Hopkins University experts argued it is unfair to deny pregnant and […]

HHS Hears About Patient-Empowering Technologies

HHS Deputy Secretary Eric D. Hargan hosted the department’s first PETS summit on Wednesday, and nary a dog nor cat was in sight. But there were entrepreneurs and providers who are using smart phones, software IT and AI to help empower patients to take control of their health and improve their well-being. These tools are […]

More Patients Survive Cardiac Arrest with New EMS Technique

A new study showed that a change in the type of breathing tube paramedics use to resuscitate patients with sudden cardiac arrest can significantly improve the odds of survival and save thousands of lives. More than 90 percent of Americans who experience sudden cardiac arrest die before, or soon after, reaching a hospital. Read More

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