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How Would Hospitals Swamped by Flu Handle a Pandemic
A tsunami of sick people has swamped hospitals in many parts of the country in recent weeks as a severe flu season has taken hold. In Rhode Island, hospitals diverted ambulances for a period because they were overcome with patients. In San Diego, a hospital erected a tent outside its emergency room to manage an […]
Policies
Number of Americans Without Insurance Grew in 2017
WASHINGTON — The number of Americans without health coverage, which declined for years after passage of the Affordable Care Act, shot up in President Donald Trump’s first year in office, according to data from a new national survey. At the end of 2017, 12.2 percent of U.S. adults lacked health insurance, up from 10.9 percent […]
Disparities
Scientists Find Germ That Probably Wiped Out Aztecs
In 1545 disaster struck Mexico’s Aztec nation when people started coming down with high fevers, headaches and bleeding from the eyes, mouth and nose. Death generally followed in three or four days. Within five years as many as 15 million people – an estimated 80% of the population – were wiped out in an epidemic […]
Disparities
Somali Woman Campaigns Against Skin Lighteners, Stigma
MINNEAPOLIS — Karmel Square is a hub of the Somali community here, a colorful, cheerfully noisy hodgepodge of vendors and restaurants unofficially known as the Somali Mall. Amira Adawe stops by often to buy tea and chat in Somali with friends and relatives wearing hijabs and flowing, floor-length skirts. They greet her with smiles and […]
Other News
Simone Biles Joins List of 140 Accusing Doctor of Sexual Abuse
Corrections and clarifications: In a previous version of this story, the court in which former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar will appear this week was misidentified. Nassar will appear in state court and could receive a life sentence. Olympic all-around gymnastics champion Simone Biles stepped forward Monday to allege she also was abused by former […]
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Trump’s Health: “Excellent”— But He’s Overweight, Doesn’t Exercise or Eat Right and Has High Cholesterol
President Trump is just one pound from being obese, doesn’t exercise regularly, has a diet dominated by fatty foods and carbs — and is in “excellent” health, his doctor said Tuesday. Speaking at a White House press conference, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Dr. Ronny Jackson disclosed the results of Trump’s first physical exam […]
Blogs/Opinion
Who’s at Fault?
On my pediatrics rotation in medical school, several residents told me they worked with children in part because they sometimes found themselves judging adults: Did they do drugs? Were they fat? Why did they drink so much? The idea that Americans should take personal responsibility for their health has recently received renewed attention. Vice President […]
Disparities
Data Shows Rural, Urban Sexual Patterns Differ
Political pundits, policymakers and demographers often talk about the divide between rural America and urban America, and we know a lot about the differences in jobs, incomes, health, education and numerous other indicators. But what about sex? There’s been an odd gap in our knowledge about rural-urban variation in sexual activity and contraceptive use, but […]
Disparities
NIH Finds Steep Increase in ER Visits Related to Alcohol
The rate of alcohol-related visits to U.S. emergency departments (ED) increased by nearly 50 percent between 2006 and 2014, especially among females and drinkers who are middle-aged or older, according to a new study conducted by researchers at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health. The […]
Disparities
Microsoft Wants to Build Huge Database of Immune System
Imagine making a spreadsheet of every meal you’ve ever eaten, every hand you’ve ever shook, every bit of dust that’s ever gotten in your eye—and multiply it by about a million times. Then you begin to get a sense of the size of the data problem that is your body’s immune system. Through a new […]
Policies
Court to Review Ruling Barring Medical Marijuana on Campuses
PHOENIX — The Arizona Supreme Court has agreed to review a lower court’s ruling that Arizona colleges and universities can prohibit medical marijuana on campuses, but the state Legislature can’t make it a crime. The medical marijuana law approved by Arizona voters in 2010 allowed cardholders to possess small amounts of marijuana but it prohibited […]
Policies
Trump Signs Order to Improve Mental Health Care for Vets
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday afternoon paving the way for servicemembers to be enrolled automatically with the Department of Veterans Affairs for mental health care when they leave the military – an attempt to eliminate barriers for transitioning troops to get treatment during their first year after service. The order, titled “Supporting […]
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