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Disparities
Medtronic Brings Telehealth to Veterans
How can the sprawling US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) effectively treat its millions of enrolled patients? Telemedicine appears to be part of the answer. Medtronic, the healthcare device company headquartered in Ireland, announced today plans to launch “new telehealth solutions” to meet the demands of a new remote medicine contract with the government agency. […]
Policies
N. Korea Nuclear Tests Linked to “Ghost Disease”
Speaking to NBC News, Lee Jeong-hwa claims that exposure to radiation is killing people who live in Kilju – the county where Kim’s testing site, Punggye-ri, is based. ‘So many people died we began calling it “ghost disease”,’ she said. ‘We thought we were dying because we were poor and ate badly. Now we know […]
Other News
Obamacare Enrollment Hits 3.6 M
Enrollment on the Obamacare marketplace HealthCare.gov hit 3.6 million, as the sign-up season on that federally run exchange entered its final two weeks, officials said Wednesday. While the pace of sign-ups picked up last week, it still remains far from clear whether HealthCare.gov will end up enrolling more people for insurance this open enrollment period […]
Policies
Water for Babies Recalled Over Mold Issue
The Kroger Company has recalled Comforts FOR BABY Purified Water with Fluoride Added 1 GAL (3.78 L) with sell by dates from 4/26/2018 to 10/10/2018, after receiving complaints about mold in the product. Testing by Kroger has identified the mold as Talaromyces penicillium. The water is sold in clear containers, but the mold may not […]
Other News
Saving Lives in “Overdose Capital” – a W.Va. City
Heroin(e) is a powerful film that follows the stories of three women in Huntington, West Virginia, who are battling the opioid crisis on its front lines. Drug addiction is so common in Huntington, the “overdose capital of America,” that it’s weaved into the fabric of everyday life. In one scene, paramedics work to revive an […]
Other News
CVS-Aetna Merger Will Turn Stores into Health Hubs
When CVS Health pitched the benefits of its planned acquisition of Aetna to investors today, the pharmacy giant said the $69 billion merger could turn its drugstores into local “health hubs.” Those hubs, the company says, could help reduce healthcare costs by delivering medical services in a convenient place and reducing patients’ needs for pricey […]
Blogs/Opinion
Battle over Veterans
Kevin Miller is a U.S. Marine Corps Iraq combat veteran who came home with a wide range of chronic health issues, including post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury and injuries to his neck, spine and shoulders. Thanks to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ model of integrated care, Miller can coordinate and receive all his […]
Nursing
Nurses Slam AMA for Stand on Independent Practices
AMA opposes what it calls “inappropriate scope of practice expansion,” while the nurses group says care from nurse practitioners is safe and typically more efficient than care from physicians. “The American Medical Association has asserted, once again, its commitment to put the profit of its physician membership ahead of patients and their access to high-quality […]
Disparities
Allergens in Many Homes, but Research Shows Disparities
Allergens are widespread, but highly variable in U.S. homes, according to the nation’s largest indoor allergen study to date. Researchers from the National Institutes of Health report that over 90 percent of homes had three or more detectable allergens, and 73 percent of homes had at least one allergen at elevated levels. The findings (link […]
Policies
Health Nominee Takes Controversial Stand on Birth Control
President Trump’s new nominee for health and human services secretary had his Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday, where lawmakers grilled him about his position on birth control coverage. Trump’s pick, Alex Azar, said the agency should be weighing employers’ consciences against women’s birth control access. This suggests that he is aligned with the Trump administration’s […]
Policies
Panel Calls for More Controls on Drug Prices
The U.S. must take urgent steps to rein in the out-of-control cost of prescription drugs, including aggressive government intervention to negotiate lower prices for American patients, a panel of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine recommended Thursday in a sweeping new report on pharmaceutical pricing. The report — titled “Making Medicines Affordable: A […]
Policies
Co-Author Relays Concerns about President’s Sanity
Tony Schwartz, the co-author of President Trump’s book “The Art of the Deal,” claimed Wednesday that some people who work in the White House are concerned about Trump’s mental health. During an interview on MSNBC, Schwartz — a frequent Trump critic — said Trump is a “man who is deeply mentally ill.” Read More
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