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Health: Page 175
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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Tax Bill Would End Obama Mandate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The sweeping tax overhaul that passed the U.S. Senate on Saturday contains the Republicans’ biggest blow yet to former President Barack Obama’s healthcare law, repealing the requirement that all Americans obtain health insurance. The individual mandate is meant to ensure a viable health insurance market by forcing younger and healthier Americans to […]
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Sessions Wants More Cops on Opioid Duty
If the opioid epidemic was simply a problem of supply – people being able to access drugs too easily – than a targeted new effort in Appalachia announced by Attorney General Jeff Sessions yesterday would be a huge stride toward combating the crisis. The problem with this approach, however, is that experts agree the opioid […]
Blogs/Opinion
Living with Cystic Fibrosis
Twice a day in our house, we turn on a projector that casts cartoon music videos on a blank stretch of wall. The songs are catchy and bright and usually keep our toddler captivated for the amount of time we need him to hold still. “There are no monsters who live in our home,” goes […]
Policies
Industry Groups Push to Delay Obamacare Taxes
Industry groups are gearing up for a final push to repeal or delay taxes in ObamaCare before the end of the year. Stalling the taxes on medical devices and health insurance, which were included in the health-care law to help pay for its coverage expansion, has been a rare area of some bipartisan cooperation on […]
Policies
Medical Prison Warden Reassigned
ATLANTA — The warden at a troubled medical prison in Georgia has been reassigned to his previous job. Warden Scott Wilkes is being moved from the Augusta State Medical Prison to the Augusta Transitional Center, Georgia Department of Corrections spokeswoman Joan Heath told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution . He was promoted from the transitional center to […]
Policies
Little Sisters of the Poor Battles States Over Birth Control
Little Sisters of the Poor battles states in court over birth control mandate. The Catholic charity Little Sisters of the Poor is fighting an effort by California and Pennsylvania to block the Trump administration’s effort to roll back Obamacare’s birth control mandate. The charity was part of a large lawsuit brought by religious nonprofits that […]
Policies
Telehealth Program Improves Veterans’ Access to Care
The Birmingham Veterans Administration and Cullman County Health Department held a ribbon cutting Tuesday for a new telehealth program. The Alabama Public Health Telehealth Network allows veterans to go to the Cullman County Health Department and connect remotely for a visit with their provider in Birmingham, using a secure audio-video internet connection. Read More
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GAO: VA Failed to Report Bad Medical Providers
A new GAO report exposes that Veterans Affairs shamefully put veterans lives at risk by failing its duty to report bad doctors and other clinicians. The GAO report confirms a USA Today report exposing VA has concealed and avoided investigations and mandated reporting of bad health care workers for many years. Maybe if VA had […]
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