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Change Prices of 7 Key Foods to Save Lives

The food you put in your body can have profound implications on your health. Consistently eating fresh, nutrient-rich food can decrease your risk of developing certain diseases, while consuming too much sugary or processed food increases those risks. But one barrier to eating fresh food like fruits and vegetables is that they’re often higher in […]

Report Details Racial Disparities in Rural America

For years, studies have pointed out the gaps between rural and urban communities when it comes to health outcomes. But there are also significant health divides between ethnicities within rural America, according to a recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report. Though urban areas still have more diverse populations, the study authors found that […]

Flu Shot Myths

I have a vivid childhood memory after my mom received a flu shot. I can remember looking through an open door into my mom’s dimly lit bedroom. She was wearing a night gown, so worn it was almost opaque. My mom was too sick to work, and her coughs seemed to rattle her entire body. […]

What If Amazon Got Into the Pharmacy Business?

People are starting to seriously think about what it might mean if Amazon were to get into the healthcare industry. In a 70-page report released Monday, analysts at Morgan Stanley broke down all of the potential ways Amazon could get into the industry, at varying degrees of involvement. Read More

Anti-Smoking Ads Begin After Decade Of Delay

WASHINGTON — Decades after they were banned from the airwaves, Big Tobacco companies have returned to prime-time television, but not by choice. Under court order, the tobacco industry for the first time will be forced to advertise the deadly, addictive effects of smoking, more than 11 years after a judge ruled that the companies had […]

Documentary Probes Native American Connection to Tobacco

Tobacco use has been dropping in Minnesota for years, but there is one community where nicotine addiction remains stronger than ever. “In the Upper Midwest, the smoking rate among mainstream Minnesotans is about 14 percent,” said Adam Kintopf, senior communications manager for the anti-smoking nonprofit ClearWay Minnesota. “Among American Indians, however, the smoking rate is […]

Rural Hospitals Struggle to Survive, Another Closes

Rural hospitals across the U.S. are struggling to survive. Since 2010, 80 rural hospitals have closed and 673 are at risk of closing — 210 of which are at “extreme risk,” according to iVantage Health Analytics. Under the Affordable Care Act, Disproportionate Share Hospital payments to rural facilities were sharply reduced. Further cuts in CMS […]

Obamacare Enrollment Surges in Wyoming

Three weeks into open enrollment, more than 8,300 Wyomingites have signed up for insurance on the health care exchange, a surge of nearly 2,000 people compared to a similar period last year. The figures, provided Wednesday by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, show 8,348 people have purchased a plan through HealthCare.Gov between Nov. […]

Fake “Doctor” Treated Patients for 5 Years

PRINCE GEORGE’s COUNTY, M.d. (WBFF) — Dozens of patients are now learning the truth about their doctor who is accused of being a fake. For five years, Dr. Charles Akoda delivered babies and prenatal care at Prince George’s County Hospital, but Jeff Abell reports what he also delivered were credentials, which he admits were fake. […]

Opioid Crisis Cost $504 B In 2015, Council Reports

WASHINGTON— President Donald Trump says the opioid epidemic is “ravaging so many American families and communities.” It also appears to be more expensive than previously thought, according to a government analysis released on November 20. The White House Council of Economic Advisers pegs the true cost of the crisis in 2015 at $504 billion. The […]

Medical-Legal Partners

Next month’s volume of Pediatrics features the winning essay from the Section on Pediatric Trainees’ first annual advocacy essay competition, written by Dr. Laura Livaditis (10.1542/peds.2017-2916). In her article, entitled “An Interdisciplinary Approach to Toxic Stress: Learning the Learning,” Dr. Livaditis suggests that the effects of toxic stress may be mitigated by the development of […]

Opioid Crisis Hits Native Americans Hard

The Native American population living on reservations has the highest overdose death rate among all minorities. The Washington Post is reporting that among the demographic groups that have endured the most severe impact by the opioid crisis, Native Americans have suffered some of the highest death rates, yet have rarely been included in the national […]

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