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Senate Faces Showdown on Obamacare

Senators return to Washington on Monday facing great uncertainty over whether they will be able to strike a deal to keep Obamacare’s insurer subsidies flowing now that President Trump will not be funding them. Without the funding, the Obamacare exchanges are likely to become further destabilized as Congress heads into the midterm elections next year. […]

Michael Jordan Gives $7M for Medical Clinics

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Hornets owner Michael Jordan is donating $7-million to launch medical clinics that he hopes will help at-risk communities in Charlotte. It’s the largest philanthropic donation ever by the former NBA champion. Read More

N.C. State Reaches Settlement With Student Over Support Cat

RALEIGH, N.C. — A university in North Carolina has reached a settlement to allow a student to keep a cat she uses as an emotional support animal in her dorm room. Legal Aid of North Carolina said that North Carolina State University also agreed to train staff on the federal Fair Housing Act and pay […]

Police to Arrest 10 People in LSU Fraternity Pledge’s Death

BATON ROUGE, La. — Ten people will be arrested on hazing charges in the death of a Louisiana State University fraternity pledge after a night of drinking, LSU officials said Wednesday. One of the 10 suspects – Matthew Alexander Naquin, 19, of Boerne, Texas – also faces a negligent homicide charge in the death last […]

Grant to Help Reduce Rearrest Rates for Homeless

HOUSTON – (Oct. 6, 2017) – Researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) hope to put a dent in the cycle of re-arrest and release among homeless adults with research on a smartphone app funded by a $3.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Read More

Women Use Twitter to Fight Back over Birth Control

The Trump administration announced Friday it was narrowing the scope of an Obama-era mandate requiring employer-provided health insurance policies to include access to free birth control in a move that could impact many women’s access to affordable contraception. Under new rules rolled out by the Department of Health and Human Services, the Trump administration expanded […]

War on Women

President Donald Trump and his predominantly male administration proved once again on Friday that they are waging an increasingly hostile war against women. Trump announced that he was rolling back Obama-era regulations that ensured employers would provide birth control privileges to women through their medical insurance offerings. Read More

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Suicide Rate Rises: Rural America Hardest Hit

FRIDAY, Oct. 6, 2017 (HealthDay News) — Suicide in the United States is on the upswing, with rural Americans more likely to take their own lives than residents of urban counties, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports. “While we’ve seen many causes of death come down in recent years, suicide rates have […]

Losing Birth Control Coverage Could Increase Abortions

The Trump administration’s moves this week to cut back on free birth control and tighten abortion restrictions could add up to an unintended consequence, according to experts: Women may end up having more abortions. On Friday, the administration rolled back a key Obamacare requirement for most employers to provide free birth control as part of […]

Poll: 81% of Americans Disapprove of GOP Handling of Healthcare

There has arguably not been a more hot-button issue on Capitol Hill this year than healthcare reform, and it’s not hard to understand why. Heading into the Oval Office, Donald Trump had pledged throughout his campaign to repeal and replace Barack Obama’s signature health law, the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which is best known as […]

Trump: “Obamacare Is Obama’s Fault”

President Trump this week defended his recent actions on Obamacare, saying that the problems the law was facing were the result of his predecessor, former President Obama. “Well, we’re actually, what we’re doing is trying to keep it afloat, because it’s failing,” Trump said in wide-ranging Forbes interview published online Tuesday. “I mean the insurance […]

Rich and White? You Are Getting Healthier

More higher income and white seniors report they are in good health. However, African-American, Latino, and lower-income seniors don’t show the same gains. Medicare may have survived the budget cuts included in congressional Republicans’ plans to repeal Obamacare. However, even at current funding levels, there’s only so much it can do for the health of […]

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