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Things That Cost More Than Transgender Care
President Donald Trump on Wednesday cited “tremendous medical costs” as one of the reasons he will no longer allow transgender people to serve in the U.S. military. Since the 2016 Pentagon decision that allowed trans people to openly serve in the military, health care costs have risen by between $2.4 million and $8.4 million a […]
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General: No Official Act, No Change on Transgender Troops
The nation’s senior military officer said Thursday that there will be “no modifications” to Pentagon policies for now despite President Trump social media posts declaring a ban on transgender troops in uniform. Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, wrote in a memo to commanders and senior enlisted leaders of the […]
Blogs/Opinion
He’s No Hero
Today, John McCain is doing something “heroic” or “tough” or “badass,” according to a certain echo chamber of political pundits with short memories. After recently being diagnosed with brain cancer, one of a series of ailments that have plagued McCain over the years, he’s decided that today’s health care vote is so important that he […]
Disparities
Repeal Would Hurt Students with Disabilities
On the eastern end of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, Rachel Fuerer’s school district depends on more than $870,000 in Medicaid funds each year. About 5 percent of its overall annual budget, the money goes toward providing medical services for more than 1,000 special education students in 19 public schools across 4,000 square miles. Those dollars, though, […]
Disparities
Uninsured, Rural, & Poor Line Up for Care in Tents
WISE, Va. — Anthony Marino, 54, reached into his car trunk to show a pair of needle-nosed pliers like the ones he used to yank out a rotting tooth. Shirley Akers, 58, clutched a list of 20 medications she takes, before settling down to a sleepless night in the cab of a pickup truck. Robin […]
Policies
Digital Therapeutics: App-Based Healthcare Is the Future
Last month, healthcare startup Omada Health secured a $50 million C round led by major insurer Cigna, which brings the 5-year-old company’s total funding to over $127 million. That kind of nine-figure investment isn’t unusual for a company with the next blockbuster drug or game changing medical device, but Omada’s core product is a diabetes-preventing […]
Disparities
Blackfeet Share Tribal Stories to Enhance Health
By the neon light of glow sticks, Kevin KickingWoman and others shared traditional stories of the Blackfeet tribe at Blue Mountain last week. He told the story of how the Blackfeet learned their sun dance. Others shared stories they had told their children growing up. Everyone in the circle was given a chance to speak […]
Disparities
Black Elderly Stroll Familiar Paths to Stall Dementia
Sharon Steen dons her tennis shoes and, with two fellow seniors, walks streets that in her youth were a vibrant center of Portland, Oregon’s African-American community. Wasn’t this the corner where an NAACP march began in 1963? Look, the record store is now a fancy high-rise. It’s more than a stroll down memory lane. Steen […]
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Senate Starts New Round on Repeal Votes
Senate Republicans forged ahead Wednesday with proposals aimed at revamping the Affordable Care Act, hoping to produce some sort of legislation that could garner enough support to serve as the basis of negotiations with the House. But after they won a key procedural victory with the help of Vice President Pence’s tiebreaking vote Tuesday, it […]
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110 Out of 111 N.F.L. Brains Studied Show Damage
Dr. Ann McKee, a neuropathologist, has examined the brains of 202 deceased football players. A broad survey of her findings was published on Tuesday in The Journal of the American Medical Association. Of the 202 players, 111 of them played in the N.F.L. — and 110 of those were found to have chronic traumatic encephalopathy, […]
Students
New Program: Centenary College to Baylor Nursing School
SHREVEPORT, La. — Centenary College says a new program helps science graduates enter a one-year program at Baylor University’s nursing school. Representatives from the schools in Shreveport and Dallas signed the agreement last week. Centenary spokeswoman Kate Pedrotty says students who graduate with all of the courses required to get into Baylor’s FastBacc program will […]
Blogs/Opinion
‘I Didn’t Come to Washington to Hurt People’
I must start this column with the powerful statement that Sen. Shelly Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) made in explaining why she would not go along with her party leadership and vote to repeal ObamaCare without a replacement. She simply said, “I did not come to Washington to hurt people.” Read More
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