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Bill Would Protect Medical Staff Refusing to Do Abortion

WASHINGTON — Pro-life lawmakers renewed a push Wednesday for legislation they say would protect medical professionals who refuse to perform abortion procedures as a matter of conscience. What would the bill do? Authors of the Conscience Protection Act of 2017, which was introduced in January, say it would prohibit the federal government — as well […]

November 20, 2017

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Study Examines Disparities in Breast Cancer Research

Motivation for cancer survivors to provide samples for genetic tests depends on oncologist engagement or the patient’s religion, rather than race, according to a VCU-led study. The study, titled “Biospecimen Donation among Black and White Breast Cancer Survivors: Opportunities to Promote Precision Medicine,” published Nov. 16 in the Journal of Cancer Survivorship. It found that […]

November 20, 2017

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First Latina Named NIH Scientific Director

The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) has appointed Anna Maria Nápoles, PhD, MPH, as scientific director of its Division of Intramural Research. Nápoles, a UC San Francisco behavioral epidemiologist, is the first Latina to be named a scientific director at the National Institutes of Health. Nápoles has been a professor in […]

November 15, 2017

Uranium Mining Feared Threat to Native Americans

A Forest Service report issued earlier this month a recommendation that existing regulations be revised to permit mineral development on previously withdrawn lands, according to the Navajo-Hopi Observer news website. Because the Forest Service report does not explicitly advise eliminating the uranium ban, it remains unclear whether mining for the nuclear material will be allowed […]

November 15, 2017

Guidelines: Half of U.S. Adults Have High Blood Pressure

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — New medical guidelines lower the threshold for high blood pressure, adding 30 million Americans to those who have the condition. That means now nearly half of U.S. adults have it. High pressure has long meant a top reading of at least 140 or a bottom one of 90. That drops to […]

November 15, 2017

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Rural Health Day Focuses on Gaps

Rural America has its strengths and weaknesses. Both will be showcased during National Rural Health Day on Nov. 16. The nationwide campaign, “Celebrate the Power of Rural,” will highlight unique healthcare needs that rural citizens face and showcase the efforts of rural healthcare providers, state offices of rural health, 4-H and other rural stakeholders. Read […]

November 13, 2017

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Democrats Question Administration on ‘Jane Doe’ Case

Democratic senators admonished the Trump administration Friday for blocking a teenage girl who was in the country illegally from having an abortion and asked for a briefing on the policies around such decisions from for Office of Refugee Resettlement, the agency that oversaw the teen’s care. Read More

November 13, 2017

AP FACT CHECK: Trump on Veterans’ Health Care

WASHINGTON — Veterans Day prompted President Donald Trump and his administration to take stock of what’s been done to fix health care for those in uniform. They claimed more progress than has been made. That tendency to overreach extended to trade and the economy as Trump visited Japan, South Korea, Japan and then Vietnam, where […]

November 13, 2017

Reservation Hospital Under Federal Sanctions

PINE RIDGE, S.D. — The Indian Health Service says a South Dakota reservation hospital previously found to be violating quality-of-care standards is facing new federal sanctions. IHS, the agency that administers the hospital on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, announced Friday that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is placing the hospital on “immediate […]

November 8, 2017

CEO Steps Down in W.Va. Pain Pill Case

Drug giant Cardinal Health’s CEO is stepping down amid pressure from investors and a flurry of lawsuits in West Virginia and other states that seek to hold the company accountable for the nation’s opioid epidemic. Cardinal Health, which distributes more prescription drugs than any other wholesaler in West Virginia, announced Monday that CEO George Barrett […]

November 8, 2017

University Launches $5 B Campaign for Health

UC San Francisco on Friday launched one of the largest fundraising efforts ever set by a U.S. university, a $5 billion campaign aimed at tackling the most complex biomedical questions of our day and working more broadly to improve the quality of people’s health over their lifetimes. Rising health care costs and the treatment of […]

November 8, 2017

Survey: Medicaid Expansion Changed Mix of Patients

Among all physicians, the average share of Medicaid patients was 16.9% in 2016, up from 15.9% four years earlier. The number of doctors treating Medicaid patients also rose — from 81.9% to 82.6%. That share exceeded 90% for three hospital-based specialties — emergency medicine, anesthesiology and radiology — and was just under 90% for pediatrics, […]

November 8, 2017

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NIH Funds Study on Alzheimer’s Prevention and Diet

November 6, 2017—(BRONX, NY)—The National Institutes of Health has awarded Albert Einstein College of Medicine nutrition scientist Yasmin Mossavar-Rahmani, Ph.D., R.D., a five-year, $4 million grant to test whether a diet rich in foods with anti-inflammatory properties can reduce cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s disease risk. Middle-aged and older participants from the Bronx will follow this […]

November 8, 2017

Nurse Arrested for Protecting Patient Wins $500,000 Settlement

SALT LAKE CITY — Salt Lake City and the University of Utah will each pay half of a $500,000 settlement to a Utah nurse who barred a police officer from drawing blood from an unconscious patient. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the settlement, announced Tuesday, ended the possibility of a lawsuit by Alex Wubbels, a […]

November 6, 2017

Survey Provides Insight on Transgender Demographics

The first release of transgender data from the California Health Interview Survey, the nation’s largest state survey, reveals the demographic characteristics of transgender adults in the state—such as population size, racial makeup and marital status—as well as sobering disparities in their health status. For example, one in five transgender adults in California has attempted suicide—a […]

November 6, 2017

Researcher Gets $4 M to Study Pre-Term Birth Disparities

A researcher at the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Medicine has received nearly $4 million from a division of the National Institutes of Health to address minority health disparities related to preterm birth. Dr. Tracy Manuck, associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology and maternal-fetal medicine specialist, received $3.8 million over five years from the National Institute […]

November 6, 2017

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Telehealth Fills Voids During Weather Emergencies

When Hurricane Harvey hit Houston, Nemours Children’s Health System was eager to help out through its CareConnect virtual care platform. All it needed was the green light for Nemours providers, who aren’t licensed in Texas, to practice medicine in the state. Then Gov. Greg Abbott declared a state of emergency. “Once that [barrier] was lifted, […]

November 6, 2017

Program Pairs Students with Medical Role Models

Abigail Sapp’s Saturday mornings are usually reserved for basketball practice, but the opportunity to meet with professionals doing the work she aspires to do was tempting enough to draw her off the court. “I want to be a doctor to help people,” the 12-year-old said. Read More

November 1, 2017