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It’s Deadline Week for ACA Sign-Ups

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration came into office looking to dismantle Barack Obama’s health care law, but the Affordable Care Act survived. Now the administration is on the hook to deliver a smooth ending to sign-up season, with a crush of customers expected this week. For millions of eligible consumers time runs out on Friday. […]

December 11, 2017

Doctors Find Brain Abnormalities in Cuba Victims

WASHINGTON — Doctors treating the U.S. embassy victims of suspected attacks in Cuba have discovered brain abnormalities as they search for clues to explain hearing, vision, balance and memory damage, The Associated Press has learned. It’s the most specific finding to date about physical damage, showing that whatever it was that harmed the Americans, it […]

December 11, 2017

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Obamacare Enrollment Hits 3.6 M

Enrollment on the Obamacare marketplace HealthCare.gov hit 3.6 million, as the sign-up season on that federally run exchange entered its final two weeks, officials said Wednesday. While the pace of sign-ups picked up last week, it still remains far from clear whether HealthCare.gov will end up enrolling more people for insurance this open enrollment period […]

December 6, 2017

Saving Lives in “Overdose Capital” – a W.Va. City

Heroin(e) is a powerful film that follows the stories of three women in Huntington, West Virginia, who are battling the opioid crisis on its front lines. Drug addiction is so common in Huntington, the “overdose capital of America,” that it’s weaved into the fabric of everyday life. In one scene, paramedics work to revive an […]

December 6, 2017

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CVS-Aetna Merger Will Turn Stores into Health Hubs

When CVS Health pitched the benefits of its planned acquisition of Aetna to investors today, the pharmacy giant said the $69 billion merger could turn its drugstores into local “health hubs.” Those hubs, the company says, could help reduce healthcare costs by delivering medical services in a convenient place and reducing patients’ needs for pricey […]

December 6, 2017

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 […]

December 4, 2017

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 […]

December 4, 2017

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 […]

November 29, 2017

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 […]

November 29, 2017

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. […]

November 27, 2017

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 […]

November 27, 2017

Aide: Trump’s Open to Dropping Obamacare Repeal

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump would not insist on including repeal of an Obama-era health insurance mandate in a bill intended to enact the biggest overhaul of the tax code since the 1980s, a senior White House aide said on Sunday. The version of tax legislation put forward by Senate Republican leaders would […]

November 20, 2017

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Jesse Jackson Discloses Parkinson’s Diagnosis

American civil rights leader Jesse Jackson has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. The 76-year-old, who once worked with Martin Luther King Jr to champion equal rights for African Americans, said it has become “increasingly difficult to perform routine tasks.” Read More

November 20, 2017

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Senate Tax Plan to End Obamacare Mandate

Senate Republicans have decided to include the repeal of the Affordable Care Act’s requirement that most people have health insurance into the sprawling tax rewrite, merging the fight over health care with the high-stakes effort to cut taxes. They also have made a calculated gamble to help speed their bill to passage on a party-line […]

November 15, 2017

Doctors Fear Talk of Obesity Embarrasses Patients

Nearly two-thirds of U.S. physicians say they don’t discuss weight loss with their obese patients for fear of embarrassing them, according to a survey examining barriers to treatment in the obesity epidemic. The ACTION survey, published last week in the journal Obesity, is one of only a few studies to compare perceptions of health care […]

November 15, 2017

Ex-Pharma Executive Named to Head HHS

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Monday said he will nominate former pharmaceutical executive and industry lobbyist Alex Azar to serve as U.S. Health and Human Services secretary, saying Azar would push to lower the price of medicines. If confirmed, Azar also would take the lead in implementing Trump’s campaign promise to dismantle the […]

November 13, 2017

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600,000 Enroll for Obamacare in First Few Days

WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite President Donald Trump’s efforts to take down “Obamacare,” more than 600,000 people signed up for coverage the first week of open enrollment, the government said Thursday. With only four days of data, experts said it’s hard to discern a trend. But definitely the Affordable Care Act doesn’t seem to be collapsing. […]

November 13, 2017

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Trump: Shooter ‘Deranged’ vs. Experts: It’s Complicated

President Donald Trump blamed the Texas church shooting that left at least 26 dead on mental health problems, but experts say that it’s much more complicated than that. Trump, who’s visiting Japan, spoke about the shooting in a press conference Monday. Read More

November 8, 2017

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