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Worries Over Turf’s Link to Cancer Holds Up Project

NEWNAN, Georgia — The money is budgeted, the athletic committee has given the go-ahead and Superintendent Steve Barker has his recommendation ready. So why has the Coweta County School System not moved ahead with installing artificial turf on its high school football fields in the two and a half years since the project was first […]

February 1, 2017

Trump Policies Threat to Veterans’ Care

Veterans voted for Donald Trump over Hillary Clinton by a 2-to-1 margin back in November. But a couple of changes that the new administration has underway are likely to put a particular squeeze on former service members’ health care. One particular flashpoint is at the Department of Veterans Affairs. When President Trump made good on […]

February 1, 2017

Medical Groups Say Travel Ban Worsens Shortages

Some groups are concerned President Trump’s order blocking people from seven countries from entering the United States could harm healthcare. The order could worsen the shortage of doctors in the United States, warns the Association of American Medical Colleges. We are deeply concerned that the Jan. 27 executive order will disrupt education and research and […]

February 1, 2017

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Gates Foundation Gives $279M to University of Washington

SEATTLE — The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is awarding $279 million to the University of Washington to expand its work in improving global population health, the largest private donation to the university, officials said Wednesday. The grant funds another decade of research at the university’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, which provides critical […]

January 30, 2017

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Device Maker Will Move If Trump Hikes Mexico Tariff

Medical device firm Fisher & Paykel Healthcare will consider switching factories making products bound for the United States from Mexico to New Zealand if US President Donald Trump’s administration taxes Mexican imports. The company, a major global supplier of specialised respiratory equipment for hospitals, is one of the first companies with Mexican operations to disclose […]

January 30, 2017

What We Don’t Know About Trump Plan

President Trump told Fox News last week that when it comes to ObamaCare, “we’re going to have a plan that’s going to be great for people.” What that plan will actually be, though, remains unclear. Trump has said that he will put forward an ObamaCare replacement plan shortly after Rep. Tom Price (R-Ga.) is confirmed […]

January 25, 2017

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Woman and Children Face Risks From ACA Repeal

As the new Congress deliberates repeal of the Affordable Care Act, there is much at stake for women and children. For them, the health care law is more than just a controversial piece of legislation, and the fight to protect its gains is far from political. It is an issue of essential health equity for […]

January 25, 2017

Trump Pick Gives Some Details of Health Overhaul

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s selection to become health secretary told a Senate committee that the new administration believes people with existing illnesses should not be denied health insurance, but committed to no details on that or any aspects of how Republicans will reshape President Barack Obama’s health care law. Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga., who […]

January 25, 2017

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Wearable Technology Can Help Detect Illness Early

Millions of Americans now head out the door each day wearing devices that count their steps, check their heart rates, and help them stay fit in general. But with further research, these “wearables” could also play an important role in the early detection of serious medical conditions. In partnership with health-care professionals, people may well […]

January 23, 2017

Messenger for Native Culture, Healing

NEW YORK—The desire to preserve and pass on authentic teachings from America’s indigenous people is embodied in Yvonne Wakim Dennis. It is perhaps a fitting passion for a Cherokee Bird Clan member. Members of the Bird Clan were traditionally known as messengers between earth and heaven, according to the Cherokee Nation website. “A lot of […]

January 23, 2017

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WVU Medicine Is Booming

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — In a state with above-average unemployment, West Virginia’s premier hospital system is booming. WVU Medicine hired 2,228 staff last year, has openings for 699 more and expects further expansion in its high-level specialties. That follows this week’s opening of a new 10-story tower housing its Heart & Vascular Institute. As the West […]

January 23, 2017

Study: Home Visit Program for Infants Cuts Costs

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Newborns enrolled in New Mexico’s home visiting program are less likely to use costly medical services than other children in their first year. According to a new Rand Corp. study, children enrolled in the New Mexico First Born program were a third less likely to visit an emergency room than newborns in […]

January 18, 2017

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$10K Grant Goes to LSU Project for Homeless

NEW ORLEANS — A New Orleans human services nonprofit is giving $10,000 to a program run by medical students to help homeless women and children get health care and education. LSU Health New Orleans says the grant comes from La Societe des Dames Hospitalieres. Students from five of the six schools at LSU Health New […]

January 18, 2017

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Native Americans Make Progress on Diabetes

Diabetes-related kidney failure among Native American adults fell by more than half over almost 20 years, a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report shows. The change is due to improvements in diabetes and kidney care, according to the report. The new research also found that among these patients, blood sugar control improved 10 […]

January 17, 2017

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Medical Groups Split on Trump HHS Pick

The medical community is divided on whether they support or oppose President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead HHS — Rep. Tom Price, MD (R-Ga.), according to MedPage Today. Here are five takeaways: 1. The American Medical Students Association, Physicians for a National Health Program and National Nurses United oppose Mr. Trump’s pick. 2. The Americans […]

January 17, 2017

Trump Choice for HHS Vows to Divest Health Stocks

Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services will sell off his healthcare investments after facing scrutiny over his stock trades. Rep. Tom Price (R-Ga.), in a letter to the HHS ethics office, vowed to divest his interests in 43 companies within 90 days if confirmed by the Senate. Read More

January 17, 2017

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100s Face Loss of Disability Checks in Fraud Probe

MINNIE, Ky. —Donna Dye saw the coal truck come barreling over the horizon and her head started spinning with that familiar, desperate urge to end it all. She thought of the disconnect notices, the engagement ring she pawned to keep the lights on, the house she loved and would probably lose. Life insurance was the […]

January 17, 2017

Trump Nominee Makes False Claims about Birth Control

This week, Donald Trump announced his picks for his Domestic Policy Council, and on that list is Katy Talento, an infectious disease epidemiologist who will work on health care policy. There’s still a few weeks before the President-elect is sworn into office, but Talento has already come under fire for claims she has made about […]

January 11, 2017

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