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Section: Health
Policies
Opioid Crisis Devastates Rural Maryland
DENTON, Md. — If there is one hopeful thing about Maryland’s opioid crisis, it’s that no one is denying the obvious. “Very honestly nothing is working,” said Frederick County Sheriff Chuck Jenkins. “It’s unlike anything we’ve ever seen.” For rural areas where communities are small and the stigma is large, opioids can be particularly insidious. […]
June 5, 2017
Disparities
Texas Lawmakers Slow to Act on Maternal Deaths
AUSTIN, Texas — Lawmakers in Texas largely failed to take any significant action to address the state’s skyrocketing rate of pregnancy-related deaths just months after researchers found it to be the highest in not only the U.S., but the developed world. Legislators introduced proposals to address the issue after a University of Maryland-led study found […]
June 5, 2017
Disparities
Alzheimer’s Affects 5.5 Million in U.S.
The most common type of dementia, Alzheimer’s disease affects about 5.5 million Americans of all ages, according to Alzheimer’s Association. It is a progressively debilitating disease that slowly affects memory and thinking skills. Alzheimer’s is the most common type of dementia, which is the loss of thinking, remembering, and reasoning. According to National Institute on […]
June 5, 2017
Disparities
N.M. Schools Link Efforts to End Doctor Shortage
LAS CRUCES, N.M. — The University of New Mexico and a private Las Cruces college are working to address the state’s doctor shortage in hopes of improving access to care in rural areas. Valencia, Lea, Otero, Torrance and Luna counties have the greatest shortage of primary care doctors in the state, according to a 2016 […]
June 5, 2017
Blogs/Opinion
Minority Populations and Vaccinations
Imagine entire communities filled with men and women whose lives are at risk from disease, and fewer than half are taking the simple steps available to stop the threat in its tracks. This is precisely what’s happening in minority populations in Colorado where about only four in ten senior citizens are being vaccinated against pneumococcal […]
May 31, 2017
Other News
Inmates Learn to Write Braille to Fill Shortage
CONCORD, N.H. — Inside a prison workshop, several inmates tap away at what look like old typewriters. The devices are actually Perkins Braillers, which are used to write the code relied upon by many visually impaired people. In a first for New Hampshire’s prison system, 14 female inmates are spending much of the year learning […]
May 31, 2017
Other News
Suspected Drug Thefts Persist at VA Centers
WASHINGTON — Federal authorities are investigating dozens of new cases of possible opioid and other drug theft by employees at Veterans Affairs hospitals, a sign the problem isn’t going away as more prescriptions disappear. Data obtained by The Associated Press show 36 criminal investigations opened by the VA inspector general’s office from Oct. 1 through […]
May 31, 2017
Other News
In N.C., Deductibles Up 40 Percent
Anyone searching for an example of how the Trump administration could affect future healthcare costs has a prime example in North Carolina. The uncertainty of whether the administration will fund federal cost-sharing payments led Blue Cross Blue Shield of N.C. on Thursday to offer two premium increase scenarios for the 2018 individual marketplace exchange. The […]
May 31, 2017
Policies
Poll: Only 8% Think Senate Should Pass House Health Bill
President Donald Trump has called the House-passed health care bill a “great plan,” but a new poll finds that 3 out of 4 people in the United States do not believe it fulfills most of his promises. The poll out Wednesday from the nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation also found a growing share of the public […]
May 31, 2017
Nursing
4 Mississippi Schools Must Improve Nursing Programs
JACKSON, Miss. — Four Mississippi universities and community colleges have been told to make improvements to their nursing programs. The College Board earlier this month granted accreditation renewals in nursing instruction at 23 universities and community colleges. Alcorn State University was placed on warning, with board documents stating the school’s three-year passing rate on the […]
May 31, 2017
Disparities
Lessons Learned from Ebola Survivor
There are new reports of an outbreak of Ebola virus disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This news comes just two years after international control efforts eventually contained an Ebola outbreak in West Africa, though before control was achieved, more than 11,000 people died—the largest known Ebola outbreak in human history [1]. While considerable […]
May 31, 2017
Policies
Trump Budget Threatens Children’s Health
The Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) has been a vital part of America’s health care safety net since its creation in the 1990s. Last year, it provided coverage for almost 9 million children. CHIP is traditionally considered a bipartisan success story and has played a critical role—together with Medicaid and the private market reforms in […]
May 31, 2017
Blogs/Opinion
Everyone I Know Is Worried”
Dr. Juan Z. Montes recalls the surge of people who came calling, beginning about two years ago. “We couldn’t handle them all,” he said, referring to the new patients who visited his four Southern California clinics after they got health insurance under the Affordable Care Act. Montes, 67, who’s been doctoring in L.A. for four […]
May 30, 2017
Other News
Choice for Mental Health Czar Highlights Rift
For decades, therapists, patient advocates and countless families have worked to elevate mental health care in the political conversation. Their cause recently received a big boost when a new law created a federal mental health “czar” to help overhaul the system and bridge more than 100 federal agencies concerned with mental health. But the White […]
May 30, 2017
Other News
FDA Clears Cancer Drug Keyed to Genetics
Merck & Co’s immunotherapy Keytruda chalked up another approval on Tuesday as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said the cancer medicine can be used to treat children and adults who carry a specific genetic feature regardless of where the disease originated. It is the first time the agency has approved a cancer treatment based […]
May 30, 2017
Other News
GOP Wants to Improve Indian Healthcare
Congressional Republicans believe they can improve Indian Health Service – and the first step is to cut money from the already underfunded IHS budget. IHS provides primary health care for the majority of Native Americans and Alaskan Natives. “For years, the Indian Health Service has fallen short in providing high quality medical care throughout Indian […]
May 30, 2017
Disparities
Alzheimers’s Deaths Double in U.S.
The rate of people dying from Alzheimer’s disease in the United States rose by 55% over a 15-year period, new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows. The number of those patients dying at home from the neurodegenerative condition also rose, from 14% to 25% over the same time period studied, 2009-2014. […]
May 30, 2017
Other News
Job Losses Highlight Budget Concerns
(CNN) – Criticism is building over the Trump administration’s proposed budget. The primary sticking point is because reports show it could result in the millions losing healthcare benefits and, as a result, thousands of healthcare providers losing their jobs. Eastern Kentucky would be ground zero for those job losses. Dr. Anthony Yonts employs 50 people […]
May 30, 2017
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