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Loss of Obamacare Will Hit Poor, White Voters

Donald Trump has chosen GOP Rep. Tom Price of Georgia, a longtime critic of the Affordable Care Act, as his secretary for Health and Human Services. This likely means that, at best, the health law will be repealed and replaced by something that covers far fewer people, or that, at worst, it will get repealed […]

December 5, 2016

Mobile Clinic Helps Cancer Patients

McALLEN, Texas — Many of the patients who come to Paul Toscano’s free mobile clinic are jobless. Uninsured. Undocumented. Desperate. The Houston Chronicle reports that the physician’s assistant treats so many inside this retrofitted RV that it’s impossible to remember them all. Some he’ll never forget. He closes his eyes and thinks of a woman […]

December 5, 2016

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Md. Democrats Vow Fight for Planned Parenthood

WASHINGTON — Baltimore resident Annie Sageng relied on Planned Parenthood for many different reasons while growing up. In high school, she drove her friends there to pick up birth control and pregnancy tests. Eventually she was the one picking up the birth control. Then she was a volunteer. Now, the 28-year-old is the Maryland Planned […]

December 5, 2016

N.J. County Equips School Nurses to Use Narcan

TOMS RIVER, N.J. — Ocean County has become the first county in New Jersey to supply all of its high school nurses with Narcan, the drug that is used to reverse opioid overdoses. County prosecutor Joseph Coronato says he made the decision to equip nurses with the life-saving antidote after hearing about a recent overdose […]

December 5, 2016

Journal: Implicit Bias Matters in Health Care

The #BlackLivesMatter movement arose almost three years ago on social media, prompted by what many saw as law enforcement’s unfair and biased handling of blacks. Substantial evidence also shows parallels of biased treatment within health care, limiting access and quality of care because of racial, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds. We understand the problem better, but […]

December 5, 2016

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Campus Events Canceled Because of Mumps

COLUMBIA, Mo. — The University of Missouri has canceled a popular event and is urging student groups to halt others as the number of confirmed and probable mumps cases climbs to 128. University spokesman Christian Basi said Thursday that “for the safety of our students and university community” the school has called off a late […]

December 5, 2016

Kansas Dementia Research Focuses on Exercise

LAWRENCE, Kan. — Ann Poehler’s strides quicken on the treadmill. Her feet pound. Her heart races from 150 to 160 beats per minute and more. A plastic tube jutting from the Prairie Village woman’s mouth feeds carbon dioxide levels to a computer here inside the University of Kansas Alzheimer’s Disease Center. The computer records every […]

December 5, 2016

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Health Care Industry Concerns About Trump Threats Ease

Hospitals and health insurers are gaining confidence that their nightmare scenario—millions of Americans instantly losing health insurance once President-elect Donald Trump delivers on a promise to “repeal and replace” Obamacare—is looking more like a bad dream than becoming reality. The early view from the healthcare sector still includes an end eventually to President Obama’s signature […]

December 5, 2016

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Pharmacy Schools See Emerging Opportunities in Field

While demand for pharmacy school graduates has waned slightly, new opportunities beyond the traditional community pharmacy continue to grow.

November 30, 2016

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A “Connection Maker” Helps Apache Community

My name is Joaquin Ray Gallegos and I am from the Jicarilla Apache Nation and the Pueblo of Santa Ana. I was raised to be a connection-maker. Each American Indian and Alaska Native student and youth is a rare solution to the unrest and problems that grip society today. Read More

November 30, 2016

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Md. Marijuana Panel Seeks Diversity Consultant

ELLICOTT CITY, Md. — Maryland’s medical marijuana commission is taking steps toward evaluating minority participation in the state’s nascent cannabis industry, the panel’s executive director said after critics complained of a lack of minority-owned businesses among finalists to grow and process the drug. Patrick Jameson said key factors are still evolving and changing by the […]

November 30, 2016

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Ailing Floridians Fear Obamacare Repeal Under Trump

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Sherry Riggs didn’t stay awake to find out who the next president would be. Her heart literally couldn’t take it. Riggs, a 55-year-old barber, has been ordered to avoid stress after a heart attack and bypass surgery last month. Last year, she had a stent put in, paid for by insurance […]

November 30, 2016

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Elizabeth Warren Blasts Bill to Speed Drug Approval

WASHINGTON—Sen. Elizabeth Warren has delivered a ferocious attack on congressional Republicans and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell over a medical research bill, putting fellow Democrats on the spot by pushing them to oppose a measure she said “is corrupt, and it is very, very dangerous.” As Congress began the final stretch of its post-election session, […]

November 30, 2016

Study of Promising HIV Vaccine Begins

The first HIV vaccine efficacy study to launch anywhere in seven years is now testing whether an experimental vaccine regimen safely prevents HIV infection among South African adults. The study, called HVTN 702, involves a new version of the only HIV vaccine candidate ever shown to provide some protection against the virus. HVTN 702 aims […]

November 30, 2016

World AIDS Day: Positive Spin

In his 2013 Executive Order establishing the HIV Care Continuum Initiative, President Obama called upon Federal agencies implementing the National HIV/AIDS Strategy to prioritize addressing the HIV care continuum, including by accelerating efforts to increase HIV testing, services, and treatment along the continuum. In 2013, AIDS.gov developed two videos to help educate Americans about the […]

November 30, 2016

Trump Names Top Obamacare Critic to Lead HHS

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump chose a former Goldman Sachs banker and a billionaire investor on Tuesday to steer economic policy in his administration and a fierce Obamacare critic to dismantle President Barack Obama’s signature healthcare program. Republican Trump is expected to name Steven Mnuchin, a former Goldman Sachs partner and Hollywood financier, as his nominee […]

November 30, 2016

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Trump Presidency Risks Health of Asian American and Islanders

While the details of President-elect Donald Trump’s policy plans have been vague, he campaigned that “repealing and replacing” the Affordable Care Act (ACA) would be one of his top priorities. This campaign pledge echoed legislative proposals introduced by Congressional Republicans since the bill’s passage, and who now have majority control over both the House of […]

November 28, 2016

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Idaho System to Hire 100 in 5 Years

TWIN FALLS, Idaho — The St. Luke’s health system plans to hire at least 100 health professionals over the next five years to work in Twin Falls, Jerome and Ketchum. A growing population and a need for specialty treatment are driving the hiring of doctors, physician’s assistants and nurse practitioners, spokeswoman Debbie Kytle told The […]

November 28, 2016