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How the Healthcare Bill Will Bankrupt Millennials

Young people with decent incomes and employment — especially those younger than 26 — won’t see too many immediate changes to health insurance.People who rely on Medicaid, however, could see health care losses without support from the federal government. People who buy health insurance individually would also see changes. The GOP plan keeps the rules […]

March 23, 2017

Nurses Use High-Tech Sleep Pods for Students

LAS CRUCES, N.M. — Students in Southern New Mexico are learning that often a short nap can save a day that isn’t going right. Two high schools in the Las Cruces Public Schools district and two in the Gadsden Independent School District are using sleep pods — EnergyPods made by MetroNaps. The high-tech pods, a […]

March 23, 2017

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Medical Residents Can Work Longer

CHICAGO — Rookie doctors can work up to 24 hours straight under new work limits taking effect this summer — a move supporters say will enhance training and foes maintain will do just the opposite. A Chicago-based group that establishes work standards for U.S. medical school graduates has voted to eliminate a 16-hour cap for […]

March 23, 2017

Wait Times to See Urban Doctors Stretch

Patients are waiting an average of 24 days to schedule an appointment with a doctor, according to a study of commonly used specialty physicians in 15 major U.S. cities. The time to schedule an appointment has jumped 30% in 15 U.S. metropolitan areas from 18.5 days in 2014 amid a national doctor shortage fueled by […]

March 23, 2017

U.S. Infant Mortality Dips 15%

(CNN) — Infant mortality rates have reached new lows, according to a report released by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday. From 2005 to 2014, the infant mortality rate in the US dropped 15%, from 6.86 infant deaths per 1,000 live births to 5.82. Sudden infant death syndrome, or SIDS, declined […]

March 23, 2017

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Rural Hospitals Fear Healthcare Bill’s Effects

CLAXTON, Ga. — Talmadge Yarbrough had just sat down at his desk and opened a box of pecans when he let out a gasp that could have been his last breath. He’d gone into cardiac arrest in his office, a co-worker called 911, and an ambulance drove him two miles to the small hospital that […]

March 23, 2017

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GOP Leaders Boost Pressure on Healthcare

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and House leaders are revving up pressure on balky conservatives and other Republican lawmakers as crunch time approaches on the party’s health care overhaul bill, a drive GOP leaders concede they can’t afford to lose. A day before the House planned votes on the measure, Trump was expected to continue […]

March 23, 2017

An Architect of ACA Advising Trump

When bioethicist and oncologist Ezekiel Emanuel met with President Trump at the White House on Monday, the session revealed publicly what has been happening privately for months: A trusted ally of former president Barack Obama and chief architect of the Affordable Care Act is trying to help steer how Republicans take it apart. With the […]

March 23, 2017

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Single-Payer Possible in California

Could California have its own single-payer health insurance system providing coverage for all residents? A bill has been introduced in the state Legislature that would do just that — and its chances of success could be vastly improved by President Trump and the Republican-controlled Congress. Thanks, guys! First, a little history lesson. Stick with me […]

March 21, 2017

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Md. Lawmakers Offer Bills on Marijuana

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — After Carey Tilghman’s 6-year-old daughter, Paisley, suffered from a stroke, doctors drafted a plan to use a round of Botox injections and muscle relaxers to treat her condition. Searching for an alternative for her daughter, Tilghman found that a transdermal patch filled with cannabis, which has been linked to shielding the brain […]

March 21, 2017

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UA Panel Asks for Transgender Coverage

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — A University of Arkansas benefits committee that advocates for faculty and staff is asking that gender-transition treatments be reinstated in the employee health care plan. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports the request in a March 7 letter comes after the university suspended the coverage offered briefly earlier this year. The university oversees a […]

March 21, 2017

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Asthma Study Yields Data Using Smartphones

A research team at Mount Sinai Hospital showed its possible to produce reliable health data using smartphones, The Verge reported. In the study, published Monday in Nature Biotechnology, the researchers used Apple ResearchKit to create an iOS app to assess asthmatics’ symptoms, presumed triggers and medication adherence and compared the results with existing patient studies. […]

March 21, 2017

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Healthcare Tally: Which Side Are They On?

WASHINGTON — A look at opposing sides as Congress considers proposed Republican changes to the Obama administration health law. SUPPORTING THE BILL: President Donald Trump: “We’re going to do something that’s great and I’m proud to support the replacement plan released by the House of Representatives.” Vice President Mike Pence: “I really do believe this […]

March 21, 2017

Conservatives Amp Up Healthcare Fight

Conservative Republican lawmakers and political groups blasted President Trump’s health care plan Sunday, insisting they wouldn’t support it without major changes. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), a constant critic of the proposal, predicted the plan would never get through Congress. “There’s enough conservatives that do not want ‘Obamacare lite,’” Paul said on ABC’s “This Week.” Read […]

March 21, 2017

N.M. Dems Push Assisted Suicide Plan

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Democrats are pushing a proposal that would allow terminally ill patients in New Mexico to end their lives with help from doctors. The measure — opposed by the Catholic Church and New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez — would prevent New Mexico doctors from facing prosecution in such cases. In June, the New […]

March 21, 2017

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Disabled Children Will Get Special Park

DUBUQUE, Iowa— Dubuque officials have approved plans for an all-inclusive field at a city park, supporting an effort to build a leveled, rubberized surface that could be used by children who have disabilities. Volunteers plan to raise $3.5 million in private donations for the project at Veterans Memorial Park, The Telegraph Herald reported. “This is […]

March 21, 2017

Leadership & Policy

University of Oklahoma President David Boren Recovering After Heart Surgery

OKLAHOMA CITY — University of Oklahoma President David Boren is hospitalized after undergoing heart surgery. OU issued a press release Monday saying Boren underwent bypass surgery Monday morning and is “resting comfortably.” The 75-year-old Boren is expected to remain hospitalized for about a week and then plans to take a few more days off recuperating […]

March 20, 2017

Cuba Offers Colombia 1,000 Medical School Scholarships

HAVANA — Cuba is offering Colombia 1,000 medical school scholarships to support a peace accord in which the South American country’s largest rebel army will relinquish its weapons. The scholarships will be distributed mostly to members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia and those affected by the decades-long conflict. Colombia’s Cuban ambassador Jose Luis […]

March 16, 2017