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Section: Health
Health
University of Hawaii Closing State’s Only Public Hyperbaric Treatment Center
KAIULA-KONA, Hawaii — Hawaii’s only means of treatment for divers with decompression sickness is remaining closed through November. The University of Hawaii at Manoa announced Oct. 20 that its public hyperbaric treatment center is closed due to “unforeseen circumstances,” West Hawaii Today reported. Decompression sickness, also known as the bends, is the result of gases […]
October 31, 2017
Blogs/Opinion
Jane Doe’s Ordeal
Last night was the first night in a month that I was able to fall asleep without worrying about whether Jane Doe would get the medical care she needs. Jane, a 17-year-old unaccompanied immigrant minor, received her abortion yesterday after being held hostage by our federal government for over a month. But while the legal […]
October 30, 2017
Policies
WWII Vet Gets Benefits for Mustard Gas Exposure
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. —A World War II veteran who says he was exposed to mustard gas experiments at a former southwest Missouri military camp has been awarded federal benefits. Missouri U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill announced October 23 that the Department of Veterans Affairs is granting Arla Harrell monthly benefits. He’s also getting back-benefits from the […]
October 30, 2017
Disparities
Q &A on Breast Cancer Disparities
Dr. Peggy Porter, head of the Breast Cancer Research Program at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, studies the molecular details of different types of breast tumors and the characteristics — such as age, ethnicity and environmental exposure — that can alter an individual’s cancer risk. With this information, she aims to help make breast cancer […]
October 30, 2017
Disparities
Disabled Have Worst Outcomes and Access to Care
People with disabilities may have less access to care and worse health outcomes than individuals without physical or mental challenges, two recent studies suggest. One study found that people with disabilities in the UK have worse access to care largely due to struggles with transportation, costs and long waiting lists for appointments. The other study […]
October 30, 2017
Policies
Poll: Americans Want Bipartisan Obamacare Fix
NEW YORK (Reuters) – As Republican and Democratic lawmakers clash over the future of Obamacare, Americans largely are eager for a bipartisan solution to its shortcomings, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll released on Thursday. The Oct. 14-23 poll found that 62 percent of Americans want former President Barack Obama’s healthcare law to be maintained, […]
October 30, 2017
Policies
Providers: No Funds, No solution to Opioid Crisis
Providers said on Thursday that President Donald Trump’s declaration that the opioid crisis is a national public health emergency is a good and necessary step to raise awareness about the epidemic, but on its own it won’t solve the problem. The declaration highlights the urgency of the problem, but the White House administration and Congress […]
October 30, 2017
Other News
Trump Vows to Attack Opioid Crisis, Cuts Treatment Options
US President Donald Trump has declared the opioid crisis a public health emergency. What that means in practice remains to be seen – possibilities include increased federal funding, inter-agency coordination, and improved rural health services. But one prerequisite to making real progress in stopping the 142 deaths that happen each day in the US from […]
October 30, 2017
Other News
Discrimination Is Bad for Your Health
Most people can acknowledge that discrimination has an insidious effect on the lives of minorities, even when it’s unintentional. Those effects can include being passed over for jobs for which they are qualified or shut out of housing they can afford. And most people are painfully aware of the tensions between African-Americans and police. But […]
October 30, 2017
African-American
Vanderbilt, Fisk Partner to Tackle HIV and AIDS
Two Universities are partnering to reach out to individuals at risk for HIV and AIDS in the greater Nashville, Tennessee, area.
October 29, 2017
Blogs/Opinion
Address Lifestyles
President Trump’s latest actions on health care – his executive order creating “association health plans” and terminating cost-sharing payments under Obamacare – will further destabilize health insurance markets and create chaos for tens of millions of Americans who need health insurance. The Trump administration’s lack of a viable strategy for American health care just magnifies […]
October 25, 2017
Disparities
Hundreds Line Up for Free Clinic in West Virginia
Hundreds of low-wage and poor residents received free dental, vision and other medical care over the weekend at a medical clinic in Charleston, West Virginia sponsored by the Remote Area Medical Volunteer Corps and West Virginia Health Right. The makeshift clinic, held in a local middle school, attracted residents in dire need of health care […]
October 25, 2017
Disparities
Who is Indian Health Service Nominee Robert Weaver?
Directors of the Indian Health Service, which provides health services to many Native Americans and Alaska Natives, have mostly been medical or public health professionals. Robert M. Weaver, nominated October 6, 2017, to lead the organization, is an insurance broker. Weaver is a member of the Quapaw tribe, based in Oklahoma. He graduated from Baxter […]
October 25, 2017
Policies
How to Shop for Health Insurance on November 1
OPEN ENROLLMENT FOR health insurance will begin November 1, and the Trump administration has abdicated its responsibility to help consumers wade their way through it. Former President Barack Obama’s team, meanwhile, in writing the law, abdicated its responsibility to not make shopping for health insurance infuriatingly confusing. Read More
October 25, 2017
Policies
McConnell Won’t Set Health Vote Till He Hears from White House
A bipartisan effort to fix Obamacare could get a vote in the Senate if President Trump makes clear he’ll sign the legislation, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Sunday. Trump has given mixed signals whether he supports the new bill by Sens. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) and Patty Murray (D-Wash.) to stabilize the insurance markets after […]
October 25, 2017
Policies
Congress Ramps Up Debate on Veterans’ Care
WASHINGTON – Major reforms to veterans’ health care are moving forward on Capitol Hill, and politically conservative and liberal groups are attempting to influence what could be an intense debate over balancing private-sector care. The House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs will meet Tuesday morning to discuss options for overhauling Veterans Choice, a program created in […]
October 25, 2017
Other News
Trump Says He Will Declare Opioid Crisis a National Emergency
When President Trump told reporters that the opioid crisis is a “national emergency” and he would be officially declaring it as such, he raised a point experts have echoed for months. The opioid epidemic is a critical emergency on a national scale, the experts agree, but does a proper solution involve a declaration from the […]
October 25, 2017
Other News
Disparities in Healthcare are Detrimental to Women
The United States is one of the only developed countries in the world that doesn’t provide universal health coverage for its citizens. Healthcare is seen not as a right, but as a privilege enjoyed by those fortunate enough to be able to afford it. The ability to afford healthcare is heavily dependent on factors outside […]
October 25, 2017
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