Obamacare Nears Major Goal With One Month To Go
More than 9.5 million people have signed up for private health insurance coverage this year using the Obamacare exchanges, the Department of Health and Human Services disclosed Tuesday, putting the…
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How The New York Times Reported The Liberation Of Auschwitz In 1945
On Jan. 27, 1945, Soviet troops moved through the town of Oswiecim, Poland, and liberated the concentration camp complex of Auschwitz. In the weeks before, the majority of the prisoners…
California measles outbreak grows to 73 cases
Last week, public health officials reported 59 cases since December; 42 with a Disney connection. In addition, 13 cases linked to the outbreak have been reported in six other U.S….
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence spotlights conservative embrace of Medicaid
He joins Ohio Gov. John Kasich on the list of GOP 2016 possibilities who have expanded health coverage through Obamacare. Some of the party’s governors touted as potential vice presidential…
Clinton Foundation To Help Make Anti-Overdose Drug Much More Affordable
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Naloxone, a medication known as the “overdose antidote,” can reverse the effects of an overdose from opioid drugs like heroin, Vicodin, OxyContin and morphine. Although Naloxone…
Man Shoots Nurse At Los Angeles-Area Hospital
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A man shot and wounded a nurse Monday in the mental health unit at a hospital in Los Angeles County before he was arrested, authorities said….
Here’s How Obamacare Is Going To Affect Your Taxes
Taxes are a pain. Health insurance is a pain. This year, Americans will suffer both when they file their income taxes. Ouch. The Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare, inserted health…
Is Obamacare about controlling our lives?
Journalist Steven Brill has written a new book about our dysfunctional system of health care and it’s getting a lot of attention. In “America’s Bitter Pill: Money, Politics, Backroom Deals,…
Salt May Not Affect Heart Risks
The study, in JAMA Internal Medicine, included 2,642 people, average age 74. Half the participants were women, 62 percent were white and 38 percent were African-American. All were free of…
W.H.O. Members Endorse Resolution to Improve Response to Health Emergencies
As the battle to snuff out the Ebola epidemic in West Africa continues, amid hopeful signs of ebbing, fears of an even more deadly and widespread infectious disease’s emerging in…
California measles outbreak grows to 68 cases
The number of cases has increased to 68, with 48 of those cases linked to an outbreak at Disneyland, state health officials reported Friday. Two days ago, the health department…
Global Access To Health Care Is Now Better Than Ever Before
Despite the fact that income inequality is rising around the world, health outcomes and access to health care are, paradoxically, becoming more and more equal. – “But that’s why it…
Bernie Sanders Got Republicans To Make His Argument For Universal Health Care
WASHINGTON — In Republicans’ ongoing efforts to roll back or hamstring Obamacare, this is probably not what they hoped for in their first Senate hearing on the matter: The Senate’s…
Ebola Infections Dropping in West Africa, World Health Organization Says
GENEVA — The number of people falling victim to the Ebola virus in West Africa has fallen to the lowest level in months, the World Health Organization said on Friday,…
New York Asks Federal Prosecutors To Launch Civil Rights Probe Into Rikers Island Inmate’s Death
Federal prosecutors should launch a civil rights probe into the 2013 death of a mentally ill Rikers Island inmate who was locked in his cell for six days without care…
Despite Cholesterol Drop, Many Kids Still Have High Blood Pressure
BY KATHRYN DOYLE Wed Jan 21, 2015 2:50pm EST (Reuters Health) – Although pediatric high cholesterol levels in the U.S. have gone down since 1999, about one in 10 kids…
Teenagers With Poor Body Image Are More Likely To Become Obese
Thinking you’re fat could actually lead to weight gain, according to new research on body image in teens. A paper published in the journal Psychological Science found that teens who…
Coffee May Cut Melanoma Risk
Researchers used health and dietary data on 447,357 non-Hispanic whites ages 50 to 71 who were cancer free at the start of the study and followed them for an average…
Measles Cases Linked to Disneyland Rise, and Debate Over Vaccinations Intensifies
LOS ANGELES — A measles outbreak that began at Disneyland is spreading across California and beyond, prompting health officials to move aggressively to contain it — including by barring unvaccinated…
42 measles cases linked to Disneyland
There’s a measles outbreak at Disneyland, and one of California’s top public health officials recommended that children under 12 and people who’ve never had a measles vaccination stay away from…
Of Course Colorado Guesses It Will Cost $420 To Pull Marijuana PSA Records
A recent records request targeting a new series of Colorado public service announcements on legal recreational marijuana has turned up the perfect cost — $420, obviously. Earlier this month, Beryl…
North Dakota Pipeline Leaked 3 Million Gallons Of Brine In Oil Drilling
Nearly 3 million gallons of saltwater generated by oil drilling have leaked from a North Dakota pipeline, an official said Wednesday, the largest such spill since the state’s current oil…
Democrats Vow To Defend Abortion Rights On Roe v. Wade Anniversary
WASHINGTON — Democrats in both chambers of Congress will introduce a resolution Thursday that asserts the “constitutionally protected right to safe, legal abortion services,” the same day that House Republicans…
Heath insurers are stock market darlings thanks to Obamacare
Simply put, greater access to health insurance has led to more customers for the insurance giants. And UnitedHealth is not the only company to benefit. The other four members of…
Tax preparers prepare to give bad Obamacare news
To get ready, Smith and her team have been training for months, running through a range of hypothetical scenarios. One features “Ray” and “Vicky,” a fictional couple from an H&R…
Several Disneyland employees diagnosed with measles
The announcement comes after public health officials in California and Utah confirmed earlier this month nine cases, all of them visitors of either Disneyland or Disney California Adventure Park in…
7 Ways To Rethink Your Workout So You’ll Stick To It
SPECIAL FROM Next Avenue By Linda Melone – Read more from Next Avenue: The health hazards of sitting too much 6 beliefs that sabotage your health Stretches and exercises for…
The Healing Powers Of Keeping A Journal (And How To Stick With It)
By Barbara Stepko Get an injection, down those pills, and follow your M.D.’s advice to the letter: These are all pretty familiar forms of medicine. But if you want to…
Supreme Court Rules For Bearded Muslim Inmate, Upholding Religious Rights Of Prisoners
The Supreme Court is siding with a Muslim prison inmate in Arkansas who sued for the right to grow a short beard for religious reasons. The court’s unanimous ruling Tuesday…
Hawaii Faces Physician ‘Crisis’
Hawaii’s doctor shortage is getting worse, and it’s getting especially difficult to find a physician on its neighboring islands. The state is nearly 900 doctors short of the amount it…