Saturday, October 28, 2017
Medicaid Expansion On The Ballot In Maine
The Governor Blocked Medicaid Expansion. Now Maine Voters Could Overrule Him. by Abby Goodnough. The New York Times. October 27, 2017.
Friday, October 27, 2017
UN Expert: Healthcare Among Most Corrupt Sectors
Healthcare Among Most Corrupt Sectors, Warns UN Expert, Backing "Citizen Whistleblowers" United Nations Human Rights--Office Of The High commissioner. October 24, 2017.
Doctor Pleaded Guilty For Kickbacks For Prescribing Fentanyl Spray
Doctor Admits He Took Kickbacks To Prescribe Fentanyl Spray by Michelle R. Smith. October 25, 2017.
Thursday, October 26, 2017
Walk
Walking Below Minimum Recommended Levels Linked To Lower Mortality Risk. American Cancer Society/Science Daily. October 19, 2017.
The Rules Of The Doctor's Heart
The Rules Of The Doctor's Heart by Siddhartha Mukherjee. The New York Times. October 24, 2017.
Daydreaming May Indicate Creativity
Do You Daydream? That May Mean You're Sharper And More Creative Than Your Peers, Study Says by Najja Parker. Atlanta Journal Constitution. October 25, 2017.
Favorable Trend For Cholesterol; Stark Differences Along Gender And Racial Lines
By The Numbers: High Cholesterol Continues A Slow Decline by Matt Wynn. MedPage Today. October 26, 2017.
Public Health Emergency, Not National Emergency, To Be Declared Over Opioids
Trump Will Declare A Public Health Emergency To Combat The Opioid Crisis by German Lopez. Vox. October 26, 2017.
Tuesday, October 24, 2017
Puerto Rico, Damaged By Hurricane, Is The Source Of Drugs, Medical Devices And Supplies
U.S. Hospitals Wrestle With Shortages Of Drug Supplies Made In Puerto Rico by Katie Thomas. The New York Times. October 23, 2017.
Memes + Individual Biases= Falsehoods As Real
How Fiction Becomes Fact On Social Media by Benedict Carey. The New York Times. October 20, 2017.
Monday, October 23, 2017
America's 10 Most Common Pre-existing Medical Conditions
The Most Common Pre-existing Medical Conditions by Jen Christensen. CNN. September 21, 2017.
Natural Disasters Deadly For the Elderly
A Spate Of Deadly Disasters For The Elderly by Michael Nedelman. CNN. October 17, 2017.
72 Previously Unknown Gene Mutations Discovered Leading To Breast Cancer
Breast Cancer Genetics Revealed: 72 New Mutations Discovered In Global Study by Susan Scutti. CNN. October 23, 2017.
Saturday, October 21, 2017
Study: Pollution Caused About 9 Million Deaths in 2015, $4.6 Trillion In Annual Losses
Study: Pollution Kills 9 Million A Year, Costs $4.6 Trillion by Katy Daigle. Associated Press/U.S. News. October 20, 2017
Thursday, October 19, 2017
Science, Marketing, And Chocolate
Dark Chocolate Is Now A Health Food. Here's How That Happened by Julia Belluz. Vox. October 18, 2017.
Puerto Rico Electricity And Water Crises Have Public Health Effects
The Unrelenting Crisis In Puerto Rico Is Forcing People To Drink Dirty Water by Julia Belluz. Vox. October 18m 2017.
Gentle Touch Soothes The Pain Of Social Rejection
Gentle Touch Soothes The Pain Of Social Rejection. University College London/Science Daily. October 18, 2017.
Stress Effects Are Similar To High Fat Diet
Stress Might Be Just As Unhealthy As Junk Food To Digestive System. Brigham Young University/Science Daily. October 16, 2017.
Tuesday, October 17, 2017
Obesity At All Time High For All Adults
Obesity Among All US Adults Reaches All-Time High by Victoria Larned. CNN. October 13, 2017.
Economic Expansion's Relation To Health Is More Complicated Than Expected
How A Healthy Economy Can Shorten Life Spans by Austin Frakt. The New York Times. October 16, 2017.
Public Helps Wounded In Las Vegas Shooting
After The Las Vegas Shooting, Concertgoers Became Medics by Sheri Fink. The New York Times. October 15, 2017.
Sunday, October 15, 2017
How Much Rest Is Needed To Ensure An Accurate Blood Pressure Reading
Why Your Blood Pressure Probably Isn't As High As Your Doctor Says by Ross Pomeroy. Real Clear Science. October 12, 2017.
No Rise In Risky Sexual Behavior Due To Obamacare Birth Control Mandate
No, The Obamacare Birth Control Mandate Did Not Increase 'Risky Sexual Behavior' Among Teens by Christopher Ingraham. The Washington Post. October 6, 2017.
Positive Health Care Marketing And False Hope
The Painful Side Of Positive Health Care Marketing by Sam Harnett. NPR. October 8, 2017.
Friday, October 13, 2017
Target Obamacare: Trump Scraps Health Care Subsidies For Poor
Trump To Scrap Critical Health Care Subsidies, Hitting Obamacare Again by Robert Pear, Maggie Haberman and Reed Abelson. The New York Times. October 12, 2017.
Death Count In Puerto Rico: Conflicting Statistics And Methods
Everything That's Been Reported About Deaths In Puerto Rico Is At Odds With the Official Count by Eliza Barclay and Alexia Fernandez Campbell. Vox. October 11, 2017.
Thursday, October 12, 2017
11 Ways Trump Is Undermining Obamacare
We're Tracking Ways Trump Is Undermining Obamacare. Here Are 11 by Haeyoun Park. The New York Times. October 12, 2017.
Eating Nuts Can Reduce Weight Gain, Study Finds
Eating Nuts Can Reduce Weight Gain, Study Finds. Lorma Linda University/Science Daily. September 20, 2017.
Smartwatches Using Ultrasound Could Utilize Gestures To Control Household Devices--Opportunity For Elderly
Future Smartwatches Could Sense Hand Movement Using Ultrasound Imaging. Science Daily/University of Bristol. October 11, 2017.
Vaccine Disagreement Separates Divorced Couple
Jailed Mom 'Devastated' To Learn Son Was Vaccinated by John Wisely. USA TODAY. October 11, 2017.
Tuesday, October 10, 2017
Congress Failure To Renew Federal Health Care Programs Impacts Georgia
Five Things To Track: Health Care Programs Facing Cuts In Georgia by Ariel Hart. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. October 8, 2017.
Evolution Toward Team-Oriented Medicine Improves Patient Care And Reduces Costs
Health Care Costs Aren't Just About Economics by Marschall S. Runge. Real Clear Health. October 9, 2017.
Questions About Contraception Coverage Under Trump Regulations
4 Takeaways As HHS Relaxes Rules On Contraception Coverage At Work by Mary Agnes Carey and Lexie Verdon. Kaiser Health News. October 6, 2017.
Plans On The Table To Gut Obamacare By Executive Action
How Trump Is Planning To Gut Obamacare By Executive Order by Dylan Scott. Vox. October 10, 2017.
Saturday, October 7, 2017
Trump Administration rolls Back ACA Birth Control Mandate: 55 Million To Be Affected
Trump Administration Rolls Back Birth Control Mandate by Robert Pear, Rebecca R. Ruiz and Laurie Goodstein. The New York Times. October 6, 2017.
Puerto Rico Health System On Life Support
Puerto Rico Health System On Life Support Two Weeks After Hurricane Maria by Oren Dorell. USA TODAY. October 5, 2017.
Thursday, October 5, 2017
Multiple Sense Loss In Older Adults Occurs Frequently And Has Many Implications
Problems With Senses May Predict Older Adults' Overall Health, Ability To Function. American Geriatrics Society/Science Daily. October 4, 2017.
Without Commitments For Critical Financing, Obamacare Rates Scheduled To Soar
With Affordable Care Act's Future Cloudy, Costs For Many Seem Sure To Soar by Reed Abelson. The New York Times. October 3, 2017.
Tuesday, October 3, 2017
What Does It Mean To Have A Calling To Medicine?
What Does It Mean To Have A Calling To Medicine? by Farr A. Curlin. The Big Question Online. February 25, 2017.
Sicker Communities Shifted Votes To Trump in 2016
A New Election Theory Sicker Counties Swung For Trump by Deena Shanker. BloombergPolitics. October 2, 2017.
American College Of Physicians: Mass Shootings Are a Public Health Issue
ACP Calls or Politcies To Reduce Injury And Deaths from Firearms. American College Of Physicians. October 2, 2017.
High Cost Of Faulty Medical Devices
Replacing Faulty Heart Devices Costs Medicare $1.5 Billion In 10 Years by Fred Schulte and Christina Jewett
KFC In Ghana
Obesity Was Rising As Ghana Embraced Fast Food. Then Came KFC by Dionne Searcey and Matt Richtel. The New York Times. October 2, 2017.
Level-One Trauma Center Reacts To Las Vegas Attack
Controlled Chaos At Las Vegas Hospital Trauma Center After Attack by Sheri Fink. The New York Times. October 2, 2017.