Tax Bill Is A Medical Emergency

Where's The Outrage Against This Attack On The ACA?  by Danielle Ofri.  Slate.  November 29, 2017. 

Not A Tax Bill: It's A Obamacare Repeal Bill

This Isn't A Tax Bill.  This Is An Obamacare Repeal Bill by Dylan Matthews. Vox.  November 29, 2017.

Childbirth Is Killing Black Women In the US, And Here's Why

Childbirth Is Killing Black Women In The US, And Here's Why by Jacqueline Howard.  CNN.  November 15, 2017. 

Mediterrean/Low Carb Diet Changes Improves Patterns Of Fat Deposits

Worried About Holiday Weight Gain?  Your Scale Isn't Giving You The Whole Picture.  American Associates, Ben-Gurion University of Negev.  November 27, 2017. 

Tax Bills Could Have Adverse Impact On Private Health-Research Institutions

GOP Tax Overhaul Could Diminish Research Institutions by Susannah Luthi.  Modern Healthcare.  November 28, 2017. 

Patient Ability To Effectively Use Health Information Has Many Benefits

Making A Case For Health Literacy.  University of Missouri-Columbia/Science Daily.  November 28, 2017. 

In A Move Toward Healthy Foods, Mars Invests In Kind

Mars To Invest In Kind, Maker Of Snack Bars by Andrew Ross Sorkin and Michael J. de la Merced.  The New York Times.  November 29, 2017. 

As Health Care Changes, Insurers, Hospitals And Drugstores Team Up

As Health Care Changes, Insurers, Hospitals and Drugstores Team Up by Reed Abelson.  The New York Times.  November 26, 2017. 

Saying "No" To Patients Leads to Lower Satisfaction Scores

Patients React Poorly When Docs Say 'No' by Dennis Thompson.  HealthDay.  November 28, 2017. 

Research: Cinnamon Burns Fat Cells

Cinnamon Turns Up The Heat On Fat Cells.  University of Michigan/Science Daily.  November 21, 2017. 

Intelligence Relects Ability To Flexibly Transition From Easy-To-Access To Difficult-To Access States

Theory:  Flexibility Is At The Heart Of Human Intelligence.  University of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign/Science Daily.  November 20, 2017. 

Obamacare Signups Surging Early; Late Surge May Be Missing Due To Advertising Cuts

Obamacare Sign-Ups Are Surging, But There's A Twist by Haeyoun Park.  The New York Times.  November 21, 2017. 

Behind The New Blood Pressure Guidelines: Statistics and Methodology

Don't Let New Blood Pressure Guidelines Raise Yours by H. Gilbert Welch.  The New York Times.  November 15, 2017. 

Estimate 42% Of All Adult Cancers Could Be Attributed To Modifiable Risk Factors

Many Cancers Associated With Modifiable Risk Factors by Farhad Islami.  Healio.  November 21, 2017. 

Self Harm Rises Sharply Among Tween And Young Teen Girls

Self-Harm Rises Sharply Among Tween And Young Teen Girls, Study Shows by Melissa Healy.  The Lost Angeles Times.  November 21, 2017. 

Unsaturated Fats, Fiber And Minerals Make Nuts Good For Lower Heart Disease Risk

Nuts May Lower Your Risk For Heart Disease by Nicholas Bakalar.  The New York Times.  November 16, 2017. 

Language To Motivate Change For The Overweight Child

How Not To Talk To A Child Who Is Overweight by Perri Klass, M.D.  The New York Times.  November 20, 2017. 

State Innovation In Health Care Including Georgia and Infant Mortality

What States Can Learn From One Another On Health Care by Dhruv Khullar.  The New York Times.  November 16, 2017. 

Ending Individual Mandate May Not Pay For Tax Cut

Will Cutting The Health Mandate Pay For Tax Cuts?  Not Necessarily by Kate Zernike and Abby Goodnough.  The New York Times.  November 19, 2017. 

Dermatology: Patient Care, Finance, Staffing

Skin Cancers Rise, Along With Questionable Treatments by Katie Harner and Griffin Palmer.  The New York Times.  November 20, 2017. 

Stress, Trauma Associated With Higher Odds of Being Obese

Stressful Events Can Increase Women's Odds Of Obesity by American Heart Association/Medical Xpress.  November 15, 2017. 

AP Exclusive: US Scientists Try 1st Gene Editing In The Body

AP Exclusive:  US Scientists Try 1st Gene Editing In The Body by Marilyn Marchione.  AP.  March 15, 2017. 

Columbia's Public Health Efforts To Tax Sugary Drinks Leads To Intimidation And Censorship

She Took On Colombia's Soda Industry. They She Was Silenced by Andrew Jacobs and Matt Richel.  The New York Times.  November 13, 2017. 

The DNA Of The Oldest Among Us

The Secret To Long Life?  It May Lurk In The DNA Of The Oldest Among Us by Amy Harmon.  The New York Times.  November 13, 2017.

Trump Administration More Amenable To Fee-For-Service Medicine

Trump Health Agency Challenges Consensus On Reducing Costs by Abby Goodnough and Kate Zernike.  The New York Times.  November 12, 2017. 

New Guidelines For Blood Pressure: Millions Affected

Under New Guidelines,  Millions More Americans Will Need To Lower Blood Pressure by Gina Kolata.  The New York Times.  November 13, 2017. 

Conservatives Advance Campaign Against Government-Provided Veterans Medical Care

With Obamacare Fight Lost, Conservatives Turn To Veterans' Care by Nicholas Fandos.  The New York Times.  November 9, 2017. 

"Dead" Health Law Seems To Be Attracting Record Number Of Enrollees

Brisk Pack Of Enrollment For Federal Health Law by Robert Pear.  The New York Times.  November 10, 2017. 

World Study: Primary Consultations Range Between 48 Seconds and 22.5 Minutes

Primary Care Consultations Last Less Than 5 Minutes For Half The World's Population.  BMJ/Science Daily.  November 8, 2017.

Are Mass Murderers Insane? Usually Not, Researchers Say

Are Mass Murderers Insane?  Usually Not, Researchers Say by Benedict Carey.  The New York Times.  November 8, 2017. 

Healthcare Galvanizes Voters

Election Night Surprise:  Health Care Galvanizes Voters by Julie Rovner.  Kaiser Health News.  November 8, 2017. 

Maine Voted To Expand Medicaid; Governor Stands In The Way

Last Night, Maine Voted To Expand Medicaid.  Today Maine's Governor Says He Won't Do It by Jordan Weissmann.  Slate.  November 8, 2017. 

Elimination Of Tax Deduction For Medical Expenses Could Have Severe Impact For Some

Ending Medical Tax Break Could Be A 'Gut Punch' To The Middle Class by Kate Zernike and Abby Goodnough.  The New York Times.  November 8, 2017. 

Combat-Related PTSD Calmed By Yoga Therapy

Combat-Related PTSD Calmed by Yoga Therapy by Annabel Mansfield.  MedicalXpress.  November 8, 2017. 

Insomnia As A Evolutionary Survival Mechanism

Revealed:  Why We Lose Sleep As We Grow Older by Sarah Knapton.  The Telegraph.  July 12, 2017. 

Study: Heart Stents Fail To Reduce Pain

'Unbelievable':  Heart Stents Fail To Ease Chest Pain by Gina Kolata.  New York Times.  November 2, 2017. 

For Patients With Heart Failure, Little Guidance As Death Nears

For Patients With Heart Failure, Little Guidance As Death Nears by Gina Kolata.  New York Times.  November 6, 2017. 

Foods Shouldn't Be Scary

Relax, You Don't Need To 'Eat Clean' by Aaron E. Carroll.  The New York Times.  November 4, 2017. 

Gun Injuries In The U.S. Have Become More Severe

Gun Injuries In The U.S. Have Become More Severe Since The 1990s, Study Says by Karen Kaplan.  November 6, 2017. 

Mass Shootings Have Roots In Domestic Violence

In Texas And Beyond, Mass Shootings Have Roots In Domestic Violence by April Fulton.  NPR.  November 7, 2017. 

Asteroid Metal Found Effective Against Cancer

Cancer Cells Destroyed With Dense Metal Found In Asteroids.  University of Warwick/Science Daily.  November 2, 2017.

Why Whole Grains Are Healthy

Several Reasons Why Whole Grains Are Healthy.  Technical University of Denmark/Science Daily.  November 2, 2017.

Latino Obamacare Coverage Poised To Slip During Chaotic Enrollment Season

Big Gains In Latino Health Coverage Poised To Slip During Chaotic Enrollment Season by Paula Andalo.  October 30, 2017. 

Timeline: Roadblocks To Affordable Care Act Enrollment

Timeline:  Roadblocks To Affordable Care Act Enrollment by Julie Rovner.  Kaiser Health News.  November 1, 2017.