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At the Democratic debate, former Vice President Joe Biden said that "we didn't lock people in cages" during his and former President Barack Obama's tenure. But there's photographic evidence to the contrary. Meanwhile, the candidates have mostly been able to side-step the issue of immigration despite it being one of voters' top priorities.
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The public funding won't go to the procedure itself, but rather toward helping offset costs related to transportation, lodging and child care for women who are seeking abortions. Women's health news comes out of North Dakota and Maine as well.
“These so-called gig companies present themselves as the innovative future of tomorrow," said state Sen. María Elena Durazo (D-Los Angeles). "A future where companies don’t pay Social Security or Medicare, workers' compensation or unemployment insurance.” Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, who was initially on the fence, endorsed the bill earlier this month and has committed to signing it.
The treatment of the HIV-positive man in China fell short of eliminating the disease, but the fact that he is well after 19 months supports ideas that gene-editing seems safe and holds promise, according to the report in the New England Journal Of Medicine. "It's not a home run at this point, but getting to first base is really critical for this technology," says Carl June , a professor in immunotherapy at the University of Pennsylvania.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims said the VA must reimburse veterans for out-of-pocket emergency medical bills not covered by private insurance, other than copayments.
A Frontline investigation found that during the year-and-a-half the outbreak spanned 115 people in Flint died of non-viral pneumonia. The official count was 12.
The study was novel because it focused on attempts to change a person's gender identity rather than sexual orientation, which previous research has looked at. “What this new study shows is that transgender people who are exposed to conversion efforts anytime in their lives have more than double the odds of attempting suicide," said study co-author Dr. Alex Keuroghlian.
While much of the blame for the rise of drug-resistant infections has focused on the overuse of antibiotics, public health experts say that nursing facilities, and long-term hospitals, are a dangerously weak link in the health care system. The facilities are often understaffed and ill-equipped to enforce rigorous infection control, yet continuously cycle infected patients into hospitals and back again. In other public health news: immunotherapy, homelessness and mental health, sexual harassment in hospitals, scammers and the elderly, and more.
The FDA has a rigorous approval process for new drugs--companies conduct clinical trials in humans over several years to prove a drug is safe and effective. But 90% of all medications prescribed to Americans are generics. They’re cheaper, they’re supposed to work the same way, and they receive less scrutiny right from the start. In other pharmaceutical news: a look at why there aren't better cancer drugs; the trouble with capping insulin prices; hidden secrets about a baldness drug; and more.
Medicaid recipients over the age of 55 are expected to repay the government for many medical expenses—and states will seize houses and other assets after those recipients die in order to satisfy the debt. Medicaid news comes out of Virginia, North Carolina, Michigan and Maryland as well.
The Democrats will debate on Thursday night and health care is likely to make an appearance. Experts translate those hot buzzwords to plain English ahead of the debate.
Confusion still abounds following the Trump administration's decision to send letters to sick immigrants who are protected under a program that allows them to stay in America while seeking medical care that might not be available to them in their home countries. Immigrants testified about their experiences at a House Oversight Subcommittee hearing on Wednesday.
The letter — which urges the Republican-controlled Senate to enact bills that have already been introduced — is the most concerted effort by the business community to enter the gun debate. In other news from Capitol Hill: the spending bill and abortion, prior authorization, and surprise medical bills.
Specifics of the settlement with Purdue Pharma have yet to be hammered out, but the deal would involve the company filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. It would be dissolved, and a new one would be formed to continue selling OxyContin with the profits used to pay the plaintiffs. Purdue Pharma also would donate drugs for addiction treatment and overdose reversal. Under the deal, the Sackler family would pay $3 billion in cash over seven years. Massachusetts, New York and Connecticut are among the states that want more from the Sackler family. “The families who were hurt by Purdue and the Sacklers have spoken loud and clear that this case demands real accountability, and I will continue to fight for that,” Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey said.
Media outlets take a look at how the vaping cases are cropping up in states across the country.
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