Different Takes: Opioid Epidemic Is Not A Problem We Can Kill Our Way Out Of; Find Safe Alternatives For Pain
Opinion pages focus on healthy policies regarding the opioid epidemic.
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State Highlights: Poor Record Keeping At NYC Hospitals Blamed For Yearslong Mystery; Critics Assail Iowa Ombudsman For Neglecting Elderly
Media outlets report on news from New York, Iowa, Puerto Rico, Georgia, Texas, Florida, Minnesota, Vermont, Maryland, Kentucky, Ohio, and Seattle.
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An Exercise Pill? Scientists Trying To ‘Game The System’ For Those With Limited Physical Options
Researchers are working to create a pill that could trigger the body into mimicking the positive effects of working out to help benefit post-op patients, those with muscle-related diseases and others.
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Home Care Industry Worried About Immigration Policies Even For Workers In Country Legally
About a quarter of the nearly three million people who work in the home health care industry are immigrants. And some of the administration's stances could negatively effect the pipeline for that workforce.
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In Largest-Ever Midterm Campaign, Planned Parenthood To Sink $20M Into Races
The Planned Parenthood Action Fund will initially target races in Arizona, Florida, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, though that roster could change as the election cycle evolves. Meanwhile, in other women's health news, the Washington state Legislature has voted to require insurers to cover abortions and birth control.
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Reining In Dreams Of Robot Doctors: AI In Medicine Becomes More About Helping Than Replacing Professionals
Modern Healthcare takes a deep dive into artificial intelligence's role in the health care landscape and what the future holds.
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Vets With PTSD Face Bias From Navy Board That Oversees Discharge Upgrade Requests, Lawsuit Claims
The case is the latest in a series of lawsuits by the university’s Veterans Legal Services Clinic, seeking recognition that vast numbers of veterans have been improperly discharged and denied the benefits that were meant to help them re-enter society.
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Virginia Governor Issues Gentle Ultimatum As Medicaid Expansion Debate Continues To Roil Legislature
Gov. Ralph Northam (D) said that if he gets a budget that doesn't include expansion of Medicaid, he'll be forced to add an amendment, which may not include some of the compromises he's already worked out with lawmakers. Media outlets report on Medicaid news out of New Hampshire, Iowa and Louisiana.
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Without Threat Of Tax Penalty, Nearly 20 Percent Of Californians Will Drop Coverage, Study Projects
California would continue to have a stable market partly because so many people in the exchange have their premiums paid or partly paid through subsidies, or premium tax credits, said Covered California Executive Director Peter Lee. But premiums will most likely go up.
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Self-Neglect Accounts For More Calls To Social Services Than Any Other Form Of Elder Abuse
But intervening in those cases can be tricky for a nation that values independence. “If someone has decision-making capacity, do they have the right to live in squalor?” asked Dr. XinQi Dong, a researcher at the Rush Institute for Healthy Aging in Chicago. In other public health news, seat belts, sexting, stress, kidney disease and uterine transplants.
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Opioid Epidemic’s ‘Secondary Victims’: Cases Of Children Being Hospitalized For Overdose Nearly Doubles
"What was really striking to me is just how sick these kids are and that almost half of them end up in the ICU," said Dr. Jason Kane, a lead author on the new study. Meanwhile, NPR takes a look at the paradox of heightened pain sensitivity with opioid use. And media outlets report on news of the crisis out of Tennessee, Connecticut, Florida, Oklahoma and New Hampshire.
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Researchers Throw Cold Water On Optimism Over Universal Flu Vaccine
Despite a recent push for a more effective vaccine, scientists say we're not really there yet. In fact, we're not even close. Meanwhile, the CDC has declared that this nasty season has peaked, but public health officials warn that flu activity is still high and widespread.
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The ‘Destruction Is Almost Unimaginable’: Trauma Surgeons Share Experiences With Assault-Style Rifle Wounds
The damage the type of weapons inflict on the human body is "ghastly," trauma surgeons say. Meanwhile, following the Parkland, Fla. shooting and more focus on the country's mental health services, Congress mulls a bill to create a three-digit suicide hotline.
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First Edition: March 5, 2018
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
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Viewpoints: Time For Mandate? Flu Shots For All Children; Lessons From LA On Public Health, Homeless People
Opinion writers focus on these health issues and others.
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Research Roundup: Behavioral Health; Short-Term Plans; Medication Adherence And Views On Health Insurance
Each week, KHN compiles a selection of recently released health policy studies and briefs.
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State Highlights: Utah Lawmakers Consider Curbing Voters’ Power Over Medicaid; Fla. Bill Would Assist First Responders With PTSD
Media outlets report on news from Utah, Florida, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Michigan, Texas, New York, Missouri, Maryland and Georgia.
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Governor Renews Effort To Expand MinnesotaCare Program
Gov. Mark Dayton unsuccessfully fought for the plan last year, but said he hopes the November election will pressure the GOP-controlled Legislature to change its mind on a measure that would help many farmers and other people living in rural areas who can't afford coverage. Opponents fear the plan could end up costing taxpayers.
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Proton Therapy Allows For Radiation To Be Delivered Almost Exclusively To Tumors
The Washington Post offers a look at this state-of-the-art therapy that spares healthy tissue in the fight against tumors.
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The Business Of Selling Dubious Elixirs To Aging People Desperate For A Fountain Of Youth
Promoters are urging people to pay to participate in a soon-to-launch clinical trial of blood transfusions of younger people to older patients. But critics say the idea reeks of "snake oil." In other public health news: the flu, tumors, depression in kids, surgery centers, parasitic worms, IV bags and aging parents.
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