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A man shot a doctor who refused to write a prescription for his wife, who has chronic pain, before killing himself. Police are still investigating. In other news on the national drug epidemic, Chicago is handing out overdose antidotes to at-risk inmates upon release, Philadelphia aims to clean up and shut down a notorious heroin camp and Ohio doctors are working to cut down on painkiller prescriptions.
Scientists are eyeing the invasive fungus warily. In other public health news: gonorrhea, autism, marijuana and DUIs, weight loss, contraception and more.
It will be the first time the government has gone beyond warning labels and taxes if the rule goes through.
The bill would extend the program for six months and devote $1.8 billion to authorize 28 leases for new Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities and establish programs to make it easier to hire health specialists.
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The slug's "defensive mucus turns out to be very sticky and also very strong and highly stretchable," says Jianyu Li, a materials scientist with Harvard's Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering. "That kind of inspired us."
An analysis published in BMJ questions the idea that failing to complete a course of antibiotics contributes to the rise of antibiotic resistance.
The drugmaker's contributions to patient-assistance charity groups are under federal investigation. In other biotech news, bioAffinity raises $4 million to bring its lung cancer test to market and prosecutors deliver closing arguments in the case against Martin Shkreli.
The cuts, which are focused on what's known as disproportionate-share hospital funds meant to help hospitals with uncompensated care costs, were supposed to start in 2014 under the Affordable Care Act but have been delayed. The reductions were put in place because the ACA's coverage expansions were expected to reduce the demand for such charity care. But many institutions face tabs for uncompensated care that exceed those projections.
The compromise plan sets aside $2.1 billion over six months to continue funding the Choice program, and would also devote $1.8 billion to authorize 28 leases for new VA medical facilities and establish programs to make it easier to hire health specialists. Meanwhile, the House passed a spending bill that includes funding for the VA.
They say Congress' attention must shift toward stabilizing the marketplace for 2018.
“For months it’s been: ‘Here’s a bill, we’ll vote. No, we won’t. Now it will change. Maybe not. Will that one person vote or not?’" says Meghan Borland from Pleasant Valley, N.Y. The concern over the uncertainty on health care coverage is rippling across the country.
After the "no" vote by Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) stood still and silent on the Senate floor as the ramifications of what had just transpired sunk in.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) seemed to admit defeat in passing a Republican-only health proposal after his shocking defeat in shepherding legislation through the chamber.
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