No Laughing Matter: Trump’s ‘Covfefe’ Tweet May Signal Cognitive Trouble, Experts Warn
The tweet is raising concerns amid experts that President Donald Trump could be suffering from some kind of health issue.
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The tweet is raising concerns amid experts that President Donald Trump could be suffering from some kind of health issue.
In Philadelphia, people with addictions are being "pimped out" to treatment centers for cash. Media outlets report on news on the crisis out of Maryland, Massachusetts, Washington, Ohio and Virginia.
Health officials announced a public-private partnership that aims to more rapidly bring drugs related to treating those addicted to opioids to market. Meanwhile, Express Scripts is suing a drugmaker over its overdose medication, a look at how one letter to the editor helped shape the course of an epidemic, and more from the opioid crisis.
Ohio has been hard hit by the opioid epidemic and the state's Attorney General Mike DeWine wants pharmaceutical companies to take some responsibility for it.
Wellmark Blue Cross & Blue Shield cited the Iowa teen's case as a reason it is pulling out of the individual marketplace in the state. "Everyone is trying to avoid the $12 million-man," Duke University research associate David Anderson told the publication PolitiFact. "Because whoever catches him basically can’t make money."
The analysis by the inspector general's office at the Department of Health and Human Services "should worry every taxpayer," the Iowa senator said.
The Los Angeles Times answers questions about the plan that's energizing liberals across the country. Meanwhile, suggestions on how to pay for the system are blasted as unrealistic.
As Republicans rush to roll back the Affordable Care Act, it might do them well to look at Washington state's attempts to undo health care reform two decades ago. Meanwhile, the current GOP plan could leave many priced out of insurance if they let their coverage lapse, senators mull what to do with ACA tax cuts, Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) faces a hostile town hall meeting, and lawmakers reach out to constituents about their health care stories.
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A new study looks at how hospitals are marking up prices in their emergency rooms. Media outlets report on hospital news out of Florida, Texas, Pennsylvania and Missouri, as well.
The information must be provided to patients on white paper in black, 12-point Times New Roman type. Elsewhere, in California, Planned Parenthood confirms that three of its clinics will close in the northern part of the state.
There are several steps that the state should be taking to address the crisis, but it is falling short according to an health expert. Media outlets report on the crisis from Ohio, New Hampshire, Iowa and Massachusetts.
One survey of domestic abuse victims found that over half had visited a dentist when signs of abuse were present, but nearly 90 percent of those individuals weren’t asked about their injuries. An activist group is pushing to get dentists more training so they can better recognize those signs. In other public health news: health disparities between transgender and cisgender Americans, gene editing, sepsis, antibiotics, helmet safety and more.
The opposition to the legislation, which would create an over-the-counter category of hearing aids, appears to be more about the fact that Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is involved with the bill and less because of the substance.
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