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The experimental treatment that may be closest to market uses desensitization to wean patients away from an allergy. In other public health news, a study finds getting flu shots while pregnant does not increase the child's chance of being diagnosed with autism, doctors suggest behavioral therapy over drugs when it comes to insomnia, just one season of playing football affects brain health, and more.
In other news on aging, the Atlanta Journal Constitution reports on the challenges that face the 5.5 million Americans with Alzheimer’s.
For Ken DeCesare it took a bigamist second marriage he didn't even remember before he realized he needed help.
Myriad Genetics pioneered breast cancer testing that has saved millions of lives. And the company was reaping the rewards for nearly 20 years before it lost its patent. Now, struggling, it's going after its competitors.
No travel alert suggesting that pregnant women avoid the area will be issued now because a single case does not constitute evidence of continuing local transmission.
The health care providers say efforts to cut back federal funding would force deep cuts on hospitals and leave millions of low-income patients without access to care. Other Medicaid news comes from New Jersey, Rhode Island, Texas and North Carolina.
A study in JAMA finds that a hospital's rating is heavily influenced by the socio-economic conditions of its community. Also, another study examines how some seniors may not understand the benefits of their Medicare Advantage plans.
Congressional Republicans plan to move on legislation cutting of all federal funds to the organization early next year, according to sources.
Aides have said the visits to wounded soldiers have taken a heavy emotional toll on the outgoing commander-in-chief.
California regulators called it "one of the largest penalties for licensing violations ever assessed in the department's history."
Unsealed testimony from a court hearing on the companies' proposed merger show that Cigna officials questioned Anthem’s post-acquisition plans, while Anthem executives tried to move forward unilaterally when Cigna ceased cooperating with them on various deal-related issues.
Gallup found that 43 percent of people want to see the law change significantly, but not repealed, while thirty-seven percent want it repealed and replaced. In other news, KHN looks at how dismantling the health law will affect women's coverage beyond contraception access, environmental groups eye new health alliances as a rollback of the ACA threatens progress they've made, and an audit finds Minnesota's exchange improperly spent $1.2 million in grants.
Among aspects of the legislation that Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., finds problematic are a provision that would roll back requirements for doctors to report some “Sunshine Act” payments from drug companies, a measure that would permit drug companies to market drugs for unapproved uses as legalized fraud and provisions designed to speed approval for stem cell therapies.
Rep. Tom Price, an orthopedic surgeon from Georgia, has introduced bills offering a detailed, comprehensive replacement plan in every Congress since 2009. Donald Trump also names consultant Seema Verma to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
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Outlets report on health news from Ohio, Iowa, Massachusetts, Illinois, Minnesota, Georgia, California, Wisconsin, Missouri, New Hampshire and Florida.
In other hospital-related news, Johns Hopkins will expand urgent care to cancer patients while other hospitals are improving patients' access to world class cancer care by linking up with top-ranked oncology centers. Outlets also report on developments in Massachusetts and New Jersey.
Many states until recently had not included Medicaid enrollees with disabilities in managed care programs. News outlets also report on Medicaid news from Florida and Alabama.
Cash-strapped cities are beginning to realize the benefits of the tax that's gaining wider acceptance with the general population. In other public health news, tens of thousands of migrant farmworkers and their families face a malnutrition crisis in California, the mosquito called "one of the most efficient killers in the world" is spreading, an HIV vaccine trial offers hope, a new field of study looks at how treatment of cancer in dogs can help humans, and more.
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