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Fatality rates are on par with Iran, and the prognosis that the trend will improve is not positive. In other women's health news, long turnaround times for Zika tests add to pregnant women's anxiety, an appeals court weighs in on a case involving invasive ultrasounds and an anti-abortion campaign makes a stop at an Ohio Planned Parenthood.
The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids says the chemical is one of the most troublesome cancer-causing agents in smokeless tobacco as well as in cigarette smoke. Meanwhile, California is tightening rules on a common pesticide because of its health risks, an extra screening for women with dense breast tissue may be needed and the National Institutes of Health faces congressional scrutiny over its funding of a World Health Organization cancer agency.
Eight hospitals in Florida evacuated this week because of their coastal locations, while inland hospitals prepared to face the storm.
In other health technology news, Massachusetts teachers launch a new suicide prevention website, and an Ohio medical practice suffers a data breach.
WellCare, which has Medicaid operations in Florida and Georgia, is purchasing Care1st Health Plan of Arizona.
According to the figures for 2014, Medicare spends $11,393 on average for each beneficiary for 70 days of care, Modern Healthcare reports. The numbers, however, vary by state. Also, The Hill reports on concerns about Medicare's move to bundled payments.
For more than 24 years, the Department of Veterans Affairs was banned from covering the costs of IVF because of conservative opposition to assisted reproduction. Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), the author of the new legislation, said the law was outdated.
The survey of businesses finds that nearly all employers with more than 51 workers are offering coverage and the percentage of smaller employers offering coverage is rising. In California, a new tool aims to help consumers find out more information about their plans.
Congressional leaders say the bill, aimed at promoting medical research and developing innovative medical solutions, will be one of their top priorities during the four-week session after the election. In other news from Capitol Hill, Congress is urged to lift a ban on developing a national patient identifier, experts warn not to expect significant legislation on drug prices and Democrats want the National Hockey League to take steps to reduce head injuries.
Donald Trump's recently updated plan mirrors many traditional conservative ideas for health reform. Other news outlets report on changes a President Trump might make to Medicaid and the health law.
California health officials took deliberate steps — such as expanding Medicaid — to ensure the Affordable Care Act changes were successful in their state. “What has been lost in all the rhetoric and the politics is that the system can work,” says Dr. J. Mario Molina, chief executive of Molina Healthcare Inc, an insurer that has done well under the law.
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Outlets report on health news from Texas, D.C., Connecticut, Florida, Tennessee, Maryland, Colorado, Pennsylvania, California, Arizona, Ohio, Wisconsin and Georgia.
The report claimed that there are ongoing scheduling problems at the hospital, but VA Undersecretary for Health David Shulkin says the situation has improved with additional training for the staff.
In other public health news, the Los Angeles Times reports on exploding e-cigarettes while The Star Tribune looks at the science behind the "runner's high."
Suicide among middle- and high-schoolers, a new California law expanding mental health services for low-income patients and training programs for law enforcement officers are also covered by media outlets.
The opioid crisis is having a noticeable impact on organ donations, especially in hard-hit areas like New England. “Finding out that with his death someone else could benefit was such a joy," says one mother. Meanwhile, mom-and-pop pill mills are cropping up around the country, Breaking-Bad style.
A new study claims that humans' biological limit on how long our lives can reach is 115 years.
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