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Betsy Davis' last celebration had only one rule: There would be no crying in front of her.
News outlets also cover stories related to racial health disparities, the impact of light on bone density, and the connection between SIDS and sleeping positions.
A woman in Florida explains how she plans to grow old without children to lean on; a new analysis by Fidelity Investments urges today's 65-year-olds to expect to pay $130,000 in retirement for health care costs, and an Alabama hospital makes it a priority to get elderly patients up and moving.
Where in the past, scientists have focused on recreational marijuana or its medical efficacy, researcher Staci Gruber, who runs the Marijuana Investigations for Neuroscientific Discovery, wants to study the drug's effects on cognition, brain structure, quality of life, sleep and other clinical measures.
However, the researchers say the effect overall was relatively small and that pregnant women should not avoid acetaminophen when it's needed.
If the legislature approves the measure, it would go before voters in the fall. In other Medicaid news, North Carolina begins a waitlist for coverage for some "medically fragile" children, and a Republican candidate for governor in New Hampshire sees problems with expanding the program.
The measure, which was first approved in 1976 and renewed annually since, has become part of the national election-year debate over abortion.
A hair care product that consumers claim has caused hair loss is at the center of a battle that's been brewing over how much the government should be able to regulate cosmetic products. Right now, they can't do much, even if someone dies. But advocates are moving to increase the Food and Drug Administration's power.
They charge the Food and Drug Administration is too close to the pharmaceutical industry and the effort to move drugs through the regulatory process faster is contributing to rising prices. Meanwhile, a new analysis finds that the agency's user fees have brought in more than $7 billion since 1992. In other news, there are concerns in Europe, too, about fast-tracking drug approval, a ballot measure in California brings a massive drug industry counterpunch and a cystic fibrosis trial ends.
"Together, we will make cancer as we know it a disease of the past," Hillary Clinton said. The Democratic candidate for president also hinted that she'd like Vice President Joe Biden to continue his work with the initiative. Meanwhile, questions about the physical and mental fitness of both candidates arise, and Donald Trump adds a health law critic to his team.
Meanwhile, a Texas resident who went to Miami becomes the first case linked to travel within the continental U.S., the Lone Star state makes it easier for women on Medicaid to get mosquito repellent and The Washington Post talks with the NIH's Anthony Fauci about the virus.
Dr. Paul Gordon is biking across the country to hear from Americans what they think of the health law. At first he was surprised and upset about the lack of understanding and empathy he witnessed. But then he became inspired to be the person who changed their minds.
The move also means that at least one Arizona county is at risk of having no insurers offering exchange plans in 2017.
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Outlets report on health news from Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Florida, Minnesota, New Hampshire, Texas, Ohio, Iowa, California and Illinois.
Hearing loss doesn't happen overnight — often it creeps up on a patient. And with it comes increased risks of depression, dementia and falling.
Meanwhile, media outlets cover more public health news related to Olympians' nutritional supplements and the New York Times reports on organ donation policies for people older than 65.
Prosecutors, in trying to think outside the box on how to make a dent in the opioid epidemic, are more frequently going after dealers in cases of a fatal overdose. Some say that's the wrong path to go down, though.
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