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Researchers aren't sure why the rates have increased, but think that women having children later in life and C-sections play a role in the grim statistics. In other public health news, the Pulse shooting provides lessons on how paramedics and other responders should act in the aftermath of such events.
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Auditors say they identified 119 dead people enrolled in Medicaid and 1,177 enrollees who died and weren't automatically removed. In other news, dental reimbursements in Kansas frustrate providers.
Dr. George Q. Daley says he wants to focus on increasing connectivity across the community of powerful hospitals that train Harvard med students.
Meanwhile in other public health news, an expert puts a social cost on the Flint water crisis, young scientists think they've found a way to kill superbugs, the FDA is urged to reset its nutrition policy and a group challenges the ban over e-cigarettes on planes.
Many Americans with developmental disabilities can wait years to get the proper services they need, and as their caregivers get older they run the risk of ending up in an institution.
The judge's decision to allow the cases to proceed could also have wider implications for all device makers. In other news related to women's health, Colorado's Health Department finds that a Colorado Springs hospital did not properly disinfect vaginal ultrasound probes as well as other equipment.
Olympians are using legal prescription drugs to improve performance, such as ones that improve blood flow.
Joseph C. Papa tried to reassure investors with promises of reorganization and a new strategy, but backing them up will be a tall order for the new CEO.
The way Medicare sets payments for new services can make doing the tests lucrative for doctors who invest in the machines.
The infant's mother had traveled to Latin America during her pregnancy and the baby was born with microcephaly.
In response, Republican leaders called out Hillary Clinton's running mate Sen. Tim Kaine, saying he and other Democratic lawmakers should end their filibuster. In other news, a report reveals the struggle public health officials had trying to understand and contain the first home-grown case of Zika, and Americans still aren't worried a poll finds even as Florida reports more cases.
California and Colorado are among the states that have high-profile health care measures on their ballots this November that pivot the discussion toward issues other than Obamacare.
Editorials offer their takes on drug-cost issues.
News outlets report on the pharmaceutical drug industry.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
A selection of opinions on health care from around the country.
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