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Trump Halts Study of Health Impact of Mining

Outrage has followed the Trump administration’s decision late last week to put the brakes on a study into the health impacts of mountaintop removal coal mining in Central Appalachia. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine said Monday it received a letter from the Interior Department’s Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement ordering […]

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Racist Beauty Standards Pose Chemical Hazards

Yet another sign of racism and inequality comes to you from your cosmetic cabinet. According to a new research published by the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, women of color have higher concentrations of beauty product-related chemicals in their bodies than white women do. “And water is wet,” you might be inclined to say […]

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Deadline Extended for Insurers

The Trump administration is giving insurance companies an extra three weeks to decide whether to offer insurance plans through the Affordable Care Act markets, and how much to charge. The extension comes as insurance companies wait for President Trump to decide whether he will continue to make payments to insurance companies that are called for […]

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ACA Repeal Would Harm Women of Color the Most

Women of color have benefited immensely from the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Through the ACA, coverage for women of color grew at more than twice the rate of women overall between 2013 and 2015. Of particular importance is the ACA’s role in addressing women of color’s reproductive health needs, both through its requirement for insurers […]

Health Disparities Can Be Skin Deep

About half of patients will have skin of color by 2050, the U.S. Census Bureau projects. Of the many ways this demographic change will affect American society, there is one medical implication that is not widely appreciated. Dermatologists and the primary care physicians who refer to them will be faced with cutaneous diseases that happen […]

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States With Legal Pot Crack Down on Smuggling

PORTLAND, Ore. — Well before Oregon legalized marijuana, its verdant, wet forests made it an ideal place for growing the drug, which often ended up being funneled out of the state for big money. Now, officials suspect pot grown legally in Oregon for medicinal and recreational purposes and other states is also being smuggled out, […]

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Obamacare Marketplaces Aren’t Collapsing, but They Aren’t Thriving

Typically by August, the state of the upcoming Obamacare enrollment season is pretty evident – that is, what health insurance rates will look like and how many insurers will participate in the marketplaces created under the Affordable Care Act. But not this year. A picture of the 2018 marketplaces is slowly emerging — but everything […]

VA Healthcare Bill Becomes Law

President Donald Trump signed a large spending bill Saturday aimed at reforming the Veterans Healthcare Administration, fulfilling a central promise from his campaign. The bill, VA Choice and Quality Employment Act, received broad support from Democrats and Republicans in Congress on it way to Trump’s desk. In all, it allocated $3.9 billion in spending. The […]

Stressed? This Song Will Calm You Down

You’re restless, fatigued and tense. You’re preoccupied with worry and trying to control those intrusive thoughts, but nothing seems to work. But what if we told you that you could just put on your headphones and listen to a song and feel instantly better? We wouldn’t be lying. There is actually a song created specifically […]

Trump Stresses Law Enforcement in Opioid Crisis

President Trump emphasized the need for stepped-up law enforcement to combat the nation’s opioid problem Tuesday, an approach that is at odds with a report released last week by the special commission he appointed to address abuse. “Strong law enforcement is absolutely vital to having a drug-free society,” Trump told reporters from the clubhouse of […]

Digital Portals May Widen Health Disparities

Despite GOP insistence that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has been a disaster for the American people, the reality is quite different. Far from perfect, the ACA has delivered health coverage to 20 million more Americans, many of them low-income people of color. Further, efforts were made to reduce health disparities. A critical tool intended […]

Study: Exposure to Violence Increases Obesity Risk in Teens

Teens consumed more unhealthy foods and beverages on days they were exposed to violence, and suffered from fatigue due to poor sleep the next day, according to a new study by Duke researchers. Those behaviors, especially increased soda consumption, are important predictors of weight gain. More than 20 percent of U.S. adolescents are classified as […]

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