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Glioblastoma: McCain’s Disease ‘Complex’ and ‘Aggressive’

Glioblastoma has been described as an “aggressive” form of brain cancer that usually occurs in adults. McCain, an Arizona Republican who served in the Senate for more than 30 years, was diagnosed with the disease in July 2017 and succumbed to it 13 months later. Read More

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Doctors Running on Democratic Ticket Talk Health Care

Rob Davidson, an emergency physician from western Michigan, had never considered running for Congress. Then came the town hall meeting in early 2017 that Davidson decided to attend. The 46-year-old Democrat found himself going one-on-one with Rep. Bill Huizenga, his Republican congressman for six years. “I told him about my patients,” Davidson recalled. “I see, […]

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Immigrants Forego Benefits for Fear of Penalties

A hotel housekeeper with a working adult son, Hudith received food stamps that weren’t worth a lot — about $50 a month. But she was nervous. Though she was entitled to food stamps as a legal permanent resident from Mexico, and her three children were all born in the U.S., she heard from a friend […]

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Texas Board Approves New Medical School

Sam Houston State University’s pitch to open a medical school in Conroe — a program school officials said would draw primary care physicians to rural and underserved parts of the state — was approved by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Tuesday with a 5-4 vote. With that sign-off, Sam Houston officials have overcome a […]

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Insurer Sues Administration Over Obamacare Payments

A small New Mexico health insurer is suing the Trump administration for restarting an Obamacare payment program that will require it to pay out millions of dollars to larger, more established insurers. New Mexico Health Connections, a health insurance co-op, filed suit Monday in the U.S. District Court in Albuquerque on the grounds that the […]

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N.C. Couple Joins Cities in Suit Over ACA

Two Charlottesville residents are suing President Donald Trump, alleging sabotage of the Affordable Care Act that sent their health insurance premiums skyrocketing. Steve Vondra and Bonnie Morgan, who are married, joined the cities of Baltimore, Chicago, Cincinnati and Columbus, Ohio, in a federal lawsuit filed Thursday. Read More

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House Votes to Delay Obamacare Insurance Tax

The House of Representatives voted Wednesday on bills to delay an Affordable Care Act tax and allow consumers broader use of health savings accounts. In a 242-176 vote, House Republicans joined one dozen Democrats to support a bill that would postpone the health insurance tax through 2021. The tax, which already had been delayed through […]

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Top Administrator Slams ‘Medicare For All’

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration’s Medicare chief slammed Sen. Bernie Sanders’ call for a national health plan, saying “Medicare for All” would undermine care for seniors and become “Medicare for None.” The broadside from Medicare and Medicaid administrator Seema Verma came in a San Francisco speech Aug. 25 that coincided with a focus on health […]

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Trump Opens Insurance Options to Small Business

Thanks to a new federal rule, small businesses could find it easier to band together to buy health insurance, but some experts worry about the implications of these new insurance plans.e Following an October 2017 executive order issued by President Donald Trump, the U.S. Department of Labor last month announced reforms to association health plans […]

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Legalized Marriage Linked to Increases in Health Coverage for Gay Men

After the legalization of same-sex marriage in the U.S., more gay men reported having health insurance, access to medical care and annual checkups, according to a June 2018 working paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research. The research, conducted by a team of scholars at Vanderbilt University, looks at marriage status and health outcomes for couples […]

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Pelosi Pushes for National Health Care Plan

Defending the Affordable Care Act and saying that a Medicare for All program ought to be considered, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi campaigned for Democratic Congresswoman Gwen Moore in Milwaukee Saturday. Pelosi spoke to a group of about 75 people at Independence First, a resource center for people with disabilities located on the city’s south side. Moore was […]

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Pediatricians Issue Strong Warning on Food Additives’ Risk for Children

A growing mound of scientific evidence has linked these chemicals to changes in children’s hormone systems, which can alter their normal development and increase their risk of childhood obesity, the new American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) policy statement argues. These chemicals affect the health of all humans, but can have a particularly strong effect in […]

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