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Obama, Democrats Make Last Push for Obamacare Sign-ups Amid Trump Cuts in ad Budget

Former President Barack Obama and other high-profile Democrats are on a social media blitz to remind people to sign up for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act before the open enrollment period ends in most states on Saturday. Read More

Kaiser Permanente strike: 4,000 mental health workers begin 5-day strike

Four thousand Kaiser Permanente mental health workers began a five-day strike on Monday amid an ongoing labor dispute. The dispute surrounds under-staffing issues at Kaiser facilities, according to the National Union of Healthcare Workers. The union says the staffing problem forces patients to wait a month or more for therapy appointments. Read More

This Founder Raised $42M To Start A Digital Health App For Women

Friends told her stories of tragic miscarriages and infertility. Motherhood cast other friends out of the workplace because they couldn’t get the health services and support they needed. The American healthcare system was failing millennial women like her — and she knew she could fix it. Read More

AUA Names Dr. Elizabeth “Brook” Brown as 2019 Gallagher Health Policy Scholar

The American Urological Association (AUA) today announced that Dr. Elizabeth “Brook” Brown has been named as the 2019 Gallagher Health Policy Scholar. The Gallagher Health Policy Scholarship is designed to train the next generation of urologists for leadership positions in health policy. Scholars spend a full year engaged in critical seminars, conferences and meetings at […]

Why inclusive leaders care about mental health and stress at work

Inclusive leadership is recognized as a robust approach to successfully managing teams, and increasingly senior leaders are asking for practical ways to build this into their leadership training. But let’s strip away the jargon, what exactly do we mean by being an inclusive leader? An inclusive leader is responsible for managing a team and with […]

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Only 12 percent of American adults are metabolically healthy, study finds

The prevalence of metabolic health in American adults is ‘alarmingly low,’ even among people who are normal weight, according to a new study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Gillings School of Global Public Health. Only one in eight Americans is achieving optimal metabolic health. This carries serious implications for public health […]

NYS set to unveil doula program to help women during childbirth

A pilot program attempted in 2011, now re-introduced by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, would cover doula services under Medicaid in Brooklyn. A doula, which in Greek translates to female servant, is non-medical care for women before, during and after childbirth. “A doula is someone that offers emotional and physical support and as well as what we […]

Minneapolis may change course on rules about healthy food in convenience stores

The Fremont Market, a corner store in north Minneapolis, played a starring role in a 2017 video about how the city is helping people find more produce, protein and dairy products in their neighborhoods. These days, Fremont Market owner Khaled “Mike” Azem said he’s throwing away more fruits and vegetables than he sells. Read More

Growing Number of State Laws Limit Local Government Control Over Food and Nutrition

In recent years, more than a dozen states have passed laws limiting local governments’ ability to create food and nutrition policies and more than two dozen states previously enacted laws preventing obesity-related lawsuits against food businesses, finds a new analysis led by NYU College of Global Public Health. These laws are examples of preemption, a […]

8 ways to promote affordable access to high-value care

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires health plans to cover certain preventive health care services with no cost to the patient, but this ACA benefit is limited. Physicians detail educational tools, insurance plan designs, and advocacy initiatives that can help. Read More

UVA School of Medicine Honored for Diversity, Inclusion

For the seventh year in a row, the University of Virginia School of Medicine has been recognized for its commitment to diversity and inclusion. INSIGHT into Diversity magazine has awarded the school its Health Professions Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award. The magazine focuses on diversity n higher education, and UVA’s School of Medicine is […]

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Thomas Jefferson University Helps Launch World’s First International Medical Degree

Thomas Jefferson University, in collaboration with prestigious institutions in Italy, signed an agreement yesterday to launch the world’s first-ever dual-medical degree program, enabling a cohort of physicians to practice medicine in both the United States and the European Union. Read More

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