The Trump administration faces mounting pressure from conservative lawmakers and abortion opponents to halt the use of tissue obtained from aborted fetuses.
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How to Boost Vaccine Rates for Low-Income Families
A 5-state project aims to improve vaccination rates among low-income children and pregnant women, using registries to track the immunization of all residents.
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Medicare Open Enrollment Starts October 15
What does that mean for you? It’s your chance to review your coverage and see if you need to make any changes for next year.
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Without Safety Net Of Kids Or Spouse, ‘Elder Orphans’ Need Fearless Fallback Plan
Many “Elder Orphans,” seniors without a spouse or children on whom to depend, face aging without anyone to provide needed social, emotional and physical support.
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New report details King County health trends
Insurance coverage up, smoking down, but little change in physical activity and obesity levels are among the findings.
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VA Adding Opioid Antidote To Defibrillator Cabinets For Quicker Overdose Response
The VA is adding naloxone kits to AED cabinets in its buildings across the country, an initiative that could become a model for other health care organizations.
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High-Deductible Health Plans Fall From Grace In Employer-Based Coverage
With workers harder to find, employers are hitting pause on a feature of job-based medical insurance much hated by employees: the high-deductible health plan.
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Immigrants’ Health Premiums Far Exceed What Plans Pay For Their Care
Immigrants covered by private health insurance and their employers contributed nearly $25 billion more in premiums in 2014 than was spent on their care.
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Why life insurance companies want your Fitbit data
Insurers could use these apps to track all the activities you do while wearing the smartwatch, including steps walked, heart rate, even when you’re having sex.
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Older Adults Have High Interest in Genetic Testing — and Some Reservations
More than 1 in 10 have had genetic tests ordered by a doctor or ordered them directly, a new survey finds. Others say they’re interested, but many have concerns.
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Eat, Toke Or Vape: Teens Not Too Picky When It Comes To Pot’s Potpourri
A survey of 10th-graders in LA found that while smoking pot is still the most popular method to use marijuana, kids are turning to edible and vaporized weed.
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Must-Read Health News Of The Week
It’s hard to believe anything happened this week other than the hearing for Supreme Court nominee but there actually was some health-related news, as well.
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Coffee with your sugar?
One grande pumpkin spice latte from a certain famous coffee chain has 50 grams, or 12 teaspoons, of sugar.
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Want to be happy? Then live like a Stoic for a week
Stoicism holds that the key to a good, happy life is the cultivation of an excellent mental state, which the Stoics identified with virtue and being rational.
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How seniors can avoid one of old age’s most dangerous events: falls
One of the most important parts of healthy aging is avoiding a fall, the number one cause of accidental death among people 65 and older.
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