Don’t procrastinate. Most consumers who buy their own insurance on the federal health insurance marketplace face a Dec. 15 deadline. Advocates are reminding these customers that if they miss the deadline, they may not have a plan that starts in January 2019. Despite repeated efforts by Republicans to repeal the Affordable Care Act, it remains …
Check Your Medical Records For Dangerous Errors
Navigating Aging Navigating Aging focuses on medical issues and advice associated with aging and end-of-life care, helping America’s 45 million seniors and their families navigate the health care system. To contact Judith Graham with a question or comment, click here. Join the Navigating Aging Facebook Group. See All Columns When Liz Tidyman’s elderly parents moved across the …
Shetland Islands: Scenery, Sheep and Knitters Galore on Britain’s Northern Tip
Shetland Wool Week is hailed as the worldwide mecca of knitting festivals but the islands have a rich, complex history beyond that of the textiles industry.
Regular Exercise May Keep Your Body 30 Years ‘Younger’
The muscles of older men and women who have exercised for decades are indistinguishable in many ways from those of healthy 25-year-olds.
Task Force Calls for Offering PrEP to All at High Risk for H.I.V.
The recommendation would include all men and women whose sexual behavior, sex partners or drug use place them at high risk of contracting the virus that causes AIDS.
How to Get a Flat Stomach at Any Age
Flat abs aren’t just for teenagers, models, or Olympic athletes. Learn how to get a flat stomach with these expert tips. When You’re In Your 20s… In theory, these should be flat-ab glory years. Though your metabolism starts to drop by 1 to 2 percent when you cross from your teens into your twenties (that …
Podcast: KHN’s ‘What The Health?’ Health Nerd Books For The Holidays
Julie Rovner Kaiser Health News @jrovner Read Julie’s Stories Stephanie Armour The Wall Street Journal @StephArmour1 Read Stephanie’s Stories Anna Edney Bloomberg @annaedney Read Anna’s Stories Joanne Kenen Politico @JoanneKenen Read Joanne’s Stories The Food and Drug Administration took some serious steps toward curbing teen use of tobacco and nicotine products this month, including proposing …
How to Wake Up Early for a Morning Workout, According to Women Who Do It at 4 A.M.
There’s waking up early to work out… and then there’s waking up to work out at 4 a.m. (If you’re not a morning person, you just died at the thought alone.) Truth: It takes a special type of person to wake up at the crack of dawn for a sweat session. But with the end of the year …
Tiny Love Stories: I Said, ‘I Love You.’ He Said, ‘Thanks.’
Modern Love in miniature, featuring five reader-submitted stories of 100 words or fewer.
My Brother Wants Me to Keep His Depression a Secret
Can a reader honor her sibling’s desire for privacy, even if he’s in really bad shape?
Viewpoints: Hit Pause On Work Requirement Plans For Medicaid; If They’re Required On Tobacco And Alcohol, Why Aren’t Danger Warnings A Must For Guns?
Editorial pages focus on these health topics and others.
Perspectives: Federal Policy On Marijuana Is Badly Broken; Canada’s New Cannabis Law Now Allows Researchers To Study Effects On Body, Brain
Opinion writers weigh in on the benefits of medical and recreational marijuana.
State Highlights: More Allegations Of Sexual Abuse At Troubled Chicago Psychiatric Hospital Emerge; Air Ambulance Crash In North Dakota Kills All Three On Board
Media outlets report on news from Illinois, North Dakota, Connecticut, Kentucky, Georgia, North Carolina, Florida, New Hampshire, California, Iowa and Massachusetts.
Diving Into Burning Questions About Health: Life Spans, Alzheimer’s, Obesity And More
The New York Times addresses some questions–like why are we still so fat when so much research has been done on weight loss?– in a series taking a look at some pressing public health concerns.
In Theory, Efforts To Curb Smoking Could Offer Template For Reducing Alcohol Deaths. But Reality Is More Murky.
Many roadblocks stand in the way to effectively addressing what has ballooned into a major public health crisis. “It’s just so socially acceptable, especially among the people who write the laws,” says Boston University professor David Jernigan. “It’s the drug of choice and incredibly normalized for upper income people in the USA.” In other public …
Doctor, Pharmacy Employee Among Four Dead In Shooting Outside Chicago Hospital
A police officer who had joined the Chicago Police Department just last year and the gunmen were also killed. Officials said that the shooting began in the parking lot of the hospital, where a man began arguing with a female doctor with whom he had had a relationship.
Cleveland Clinic’s First Heavy Play In Insurance Field Through Partnership With Oscar Health Is Vastly Exceeding Expectations
Oscar and Cleveland Clinic’s teamup posted a loss of $1.4 million in 2017, attributable to startup costs, Harrington said. In the first half of 2018, though, they reported net income of $1.8 million. In other health industry news: Ascension’s transformation, interoperability, and medical practice guidelines access.
A Unique New York Law Allows State To Collect Taxes From Opioid Makers To Defray Cost Of Crisis. Companies Are Not Happy About It.
The state has sent the companies bills totaling about $600 million under the new Opioid Stewardship Act. In other news from the epidemic: pharmacists are trained on dispensing naloxone; a company hikes the price of an anti-overdose drug by 600 percent; Rhode Island’s develops strategy to get prisoners effective addiction treatment; bixsexual women are more …
Former HHS Secretary Tom Price Joins Transition Team For Incoming Georgia Governor
Republican Gov.-elect Brian Kemp said former HHS Secretary Tom Price would help with policy planning. “Obviously he’s got a lot of great experience with health care,” Kemp said. Price resigned from the secretary position last year following an ethics scandal over his travel spending.
FDA Eyes Smartphone Apps Linked To Prescription Drugs In Part Of Flurry Of New Digital Health Guidelines
FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb has proposed treating some of the apps like “promotional material,” which would allow companies to make minor updates without having to go back to the agency for approval.
First Edition: November 20, 2018
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Fish Oil Drug Looks Heart-Healthy. Just Don’t Swallow It Hook, Line And Sinker.
When biopharma company Amarin teased its latest clinical trial results this fall, it stirred both buzz and controversy in the medical community by suggesting its drug, Vascepa, could transform heart disease prevention. The company’s stock skyrocketed. But this month at the American Heart Association’s scientific sessions, an annual who’s who of cardiology, the company unveiled …
Buyers Of Short-Term Health Plans: Wise Or Shortsighted?
Supporters of the nation’s health law condemn them. A few states, including California and New York, have banned them. Other states limit them. But to some insurance brokers and consumers, short-term insurance plans are an enticing, low-cost alternative for healthy people. Now, with new federal rules allowing short-term plans that last up to three years, …
How to Handle Difficult Conversations at Thanksgiving
Should families take politics off the table this year?
A Cornucopia of Grandparents
Today there are children with six or eight grandparents, step-grandparents and grandparent-equivalents.