Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Need Health Insurance? The Deadline Is Dec. 15
The woman arrived at the University of South Florida’s navigator office in Tampa a few weeks ago with a 40-page document describing a short-term health insurance plan she was considering. She was uncomfortable with what the broker had said about the coverage, she told Jodi Ray, a health insurance navigator who helps people enroll in …
Why Is Children’s Masturbation Such a Secret?
Parents and children have questions, but there is surprisingly little guidance available in the pediatric literature.
How to Foster Empathy in Children
Research shows that we are each born with a given number of neurons that participate in an empathetic response. But early life experience shapes how we act on it.
Hospital-Acquired Infections Are Declining
There were reductions in urinary and surgical infections, but not in pneumonia or C. diff infections.
Whether It’s 5 Years or 5 Decades, Running Streaks Take Dedication
Participants must run at least a mile every day. Some keep their streaks going for 50 years.
Orbiting, Another Thing for Online Daters to Worry About
Digitally observing a prospective love interest, or an ex, online is yet another way that people are confusing each other romantically.
The Life Motto Hannah Bronfman Lives By
There’s no shortage of talk about mindfulness. In fact, a growing amount of research is exploring the connection between our brains and our bodies. Whether or not Hannah Bronfman knows it, the catchphrase that the HBFIT founder lives by is at the core of this way of thinking. “My personal mantra would be, ‘Mind right, body …
Must-Reads Of The Week On Health Care
The Friday Breeze Want to read the best and most provocative stories from the week? Welcome to the Friday Breeze, where we compile them all — so you’re set with your weekend reading. Your regular Breeze correspondent, and its creator, Brianna Labuskes, is taking a break, but we didn’t want you to be without some …
The Dementia Heist
We had to trick my mother into the memory care center. The doctors called it “therapeutic lying.”
Even When Not In Rome, Eat A Mediterranean Diet To Cut Heart Disease Risk
Once again, your mother was right. You really do need to eat your vegetables. And while you are at it, put down the bacon and pick up the olive oil, because new research supports the contention that switching to a Mediterranean diet could significantly decrease the risk of heart disease. According to a study published …
Try This 6-Move Holiday Barre Workout
Does ‘Having It All’ Mean Doing It All?
Plenty of new research underscores the reality that women are still shouldering, and expected to shoulder, much of the work associated with the home.
Viewpoints: Trump Is Still Focused On Taking Away Health Care; Keep Up The Fight Against Protections For Preexisting Conditions
Editorial pages focus on these health care topics and others.
Viewpoints: Trump Is Still Focused On Taking Away Health Care; Keep Up The Fight Against Protections For Preexisting Conditions
Editorial pages focus on these health care topics and others.
State Highlights: Ohio’s Infant Mortality Rate Drops Overall, But Rate For Black Babies Increases; Family Planning Services Cut At Milwaukee Clinic
Media outlets report on news from Ohio, Wisconsin, Michigan, Massachusetts, California, Utah and New Jersey.
State Highlights: Ohio’s Infant Mortality Rate Drops Overall, But Rate For Black Babies Increases; Family Planning Services Cut At Milwaukee Clinic
Media outlets report on news from Ohio, Wisconsin, Michigan, Massachusetts, California, Utah and New Jersey.
Child-Friendly Prison Visits Help Moms In Washington Stay Connected, Reduce Trauma Of Separation
States are experimenting with programs that allow low-risk, incarcerated mothers to spend quality time with their children. Women are the fastest-growing prison population and states have varying policies on how often they can see their children. Prison news comes out of Washington, New York, Oklahoma, Missouri and Massachusetts.
Child-Friendly Prison Visits Help Moms In Washington Stay Connected, Reduce Trauma Of Separation
States are experimenting with programs that allow low-risk, incarcerated mothers to spend quality time with their children. Women are the fastest-growing prison population and states have varying policies on how often they can see their children. Prison news comes out of Washington, New York, Oklahoma, Missouri and Massachusetts.
Ochsner Health System Employees Will See A Minimum Wage Boost In January
In other hospital news, the Denver Post reports on the options offered at some hospitals for expectant mothers’ pain relief during labor.
Ochsner Health System Employees Will See A Minimum Wage Boost In January
In other hospital news, the Denver Post reports on the options offered at some hospitals for expectant mothers’ pain relief during labor.
Ohio Abortion Heartbeat Bill Stalls In Senate Amid Concerns About Whether It’s Unconstitutional
The delay means the bill might not pass this year. Similar abortion bans have been found unconstitutional in other states. Legislative news comes out of Georgia and Massachusetts, also.
Ohio Abortion Heartbeat Bill Stalls In Senate Amid Concerns About Whether It’s Unconstitutional
The delay means the bill might not pass this year. Similar abortion bans have been found unconstitutional in other states. Legislative news comes out of Georgia and Massachusetts, also.
EPA Circulating Proposal To Limit Obama-Era Rule On Water Pollution
The Obama administration’s regulation was a target for rural landowners since it could have restricted how much pollution from chemical fertilizers and pesticides could seep into water. Real estate developers and golf clubs also criticized the rule. In other environmental news, the EPA took steps to ease rules on the coal industry.
EPA Circulating Proposal To Limit Obama-Era Rule On Water Pollution
The Obama administration’s regulation was a target for rural landowners since it could have restricted how much pollution from chemical fertilizers and pesticides could seep into water. Real estate developers and golf clubs also criticized the rule. In other environmental news, the EPA took steps to ease rules on the coal industry.