The rise of the new “attention economy.”
How Can I Cure My White Guilt?
The thing about privilege is that it can be used for good.
Ask Us Your Questions About Running
Robin Arzón is a certified running coach, personal trainer, fitness advocate and author of “Shut Up and Run.” She’s teaming up with our editors to answer your questions about all things running.
Viewpoints: President Lacks Constitutional Right To Do Away With Health Law; Few Good Answers Exist On Value Of Work Requirements
Editorial pages focus on these health care topics and others.
State Highlights: Ailing New Hampshire Veterans Left Without Care When VA Fails To Pay Its Bills; Missouri Dems Reverse Course Over Including Anti-Abortion Message On Platform
Media outlets report on news from New Hampshire, Missouri, Ohio, Georgia, Arizona, Minnesota, Kansas, Florida, Iowa, California and Massachusetts.
‘Delay, Deny And Hope You Die’: NFL’s Byzantine Rules Stymie Ex-Players Seeking Health Benefits
But Paul Scott, who worked as the NFL’s benefit plan point person, wants to change that. He’s hoping to help former players through the application process to get the disability benefits they’ve earned. Meanwhile, experts find fault in the way the University of Maryland treated football player Jordan McNair when he suffered from heatstroke, which …
Concentrated, Intensive Programs Offer Short-Term Alternative To Traditional Weekly Therapy Sessions
Some patients can finish therapy in just a few weeks. The model is gaining popularity because it is proving to be as effective as long-term weekly treatments. In other public health news: vaping, med students, Lyme disease, autism, HPV, toxins in water, work wellness programs and more.
New Algorithm Lets Scientists Better Calculate Person’s Chances Of Getting Five Serious Health Conditions
The researchers are now building a website that will allow anyone to upload genetic data. Users will receive risk scores for heart disease, breast cancer, Type 2 diabetes, chronic inflammatory bowel disease and atrial fibrillation. But scientists emphasize that DNA is not destiny, and that the results don’t account for a healthy diet and exercise.
U.S. To Dole Out $1.8 Million Grant To Teach Students Bleeding-Control Techniques In Case Of Mass Shooting
“Similar to how students learn health education and driver’s education, they must learn proper bleeding control techniques using commonly available materials,” according to the Department of Homeland Security notice, “including how to use their hands, dressings and tourniquets.”
Mayo Clinic Nabs Top Spot In National Hospital Ranking Beating Out Cleveland Clinic
The U.S. News & World Report analyzed 4,500 hospitals based on several factors, including performance in 16 specialty areas and reputation. This year, the report put a greater emphasis on patient outcomes.
Activist Investor Icahn Drops Opposition To Cigna-Express Scripts Deal After Advisory Firms Signal Their Support
Billionaire Carl Icahn had called the deal a “$60 billion folly,” but is now walking back his opposition in light of recommendations from Institutional Shareholder Services and Glass Lewis. The latter called the insurer’s offer for the pharmacy benefits manager “both strategically and financially compelling, structured in a reasonable manner from a valuation standpoint for …
Even Going To In-Network Hospitals Can Land You With A Big Medical Bill
When patients go to an in-network facility, they can still be treated by an out-of-network medical professional–anesthesia or pathology claims being among the most common.
Judge Denies UnitedHealthcare’s Attempt To Block New York’s Risk-Adjustment Program
The ruling means UnitedHealthcare may have to to transfer millions of dollars to New York insurers that enrolled high-cost members in their plans in 2017. News on the health law comes out of Virginia, as well.
Amid Giddiness Over First-Ever Gene-Silencing Drug’s Approval Is An Acknowledgment Of Its Limitations
Right now, the RNAi drug is limited to cells that go through the liver, which is — in relative terms — easy to target. Getting the drug to other tissue, like the skin or brain, is more challenging. “It’s always been the same problem. And it’s delivery, delivery, delivery,” Steven Dowdy, a cancer biologist at …
First Edition: August 14, 2018
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
First Edition: August 14, 2018
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
How Body Type May Determine Runners’ and Swimmers’ Destinies
Among elite runners, sprinters and marathoners look as if they could be different species. Not so for swimmers.
Feds Urge States To Encourage Cheaper Plans Off The Exchanges
For those who make too much money to qualify for health insurance subsidies on the individual market, there may be no Goldilocks moment when shopping for a plan. No choice is just right. A policy with an affordable premium may come with a deductible that’s too high. If the copayments for physician visits are reasonable, …
Feds Urge States To Encourage Cheaper Plans Off The Exchanges
For those who make too much money to qualify for health insurance subsidies on the individual market, there may be no Goldilocks moment when shopping for a plan. No choice is just right. A policy with an affordable premium may come with a deductible that’s too high. If the copayments for physician visits are reasonable, …
Listen: The Latest On Workplace Wellness Programs
Kaiser Health News senior correspondent Julie Appleby joins a discussion on Cleveland’s WCLV about current thinking on workplace wellness programs. In Ohio, Republican gubernatorial candidate Mike DeWine is pushing a Cleveland Clinic-inspired wellness plan for Ohio’s Medicaid population. Appleby outlines how these wellness plans have historically functioned, their pros, cons and the recent regulatory developments …
Listen: The Latest On Workplace Wellness Programs
Kaiser Health News senior correspondent Julie Appleby joins a discussion on Cleveland’s WCLV about current thinking on workplace wellness programs. In Ohio, Republican gubernatorial candidate Mike DeWine is pushing a Cleveland Clinic-inspired wellness plan for Ohio’s Medicaid population. Appleby outlines how these wellness plans have historically functioned, their pros, cons and the recent regulatory developments …
‘No One Is Ever Really Ready’: Aid-In-Dying Patient Chooses His Last Day
In the end, it wasn’t easy for Aaron McQ to decide when to die. The 50-year-old Seattle man — a former world traveler, triathlete and cyclist — learned he had leukemia five years ago, followed by an even grimmer diagnosis in 2016: a rare form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS. An interior and urban …
‘No One Is Ever Really Ready’: Aid-In-Dying Patient Chooses His Last Day
In the end, it wasn’t easy for Aaron McQ to decide when to die. The 50-year-old Seattle man — a former world traveler, triathlete and cyclist — learned he had leukemia five years ago, followed by an even grimmer diagnosis in 2016: a rare form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS. An interior and urban …
My Patient’s Sisters
It was vividly clear, in every touch and gaze, that my patient’s family had made the right decision.
Inducing Labor at 39 Weeks May Offer Benefits
First-time mothers who had labor induced at 39 weeks were less likely to need C-sections.