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Making retirement lemonade from health insurance lemons
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Take the Generic, Patients Are Told. Until They Are Not.
Consumers have grown accustomed to being told by insurers — and middlemen known as pharmacy benefit managers — that they must give up their brand-name drugs in favor of cheaper generics. But some are...
View ArticleHealth Care: A Universal Problem Without A Universal Solution
This article was originally published at Stratfor.com. By Rebecca Keller A hush fell over the floor as Sen. John McCain stepped to the center of the room and paused. Gasps and scattered applause soon...
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First Responders Spending More On Overdose Reversal Drug
Battalion Chief Mark St. Laurent, seen here at the Franklin Square firehouse in Washington, D.C., says sometimes multiple doses of naloxone are needed to stop an overdose. Shelby Knowles/NPR hide...
View ArticleHeads up, Moscow mule lovers: That copper mug could be poisoning you
The Moscow mule — that Instagram-ready cocktail that has surged in popularity in recent years — has only a few ingredients: vodka, ginger beer, lime and ice. But perhaps the most crucial component of...
View ArticleMarijuana use holds three-fold blood pressure death risk: study
LONDON (Reuters) – People who smoke marijuana have a three times greater risk of dying from hypertension, or high blood pressure, than those who have never used the drug, scientists said on Wednesday....
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Thank you, Justin Bieber. Your honesty about mental health benefits all of us
J ustin Bieber made news last week for canceling the remainder of his world tour so he could heal his “mind, heart, and soul.” The media and some celebrities have portrayed the announcement as a...
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9 companies hiring now that cover 100% of employee health insurance premiums
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Trump attacks on McConnell bring rebukes from fellow Republicans
President Trump aimed a fresh barrage of criticism at Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Thursday, escalating an extraordinary fight with a key Republican leader that could undermine the party’s...
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Jimmy Kimmel Gives Emotional Health Update on His Son and Says He Needs Two...
It’s been quite the harrowing year for Jimmy Kimmel — but things are looking up. The late-night host and wife Molly McNearney‘s baby boy William “Billy” John now 3 months old, had open heart surgery...
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How Alexa’s best skill could be as a home health-care assistant
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View ArticleHealth Insurers Struggle to Win Reprieve of Obamacare Tax
Follow @bpolitics for all the latest news, and sign up for our daily Balance of Power newsletter. Health insurers won a victory in 2015 when a tax that was part of the Affordable Care Act was...
View ArticleSuggestions For A Bipartisan Approach On Health Care
In the wake of Senate Republicans’ failure to roll back key features of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), there is renewed interest in exploring a bipartisan approach. Following their votes that halted...
View ArticleOklahoma health providers fear they’ll bear costs after cigarette tax falls
A cigarette fee that would have balanced Oklahoma’s budget has gone down in flames, and some health care providers worry cuts could devastate rural services if lawmakers don’t come up with more...
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‘Hindrance Became The Power’: Passion Pit’s Angelakos On Music And Mental Health
Michael Angelakos of Passion Pit initially exchanged his new album Tremendous Sea of Love for tweets supporting the #weneedscience Twitter campaign. It became available to stream July 28. Courtesy of...
View ArticleYour Instagram Posts May Hold Clues to Your Mental Health
Depressed participants were more likely to post photos containing a face. But when healthier participants did post photos with faces, theirs tended to feature more of them, on average. Advertisement...
View ArticleIn our opinion: Quality of Utah hospitals is high, but the state may need...
With health care funding a primary topic of recent political debates, Utah can take some satisfaction in the quality of its hospitals, but policymakers must be clearheaded in deciding the quantity of...
View Article‘Health Attacks’ on US Diplomats in Cuba Baffle Both Countries
“This is likely another installment in the long saga of spy-vs-spy in U.S.-Cuba relations,” said Peter Kornbluh, a co-author of “Back Channel to Cuba: The Hidden History of Negotiations Between...
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Mental health experts have praised celebrities like Sinead O’Connor, Justin...
More and more celebrities are opening up about their struggles with mental illness. On August 4, Sinead O’Connor made headlines after sharing a hysterical video on Facebook of an emotional breakdown...
View ArticleMental health and the media: when privacy trumps getting the story
For five days over late August and early September in 2016, a strange case gripped the Australian media. A family of five abruptly went missing from their rural property east of Melbourne. They left...
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