We Used Terrible Science to Justify Smoking Bans
Helena, Montana, does not often make global headlines, but in 2003 the small capital city became known for briefly achieving one of the most astounding public health triumphs ever recorded. In June of...
View ArticleA Ray of Hope for Mental Health
Yes, President Trump is shaking up Washington, but some things definitely need to be shaken up. Exhibit A is the nation’s mental-health services — or lack of same. As if we needed another reminder,...
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Think your gluten-free diet is healthy? You’re exposed to twice as much...
Gluten-free diets have increasingly grown in popularity over the past few years But scientists claim it could be dangerous for those choosing to eat such foods They found high levels of the 2 toxic...
View ArticleJournalists need to talk more about Donald Trump’s mental health, urges...
The media should be seriously discussing Donald Trump’s mental health, a conservative commentator has claimed. Andrew Sullivan added his voice to a growing number of mental health professionals and...
View ArticleHealth programs help in weight loss success story
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla.(AFNS) — (This feature is part of the “Through Airmen’s Eyes” series on AF.mil. These stories focus on a single Airman, highlighting their Air Force story.) Retired Master...
View ArticleHumana’s Decision to Pull Out of Health Exchanges Pressures Republicans
Humana Inc.’s decision to withdraw from the Affordable Care Act exchanges next year adds to the pressure on Republicans to bolster the marketplaces even as they promise to unwind the health law. The...
View ArticleChina bird flu deaths surge in what could be the worst season ever
BEIJING As many as 79 people died from H7N9 bird flu in China last month, the government said, stoking worries that the spread of the virus this season could be the worst on record. January’s...
View ArticleHouse GOP Leaders Outline Plan to Replace Obama Health Care Act
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View ArticleGluten-free diet may have ‘unintended consequences’ for health
A new study suggests that a gluten-free diet may pose serious health risks, after finding that the eating pattern may raise the risk of exposure to arsenic and mercury. Researchers suggest that a...
View ArticleMental Health Professionals Warn About Trump
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Democrat from ultra-liberal Portland, Oregon says he’s looking at the 25th...
A Democratic lawmaker says he’s so concerned about Donald Trump’s ‘erratic behavior’ that he wants to revise the 25th Amendment in case the president demonstrates that he does not have the ‘mental and...
View ArticleRepublican Health Proposal Would Redirect Money From Poor to Rich
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View ArticleWhen Health Care Ignores Your Goals
By Denise Logeland, Next Avenue Contributor Five days after a surgery and being mostly bed-bound, my 83-year-old mom was discharged from the hospital and looked forward to one thing in particular. She...
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Armchair diagnosing Donald Trump with mental illness does a terrible...
In 1964, after Fact magazine polled more than 12,000 psychiatrists and wrote a cover story on the 1,189 who considered Republican Barry Goldwater mentally unfit for presidency, the American Psychiatric...
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Pressure is on to hire more in health care field
Caption Close It’s one of the major drivers of the Capital Region economy, employing thousands of people locally. But health care is facing pressures, thanks to an aging population, Medicare...
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‘Far exceeded my expectations’: Face transplant recipient hails staggering...
He’d been waiting for this day, and when his doctor handed him the mirror, Andy Sandness stared at his image and absorbed the enormity of the moment: He had a new face, one that had belonged to another...
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Japan’s health care system edges foreign care in expat survey
Just over half of non-Japanese residents feel Japan’s health care system is generally better than that in their home countries, a trend particularly pronounced among U.S. citizens, with 3 out of 4...
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Could Your Fitbit Data Be Used to Deny You Health Insurance?
A log of your preexisting conditions? Timo Newton-Syms/Flickr Wearing a fitness tracking device could earn you cash from your health insurance company. At first, this sounds lucrative for the people...
View ArticleThe Trump Psych Debate: Is It Wrong To Say He’s Mentally Ill?
Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg Is Donald Trump mentally unwell, and if so, should anything be done about it? If you’re psychologist John Gartner, the answer to that question is such a resounding “yes” that...
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Salesforce builds out ecosystem for Health Cloud, adds better patient...
Salesforce added risk segmenting tools, patient targeting and lead conversion data to its Health Cloud, an effort expand the company’s footprint in an industry that accounts for 17.8 percent of U.S....
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