Fresh problems for “Obamacare”: The largest health insurer in Texas wants to raise its rates on individual policies by an average of nearly 60 percent, a new sign that President Barack Obama’s overhaul hasn’t solved the problem of price spikes. Texas isn’t alone. Citing financial losses under the health care… Read More
First Zika baby born on U.S. mainland
Health officials have long warned that the Zika virus will soon start affecting births in the United States mainland. Now, tragically, it appears to have finally happened. A New Jersey doctor says a baby just born to a mother with the Zika virus appears to be affected by the disease…. Read More
[Health Alert] New superbug found in US
For the first time, a U.S. patient has been infected with bacteria resistant to an antibiotic used as a last resort treatment, scientists said Thursday. The patient — a 49-year-old woman in Pennsylvania — has recovered. But health officials fear that if the resistance spreads to other bacteria, the country… Read More
Report: Cops need health programs for on-job trauma
A U.S. Justice Department report prompted by the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre urges police chiefs around the country to put mental health programs in place in to help officers cope with on-the-job trauma, including the aftermath of mass shootings. The report, offered as a best practices guide, was prepared… Read More
Whoa! Brain scans reveal hidden consciousness
A standard brain scanning technique is showing promise for helping doctors distinguish between patients in a vegetative state and those with hidden signs of consciousness. A study released Thursday is the latest to investigate using technology to help meet the challenge of making that distinction, which now is generally based… Read More
VA restores benefits to thousands who were mistakenly declared dead
A Florida congressman says the Veterans Administration cut off the benefits of more 4,200 people nationwide after they were wrongly declared dead. Rep. David Jolly says these people were “very much alive” and their benefits were resumed after the VA looked into their cases, which happened between 2011 and 2015…. Read More
Outrage! Obama admin compares VA to Disneyland
Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald, a political appointee of President Barack Obama, is furiously back-tracking after a disastrous decision to compare wait lines at VA hospitals to Disneyland. McDonald publicly apologized after a Republican senator called for his resignation and GOP lawmakers and veterans’ service groups slammed his remarks as… Read More
Study: Half of heart attacks have no obvious symptoms
Almost half of all heart attacks cause no obvious symptoms, yet they can still be life-threatening, according to research on more than 9,000 middle-aged men and women. It’s one of the biggest studies to examine so-called silent heart attacks, and to also explore them across racial and gender groups. Researchers… Read More
Congress gives $1.1 billion to fund Zika fight
Congress is ready to act on President Barack Obama’s long-stalled request for emergency funds to combat the Zika virus, which has been linked to serious birth defects and other major health problems. Obama requested $1.9 billion three months ago for several purposes, including creating a vaccine for the disease, taking… Read More
First penis transplant in US successful
A 64-year-old cancer patient has received the first penis transplant in the U.S. and is recovering well from the delicate surgery, doctors said Monday. Thomas Manning of Halifax, Massachusetts, underwent the 15-hour procedure last week at Massachusetts General Hospital. The organ was taken from a dead donor. Surgeons on the… Read More
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