The nation’s largest private insurer has decided to pull out of ObamaCare in all but “a handful” of markets, a move that is likely to touch off insurance premium spikes that could cost customers over $1,000 a year — and possibly could lead to a collapse of the entire system. After… Read More
Teen forced by state to undergo chemo says new mass found
A teenager who was forced by the courts to undergo chemotherapy for her cancer says a new mass has been found in her lungs. Cassandra Callender, of Windsor Locks, disclosed the news Saturday on her Facebook page, posting an image of a CT scan dated Friday. “This is the mass… Read More
ObamaCare entering billion-dollar death spiral
New federal reports show that the ObamaCare state co-ops have entered their “death spiral” and all but a handful may cease to exist by the end of the year. And it has cost taxpayers a fortune. When they passed the health care law in 2010, Democrats insisted on creating the… Read More
Confirmed: Zika virus causes birth defects
Confirming the worst fears of many pregnant women in the United States and Latin America, U.S. health officials said Wednesday there is no longer any doubt the Zika virus causes babies to be born with abnormally small heads and other severe brain defects. Since last year, doctors in Brazil have… Read More
Miracle medical breakthrough could reverse paralysis
A paralyzed 24-year-old man has regained some use of his right hand, controlling it with signals relayed from electronic sensors in his brain. Ian Burkhart of Dublin, Ohio, can grasp a bottle, pour its contents into a jar, pick up a stick and stir the liquid. He can grab a… Read More
Conjoined twins to be separated in Texas
Surgery has started in Texas to separate two 10-month-old sisters born conjoined below the waist. Driscoll Children’s Hospital spokesman Jeff Salzgeber says the hourslong operation began Tuesday morning. Ximena (huh-MEE-nuh) and Scarlett Hernandez-Torres share a colon and bladders that will be reconstructed. Their identical triplet sister, Catalina, was born without… Read More
CDC sounding new warning on Zika virus
The more researchers learn about the Zika virus, the scarier it appears, federal health officials say, as they urge more money for mosquito control and development of vaccines and treatments. Scientists increasingly believe the Zika virus sweeping through Latin America and the Caribbean causes devastating defects in fetal brains if… Read More
White House shifting funding from Ebola to Zika
Federal money left over from the largely successful fight against Ebola will now go to combating the growing threat of the Zika virus, the Obama administration announced Wednesday. Most of the $589 million would be devoted to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for research on the virus and… Read More
[Health alert] Feds pushing seniors out of homes
The federal government is pushing states to keep more low-income seniors out of nursing homes and, instead, enroll them in home and community-based programs. The shift comes as demand for long-term care is rising. By 2050, the number of people older than 85 is expected to triple to more than… Read More
Black widow! Nurse arrested for allegedly killing elderly patients
Italian police said Thursday that they have arrested a nurse on suspicion of killing 13 patients, mostly in their 80s, who underwent surgery in a state-run hospital in Tuscany. Most of the patients suffered severe hemorrhaging during the procedures and investigators later determined that each had a level of anticoagulant… Read More
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