Health & Wellness
Insect Venom Shortage Stings Allergy Sufferers This Summer
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Allergists are warning of a shortage of a crucial product – honeybee, hornet, and wasp venom extracts used in shots that prevent life-threatening reactions.
health care
Texas Hospitals Fear Losing $6.2B Medicaid Deal
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Texas hospitals are eager to keep the federal waiver in place as the turmoil in Congress over repealing and replacing Obamacare only increases their jitters.
health care
Ear To The Door: 5 Things Being Weighed In Secret Health Bill Also Weigh It Down
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Spoiler: No one knows what the final Senate bill will look like – not even those writing it.
Gov & Politics
Cuts In Federal Housing Help Would Hurt People’s Health, Research Suggests
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As policymakers consider both health care and housing, that link suggests investing in these assistance programs could yield benefits on both fronts.
Education
In Texas, Abstinence-Only Programs May Contribute To Teen Pregnancies
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Each year, about 35,000 Texas women get pregnant before they turn 20. Dallas and San Antonio have teen pregnancy rates 50% and 40% above the national average.
health care
A New Zika Threat Hovers As Summer’s Mosquitoes Get Bzzzzy
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Uncertainty remains around what resources states may need and whether they will receive adequate federal support to combat Zika.
health care
Trump Says He Knows About Health Care, But Some Of His Facts Seem Alternative
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Among the president’s more questionable claims was his description of the House-passed health bill as “You’re going to have absolute coverage.”
health care
Parents Of Sick Children Fear Trap If States Have Say On ‘Preexisting Conditions’
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While the bill covers preexisting conditions, it also gives states the authority to allow insurers a number of exemptions from the federal law.
health care
Political Theater: How A Bill That Nearly All Opposed Managed To Pass The House
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Representatives sent a message not to hospitals, doctors, and patients but to President Donald Trump and his devoted followers who propelled the GOP to power.
Health & Wellness
Widespread Hype Gives False Hope To Many Cancer Patients
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Patients and their families have bought into treatments that either don’t work, cost a fortune or cause life-threatening side effects.