Want To Reduce Suicides? Follow The Data — To Medical Offices, Motels And Even Animal Shelters
On Kimberly Repp’s office wall is a sign in Latin: Hic locus est ubi mors gaudet succurrere vitae. This is a place where the …
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Which Was Worse: The Bachelor Party Hangover Or The Hangover From The ER Bill?
DENVER — Two days before his wedding, Cameron Fischer had one heck of a bachelor party, hitting a few bars in the Old Town …
Camouflaged Vaping Devices Are Hoodwinking Parents And Schools
In yet another twist for worried parents: Meet the vaping hoodie. This high school fashion mainstay — defined by a hood with drawstrings — …
Voices: How Should California Address The Needs Of Its Aging Population?
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Demographers, gerontologists and government officials are counting down to 2030. That’s the year America’s youngest baby boomers will reach retirement age. …
Obesity Stigma And Yo-Yo Dieting, Not BMI, Are Behind Chronic Health Conditions, Dietitian Claims
“We have a host of issues associated with high B.M.I.s. But correlation doesn’t prove causation, and there’s a significant body of research showing that …
Longtime Crusader Against OxyContin Begins To See The Fruits Of Her Struggle
In the 15 years since she lost her son to a single OxyContin pill, Barbara Van Rooyan has had but one up-close look at …
Air Ambulances Woo Rural Consumers With Memberships That May Leave Them Hanging
FORT SCOTT, Kan. — On a hot June day as the Good Ol’ Days festival was in full swing, 7-year-old Kaidence Anderson sat in …
Must-Reads Of The Week From Brianna Labuskes
The Friday Breeze Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes, who reads everything on health care to compile our Daily Edition, offers the best and most provocative …
Do 50 Million People Really Lose Health Coverage Each Year Because Of Their Jobs?
“Was it 150 million people on private insurance? 50 million of those people lose their private insurance every year when they quit their jobs, …
Castro’s Attack On Biden For Blanking On His Health Care Plan Falls Flat
“The difference between what I support and what you support, Vice President Biden, is that you require them to opt in [to a Medicare …
Vapers Seek Relief From Nicotine Addiction In — Wait For It — Cigarettes
Lucas McClain started smoking cigarettes in high school but switched to vaping after he heard e-cigarettes were a safer alternative. His vape of choice …
‘Crackhouse’ Or ‘Safehouse’? U.S. Officials Try To Block Philly’s Supervised Injection Site
Philadelphia could become the first U.S. city to offer opioid users a place to inject drugs under medical supervision. But lawyers for the Trump …
‘UVA Has Ruined Us’: Health System Sues Thousands Of Patients, Seizing Paychecks And Claiming Homes
UVA Medical Center treated Heather Waldron in 2017 for complications from an intestinal malformation. The hospital sued her for $164,000 after she discovered her …
California Hospitals And Nursing Homes Brace For Wildfire Blackouts
California has seen a relatively slow start to this year’s wildfire season, but Wanda Chaney still frets every time it’s hot and windy in …
A swifter way towards 3-D-printed organs
Twenty people die every day waiting for an organ transplant in the United States, and while more than 30,000 transplants are now performed annually, …
Vitamin E oil might be cause of vaping-linked lung injuries
(HealthDay)—Lab tests have found a chemical derived from vitamin E in samples of vaping products that have sickened people in 25 states.
Must-Reads Of The Week From Brianna Labuskes
The Friday Breeze Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes, who reads everything on health care to compile our Daily Edition, offers the best and most provocative …
Death toll rises from mysterious lung illnesses linked to vaping, prompting CDC to sound alarms
At least three people have died from a mysterious lung disease linked to vaping that continues to perplex health officials, the Centers for Disease …
Opioid maker Mallinckrodt reaches tentative settlement on Ohio cases set for trial next month
Opioid maker Mallinckrodt’s stock jumped by more than 11% on Friday after hitting an all-time low the day before and reaching tentative settlements on …
Preclinical study reveals the impact of age on immunotherapy treatment for breast cancer
Recent clinical trials have indicated that immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) therapy, which is designed to unleash a patient’s immune system to attack cancer, has …