Month: October 2017

Omaha World-Herald Iowa withdraws proposed Obamacare ‘stopgap measure’Omaha World-HeraldThe state of Iowa has withdrawn its request for temporary changes intended to reduce costs and keep more Iowans under individual health insurance, with Gov. Kim Reynolds saying the Affordable Care Act proved too inflexible to allow such changes.Iowa withdraws request to establish alternative insurance modelModernHealthcare.comIowa withdraws … Read more

Washington Post Iowa abandons bold attempt to jettison ACA rulesWashington PostIowa is abandoning its quest to shed major elements of the Affordable Care Act, after federal health officials failed to approve the plan in time for the insurance-buying season that begins in just over a week. The state’s withdrawal comes two months …Iowa Pulls Request … Read more

0000000000000 New York Times Dismissal of $472 million verdict v. J&J is disaster for talc plaintiffsReuters(Reuters) – Eva Echeverria and her family, dealing with ovarian cancer since 2007, surely felt more keenly than anyone else a ruling Friday that erases Echeverria’s $472 million jury verdict against Johnson & Johnson and its consumer products …Judge overturns … Read more

Washington Post Conjoined twins survived one of the world’s rarest surgeries. Now they’re preparing to go home.Washington PostAbby Delaney can roll onto her stomach, hold up her head and turn pages in her favorite books. Her sister, Erin, can now sit up on her own, and she is starting to think about crawling — learning … Read more

CNN Breast cancer genetics revealed: 72 new mutations discovered in global studyCNN(CNN) The genetic causes of breast cancer just got clearer. Researchers from 300 institutions around the world combined forces to discover 72 previously unknown gene mutations that lead to the development of breast cancer. Two studies describing their …Major study of genetics of breast cancer … Read more

Gizmodo Italian Scientists Report Patient Who Sweats BloodGizmodoProfuse sweating can lead to embarrassing pit stains and discomfort, sure. But you are sweating sweat. This Italian patient sweats blood. Flash plugin failed to load. 00:00. Loading. 00:00. The 21-year-old patient entered a medical ward following three …Blood, sweat and tears: Humans really can sweat blood, doctors … Read more

Newsweek An HIV Quarantine Like Betty Price Wants Would Be Very Easy for the Government to StartNewsweekThe word quarantine might trigger visions of Mary Mallon—better known as “Typhoid Mary” or of Kaci Hickox, who was quarantined in New Jersey during the 2014 Ebola virus outbreak. Recent remarks about quarantining people infected with HIV have …Elton John … Read more

Fortune Johns Hopkins Researchers Say Doing This Will Improve Your Brain PowerFortuneWant to boost your brain power? Researchers at Johns Hopkins think they have a solution. There are countless programs out there claiming to help improve your brain function. To date, none of them have been proven to be effective. But researchers at …Brain Training … Read more

Fox News Formerly conjoined twins thriving after separation surgeryFox NewsDoctors discovered Abby and Erin Delaney, pictured with their parents, were attached at the head during a prenatal ultrasound. (Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Fox 29 ). The twins underwent separation surgery in June. prev next. Image 2 of 3. The …Formerly conjoined Mooresville twins ‘thriving’ post … Read more