Sunday, July 30, 2017

News Analysis: How to Repair the Health Law (It’s Tricky but Not Impossible)

NYT > Health
Stabilizing the market, lowering drug prices and expanding access to coverage would go a long way to easing millions of Americans’ concerns.
Dr. Jen Gunter was already skeptical of “snake oil” products meant to improve women’s sex lives. Now she is a detractor of the movie star’s website.
Voter anger turned Republicans against the Affordable Care Act, but amid the promises of repeal, the party never offered a viable alternative.
The agency opened the door to endorsing “vaping” as a means to getting tobacco smokers to quit.
The professions of a desire for cooperation on changing the Affordable Care Act were as profuse on Friday as the short-term outlook for tangible results was grim.
As the word makes its way into all kinds of peculiar sentences, it seems worth clearing up one matter: Anthony Scaramucci should not be blamed or credited with inventing it. It is a real word, with a complex history.
The amount and saltiness of sweat changed in skin areas that had been dyed.
The plight of the incurably ill British infant, who was just shy of one year old, led to a protracted and emotional legal battle.
There were 136 confirmed cases of whooping cough in the state in the first half of 2017, compared with 66 in the first half of 2016, but an expert was not alarmed.
Most Americans are eating far more protein than they actually need.
Here are some key lessons from the vote early Friday that seemingly brought an end to Republicans’ seven-year dream of dismantling Obamacare.
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said that the “skinny repeal” bill would leave an estimated 15 million more Americans uninsured next year.
The two creators of the program concluded that providing therapy, creating a system of primary care for mental health, made economic sense.
Settling a suit by Kaci Hickox, a nurse who fought Ebola in Africa, the state agreed to what her lawyer called a bill of rights for people isolated for health reasons.
For the first time in the United States, scientists have edited the genes of human embryos, a controversial step toward someday helping babies avoid inherited diseases.
Dr. Needleman studied lost baby teeth to show that any level of absorbed lead can damage young brains.

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