Health News Clips

Providing subscribers with a daily dose of health-related news stories.

Top health news

The needs of the (insured) patient? (PostBulletin)

AHCA would cut mental health and addiction care for many Minnesotans (MinnPost)

Health plans managing uncertainty from federal and state lawmakers (MPR)

A conversation with Liwanag Ojala of CaringBridge (MPR)

Health concerns could bring timeout for new rubberized playground (MPR)

Diseases and conditions

Does illness help young adults take charge of their own health? (FoxNews)

City living can make asthma worse for poor children, study finds (ScienceDaily)

Another Obesity Downside: Higher Esophageal Cancer Risk

Environment

Climate Change Needs to Be Tackled for Better Health, Medical Groups Urge (NBC)

Food and nutrition

Many women still drink alcohol when trying to get pregnant (FoxNews)

Medical and health care

Stent Patients Face Higher Risk of Death After Bleeding, Clots (MedlinePlus)

An epidemic of epipens (ScienceDaily)

Few nearby fertility centers for many US women (FoxNews)

New federal emergency fund proposed to respond to public health outbreaks (WashingtonPost)

Minn. mom's nursing post goes viral (Kare11)

The dangers of deregulating the FDA's drug-approval process (MinnPost)

Personal health and fitness

Black Americans More Likely to Skip Flu Shot (MedlinePlus)

Does Recess Need Coaching? (WSJ)

Science and research

Why Some Kids Take Longer to Recover From Brain Injury  (MedlinePlus)

Nearby Day Cares Don't Pose Health Risks to Kids: Study (MedlinePlus)

Intensive Treatment Shows Potential Against Type 2 Diabetes (MedlinePlus)

Older women taking statins face higher risk of diabetes (ScienceDaily)

UK grants 1st license to make babies using DNA from 3 people (FoxNews)

Whole-body vibration may be as effective as regular exercise (ScienceDaily)

New alternative to colonoscopy is as easy as swallowing a pill (ScienceDaily)

Discovery of an HIV reservoir marker: New avenue toward eliminating the virus (ScienceDaily)

Stress of major life events impacts women more than men, shows poll of 2,000 people (ScienceDaily)

Mental Health Groups Worry New GOP Plan Will Devastate Coverage (NBC)

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