RealClearHealth Week of June 13, 2016 Archives

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Monday, June 13
PTSD More Physical Than Psychological
Robert F. Worth New York Times
"Super Bacteria" Found in Rio's Olympic Venues
Brad Brooks Reuters
GOP Surprises With Push for Smaller ACA Changes
Peter Sullivan Hill
States Attack a Severe Doctor Shortage
Michael Ollove Stateline
Medicaid Expansion Impact Seen Across State Lines
Mattie Quinn Gov.
Hospitals That Mess Up Are Urged to Confess
John Tozzi Bloomberg
This Website Makes Organ Transplants Possible
Eric Boodman Stat
Patient Wishes Are Tough to See in EHRs
Christopher Snowbeck Star Trib
Lack of Opioid Alternatives for Managing Pain
Steven R. Johnson MHC
Undoc. Immigrants to Access ACA Exchanges in Calif.
Ana Ibarra CHL
Even the Insured May Want to Pay Cash
David Lazarus Los Angeles Times
Proposed Premium Hikes Rattle Millions
Alonso-Zaldivar & Murphy AP
Walgreens Terminates Partnership With Theranos
Siconolfi et al. WSJ
Vt.'s Drug Pricing Bill Misses The Mark
Yevgeniy Feyman Apothecary
Reforms Needed in Health Prof. Shortage Areas
Rieselbach et al. MJS


Tuesday, June 14
Gay Men Outraged Over Blood Donation Ban
Sheena McKenzie CNN
Orlando Attack: The Importance of the HIPAA Waiver
Ariana Cha WP
Red States Fighting ACA, Struggle to Fight Opioids
Noam Levey LAT
Novartis, Columbia Face Off Over Cancer Drug Prices
Ed Silverman Stat
A Fascinating Look at the Enigma of Epilepsy
Emily Gurnon Next Avenue
U.S. and Cuba Sign Historic Health Agreement
Dylan Scott Stat
Gaps In Women's Health Care Derail Zika Prevention
S. Luthra KHN
White House Gets Major Promises on Organ Donations
M. Taylor MCN
Federal Policies and Health Disparities in Puerto Rico
Maria Levis HAB
Delivering Action on Mental Health
Sarah Chamberlain The Hill
University Wants to Bring Holograms to Med. School
M. Taylor MCN
Sanofi's Battle With Medivation Hits a Whole New Phase
Reuters
Stopping that Nagging Self-Doubt in Your Head
Elizabeth Bernstein WSJ
Why Stem Cell Research Keeps a Low Profile
Kay Manning Chicago Trib.
How YouTube Vids Aid People With Mental Illness
Angus Chen NPR


Wednesday, June 15
AMA Adopts Ethical Guidelines for Telemedicine
Bruce Japsen Forbes
Superbug Found in Second Pig Sample in U.S.
Lena H. Sun WP
Higher Sticker Prices for 2017 ACA Premiums
L. Sun & S. Levine WP
Trauma Doctors Learn Battlefield Techniques
J. Belluz Vox
New Drugs in Testing to Fight Superbugs
Thomas M. Burton WSJ
WH: No Plans to Reverse Blood Donation Ban
Jordan Fabian The Hill
Confusion Over HIPAA Causes Grief
C. Konnoth & Dr. A. Caplan THCB
Opioids: Georgia Caps Number of Treatment Centers
M. Elloy HFN
IRS May Deny Tax-Exempt Status to Commercial ACOs
D. Stewart MCN
The Healthcare Costs of America's Gun Epidemic
Sy Mukherjee Fortune
Feds Urge State Medicaid to Use More LARCs
Michelle Andrews KHN
Drug Makers Use Fun to Woo Hemophiliac Kids
Ed Silverman Stat
Opioids Linked With Deaths Other Than Overdoses
Lindsey Tanner AP
Rx Drug Shortages and Data Limitations
H. Liu & M. Jacobson HAB
5 Diet Drugs: Which Ones Work?
Amy Norton HealthDay


Thursday, June 16
GOP ACA Replacement Excludes Key Dollar Figures
P. Sullivan The Hill
FDA OK's Weight Loss Stomach Pump to Fight Obesity
M. Fox NBC
Mental Health Hill Advances to House Floor
Maria Castellucci MH
AMA Wants to Ease Pressure to Prescribe Opioids
S. Johnson MH
Charlie Sheen Endorses Innovative Condom
Todd Huddleston Fortune
WHO: Coffee May Protect Against Cancer
Anahad O'Connor NYT
Dying in a Hospital Costs More, Means More Tests
Alison Kodjak HFN
Supercomputers Play Key Role in Cancer Moonshot
David Nather Stat
ACA Sets Off Major Transformation for Hospitals
Mark Taylor MCN
Should We Sequence the DNA of Every Cancer Patient?
A. Regalado TR
4 Things to Know About New Colonoscopy Advice
Sharon Begley Stat
Ultrasound Opens Brain to Promising Drugs
Ryan Cross Tech Review
Hospitals, Consumer Groups Push Back On NOTICE Act
S. Jaffe MCN
Folic Acid During Pregnancy Related to Child Obesity
N. Bakalar NYT
Bug Spray Needed for More than Zika
M. Cortez & L. Coleman-Lochner BB


Friday, June 17
Senate Takes Step Forward on Opioid Bill
Peter Sullivan The Hill
Durbin Introduces Bill to Prevent Opioid Addiction
Caitlin Owens MC
Philadelphia Becomes First City to Pass Soda Tax
T. Nadolny Philly.com
CDC: Three U.S. Infants Born With Zika Birth Defects
H. Branswell Stat
CA Calls Feds to Block Cigna-Anthem Merger
D. Sirota & C. Mindock IBT
Key Merck Cancer Drug Just Got a Huge Boost
Sy Mukherjee Fortune
The World's Greatest Health Care Plan
John Goodman THCB
Supreme Court Decision on Huge False Claims Act Case
N. Bagley IE
Startup VoyagerMed Prepares to Launch Telehealth
D. Stewart MCN
CA Agency Report Raises Concerns On Drug Price Cut
C. Craft KHN
Alaska Reinsurance Plan can Be Model for ACA Reform
T. Jost THCB
There's an EHR Adoption Model for Long-Term Care
N. Versel MCN
The Online Doctor Search and Healthcare Nuances
R. Abelson NYT
"Compassion Fatigue" in the Helping Professions
Jane Von Bergen PI
Will Genetic Advances Make Sex Obsolete?
Aurora Macrae-Crerar HFN
Saturday, June 18
Opioid Epidemic Fueled by Sharing Drugs
Shefali Luthra KHN
Fentanyl: Widely Used, Deadly When Abused
David A. Edwards Convers.
1 in 5 Trauma Victims May Die Unnecessarily
Lauran Neergaard AP
Obamacare Is Not Enough to Improve Health
Sandro Galea U.S. N&WR
Watch How America Got Fat, in One Gif
Ana Swanson Wonkblog
The Downside of Merging Doctors and Hospitals
Austin Frakt Upshot
A Researcher's Journey Through Schizophrenia
Usha L. McFarling Stat
Can the IUD Revolution Come to the Bible Belt?
Olga Khazan Atlantic
Should Pediatricians Not Treat Unvaccinated Kids?
Perri Klass NYT
Zika's Timing May Impact Birth Defect Risk
Steven Reinberg HealthDay
Jimmy Carter Drug Stops Lung Tumors
Maggie Fox NBC News
Docs Take Coast-to-Coast Tour for Men's Health
Samantha Nelson USAT
Understanding the Pros & Cons of Colonoscopies
Michael Cannon JAMA
Looking Indoors to Health
Colin Durrant Harvard Gazette
How Does a Drug Get Banned for Athletes?
Carolyn Beans NPR
Monday, June 20
Opioid Laws Hit Chronic Pain Sufferers Hard
Felice J. Freyer Bos. Globe
Health Insurer Oscar Wants to Be Your Doctor, Too
Zachary Tracer Bbg
WH Makes Last Ditch Pleas for Opioid Bill
Sarah Ferris The Hill
Insurance Challenges for Seasonal Farmworkers
Alejandra Cancino AP
Medicaid Expansion Hits Deep South
Harris Meyer Modern Healthcare
Lift of Curbs on Gay Blood Donors Yrs Away
Seaman & Morgan Reuters
Sen. Carper: CDC Has Authority to Study Guns
Sarah Ferris The Hill
Scientists Explore Possible Way to Stop Zika
Robert Preidt HealthDay
Birth Control via App Finds Footing
Pam Belluck New York Times
Did Lou Gehrig Die Of "Lou Gehrig's" Disease?
Howard Markel PBS
Industry Vows To Fight New Soda Tax in Phila.
Allison Aubrey NPR
Cancer Docs Lead Effort to Boost HPV Vaccine
Laurie McGinley WaPo
Canada OKs Doctor-Assisted Suicide for Terminally Ill
Voice of America
Do Blacks Mistrust Doctors Because of Tuskegee?
Aaron Carroll Upshot
Striving to Prioritize the Doctor-Patient Relationship
Sandy Bauers PI


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