RealClearHealth Week of November 14, 2016 Archives

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Monday, November 14
Big Pharma Alta Vista
Peter Pitts RealClearHealth
In Opioid Epidemic, Prejudice Persists Against Methadone
Christine Vestal Stateline
A Vote for Trumpcare
Niran Al-Agba The Health Care Blog
Repeal ACA While Covering People w/ Pre-Existing Conditions
Avik Roy Apothecary
Healthcare Transition Team Selected as ACA Repeal Looms
V. Dickson Mod HC
Schools Step Up Efforts to Fight Opioid Abuse
Jeanne Whalen Wall Street Journal
Which Drug Makers Give Poor Patients Better Access?
Ed Silverman Pharmalot
GOP Feuds Over How to Kill Obamacare
Jennifer Haberkorn Politico
DNA Is Not Destiny When It Comes to Heart Risk
Richard Harris NPR
Trump Will Have A Rude Awakening on Obamacare
Steven Pearlstein Wonkblog
How a Researcher Used Big Data to Beat Her Own Ovarian Cancer
Meeri Kim WP
No, Birth Control Coverage Won’t Go Away
Margot Sanger-Katz Upshot
A New Test of Pot's Potential to Replace Painkillers
Greg Miller The Atlantic
Trump Looks Like a Roadblock for "Cures" Legislation in Senate
Sheila Kaplan Stat
Statins May Boost Survival Odds After Cardiac Arrest
Steven Reinberg HealthDay


Tuesday, November 15
One Health Care Fix We All Can Agree On
Ceci Connolly RealClearHealth
Abortion By Mail Promises Better Access but Political Q's Remain
Galewitz KHN
Depression on the Rise Among US Teens, Especially Girls
Alan Mozes HealthDay
Donald Trump's America Is Beset by Opioids. What Will He Do?
Dylan Scott Stat
The Drugs Driving Up Medicare Spending
Carolyn Y. Johnson Washington Post
The Age of Trumpian Uncertainty
Paul Keckley The Health Care Blog
Statins May Help Those With Cardiovascular Disease Live Longer
Searing WP
Advocating for a Chief Adherence Officer in Pharma
Katrina Firlik & Tom Kottler MCN
Why the Trump Drug Rally Won’t Last
Clifton Leaf Fortune
Zika Infection in US Is Still Rare, Blood Donations Indicate
Catherine Saint Louis NYT
Hep C Drugs Still Being Restricted by State Medicaid Plans
Ed Silverman Stat
Having Diabetes Is No Longer Going to be a Life Sentence
Reenita Das Forbes
Experimental Vaginal Ring Fights HIV But Will Women Wear It?
Vickey Hallett NPR
Long-Lasting Opioid Dependence Treatment Succeeds Trials
Hufford WSJ
Frederick Banting’s Discovery of Insulin Is Still Saving Lives
Brian Resnick Vox


Wednesday, November 16
Raising the Insured Rate Without Obamacare
Joel Zinberg RealClearHealth
Rep. Tom Price Named as Possible HHS Secretary
Bob Herman Modern Healthcare
AMA: Maintain Coverage for All Currently Covered
Mary Ellen McIntire Morn. Consult
How the Digital Era Is Changing How We Manage Health
R. Graboyes Aging Today
GOP Health Proposals Could Also Have Penalties
Michelle Andrews KHN
The Players Who Are Set to Influence Trump on Health Care
Sheila Kaplan Stat
CRISPR Gene-Editing Tested in a Person for the First Time
David Cyranoski Nature
One Employer Fights Against Prescription-Drug Abuse
Rachel Emma Silverman WSJ
Expect Medicaid to Change, But Not Shrivel
Robert Pear New York Times
US "Not There Yet" on Mental Health Parity
Michael Ollove Stateline
Bill Favoring Generic Drugs Will Handicap Medical Innovation
Erika Lietzan The Hill
Lower Cholesterol From a Twice-a-Year Shot?
Dennis Thompson HealthDay
Biomedical Researchers Ponder Future After Trump Election
Richard Harris NPR
Obamacare Startup Oscar Has $45M Loss in 3 States
Zachary Tracer Bloomberg
What Abortion Could Look Like Under Trump
Danielle Paquette & Kim Soffen Wonkblog


Thursday, November 17
The ACA's Impact on Employer-Provided Health Benefits
Troy & Wilson RCHealth
As Vaccine Opt-outs Grow, Parents Seek Transparency in Schools
Casey KHN
Should the Public Be Trained to Do CPR on Overdose Victims?
Blair Bigham Stat
Theranos Whistleblower Shook the Company—And His Family
John Carreyrou WSJ
You've Heard of Trump Steaks, Now Trump Kidneys
Sally Satel Forbes
Want to Prevent the Flu? Skip the Supplements, Eat Your Veggies
Hobson NPR
What’s Trump’s Plan for US Biomedical Research?
Emily Mullin Technology Review
Medical Marijuana's Implementation Falls To Florida Legislators
Aboraya HFN
Emergencies Tailed by Suprise Out-of-Network Bills
Abelson & Sanger-Katz NYT
Trump Administration: Make America Healthy Again
Sandro Galea Stat
Obamacare Chief Says Trump Team Not Yet in Touch
Peter Sullivan The Hill
FTC: Homeopathic Remedies Must Be Labeled Unscientific
Alan Levinovitz Slate
Sign-Ups Under ACA So Far Seem Not Hurt by Trump’s Win
Stephanie Armour WSJ
A Preventable Problem: Noise-induced Hearing Loss in Kids
Nguyen Philly.com
Trump Takes Office at a Pivotal Moment for Foreign Aid
Nurith Aizenman NPR


Friday, November 18
CDC Reveals Top Five Causes of Death
Robert Preidt HealthDay
UN Proposal Will Spur Drug Innovation for Entire World
Schluger RealClearHealth
A Consumer's Guide to Medicare's New Rules on Doctor Pay
Steven Findlay KHN
Americans Want Trump to Focus on Healthcare First: Poll
Chris Kahn Reuters
Cures, Mental Health Bills Near Finish Line
Peter Sullivan The Hill
Surgeon General Murthy Wants America to Face Up to Addiction
NPR
Trump's ACA Repeal Plan Messes w/ His In-law's $2.7B Startup
Mukherjee Fortune
Chicago Pharma Sales Reps to Fight Opioid Overprescribing
Silverman Stat
Cerner CEO: Improve EHRs to Include Patient Perspective
Neil Versel MedCityNews
Ebola Outbreak Possibly Bigger Than Thought, w/ Invisible Infection
Cha WP
How You Can Stop Antibiotic Resistance (and Still Eat Bacon)
Doucleff NPR
House GOP Eying Major Medicare Overhaul in 2017
Sarah Ferris The Hill
For Republicans, Partial Obamacare Repeal Carries Political Risks
Kodjak NPR
Obama Advisers Say CRISPR Is a Bioterror Threat
Emily Mullin Technology Review
A New Innovation for Type 2 Diabetes
Clifton Leaf Fortune
Saturday, November 19
For Public Health, Is Alcohol the Next Tobacco?
K. Leonard U.S. News & World Report
Victims Seek Payments as"Dr. Death" Declares Innocence
Melissa Bailey KHN
Obamacare: Entrepreneurs Up in Arms About Losing It
Tami Luhby CNN
Why the Election Got Me Thinking About My Patient’s Painful Struggle
Koven Stat
With Trump, What Will Become of Health IT Interoperability?
Versel MedCityNews
The Fuzzy Line Between Medication Use and Abuse
Steven Reidbord KevinMD
Dying Teenager in UK Wins Right to Be Cryogenically Frozen
Domonoski NPR
GOP Unveils Bill to Block Obamacare "Bailout"
Peter Sullivan The Hill
Rep. Price Clear Favorite for Trump's HHS Chief
Jennifer Haberkorn Politico
Zika Virus "No Longer an Emergency" - WHO
BBC
Deaths Tied to Fentanyl Rise as Curbing Illicit Supply Proves Tough
Bebinger NPR
Pfizer Sues Texas Agency for Giving Medicaid Data to Lawmakers
Silverman Stat
Software as a Drug
Joe Riley The Health Care Blog
To Fix Obamacare, Trump Needs to "Go Small"
Brian Rotella CNBC
How to Have a Nation of Superhero's
Jamie Wells ACSH
Monday, November 21
The Addiction Doctor Isn't in
Sally Satel RealClearHealth
Drug Epidemic Leads to Bigger Need for Foster Parents in Indiana
Anderson CT
Texas Blows Bid for Funds to Fight Opioids
Edgar Walters & Isabelle Taft Texas Tribune
Florida Keys Approves Trial of Genetically-Modified Mosquitoes
Allen NPR
Are You Ready for the Flu Season?
Steven Reinberg HealthDay
Alcoholism Is a Disease, But Medicine Alone Won’t Solve Social Ills
Warren WP
NIH Chief: Short-term Spending Bill "Painful" for Medical Research
Chacko Hill
Medical Mystery: Before He Was Sworn in, Pain Gripped LBJ
Schwartz PI
High Health Insurance Costs Prompt Tough Choices
Jayne O'Donnell USA Today
Heavy Screen Time Rewires Young Brains, for Better and Worse
Jon Hamilton NPR
Pay Your Children to Eat Their Vegetables
Beckie Strum Wall Street Journal
A United Family Makes All the Difference When Someone Is Dying
Harrington WP
How to Design Digital Health Tools to Boost Patient Engagement
Ted Quinn MCN
Your A.T.M. Is Covered in Microbes, but Mostly Harmless
Nicholas St. Fleur NYT
Verily and Alcon Autofocus Contact Lens Project Suffers Delay
Charles Pillar Stat


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