RealClearHealth Week of February 6, 2017 Archives

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Monday, February 6
Repealing the ACA: Bad for the Poor, Good for the Rich
DeBot RealClearHealth
Trump: ACA Replacement Plan Could Take Until Next Year
Peter Sullivan The Hill
Trump Loses Backbone on Drug Prices. Is There a Pill for That?
Pearlstein WaPo
With FDA Vacancy, Trump Sees Chance to Speed Drug Approval
Thomas NYT
Hospitals Fear Changes to ACA, Press GOP on Revenue Concerns
Evans WSJ
GOP Faces Big Decision on Obamacare Taxes
Naomi Jagoda The Hill
Immunotherapy: Can the Body Be Trained to Fight Cancer?
Kaumaya & Kaurand LS
Uncertainty, Headwinds Hurt Final Marketplace Enrollment Total
Timothy Jost HAB
Patients Had Better Survival Rate w/ Foreign-Educated Doctors
M. Evans WSJ
Diabetes Has Become One of America's Most Expensive Diseases
Buck SB
Four Studies That Could Change the Future of Regeneration
Kevin Xu MedCityNews
"Brute Force" May Combat Drug-Resistant Superbugs: Study
Press Trust of India
The Inconvenient Truth About Military and Veterans Health Systems
PK THCB
Israel Takes Step Toward Allowing Export of Medical Marijuana
Reuters
Will California Have a Standard for the Sale of Legal Weed by 2018?
Young Salon


Tuesday, February 7
Trump's Radical Attack on Global Health
Dr. Jamila K. Taylor & John Norris RCHealth
A Guide to Budget Reconciliation: The Rules for ACA Repeal
Ying & Rovner KHN
Poor Women More Likely to Lose Jobs During Cancer Treatment
Sheridan Stat
Pharma's Offer to Trump: Discounts When Drugs Fail
Hopkins & Langreth & Paton Bbg
CDC Issues New Vaccine Guidelines for Adults
Gillian Mohney ABC News
Trump, GOP Lawmakers Back Off From Immediate ACA Repeal
Kodjak NPR
Hopkins to Share Surgery Methods With 750 Other Hospitals
Cohn Baltimore Sun
ACA Repeal Seen Thwarting State Addiction Efforts
Christine Vestal Stateline
Study: A New Strategy to Stop Female Genital Mutilation
Susan Brink NPR
FDA Proposal on Biotech Drugs Sparks Criticism
Sarah Chacko The Hill Extra
Picking the Right Over-the-Counter Pain Reliever
Christopher Mele New York Times
Researchers Find Way to Help Wounds Heal w/ Less-Visible Scarring
Fiedler NW
Study of Cancer-Causing Toxins Finds E-Cigs Much Safer Than Smoking
Reuters
For Very Ill Prisoners Use Evidence-Based Compassionate Release
Ahalt et al HAB
Pet Medications Pose a Threat to Kids
Robert Jimison CNN


Wednesday, February 8
Fixing the Federal Policy on E-Cigs Will Save Lives
Caroline Kitchens RealClearHealth
Price Made "Brazen" Stock Trades While Under Scrutiny
Taylor & Jewett KHN
Biotech Execs Slam Trump's "Misguided" Immigration Ban
Damian Garde Stat+
White House: Medicare Should Use Buying Power to Lower Prices
Kodjak NPR
House Panel Advances Medicaid Reform Bills
Mary Ellen McIntire Morning Consult
Obamacare Aided the Homeless, Who Now Worry About Repeal
Pam Fessler NPR
A Simple Way to Speed Delivery
Nicholas Bakalar New York Times
AARP Threatens to Sue Trump Over Obamacare Change
Peter Sullivan The Hill
The Next Big Brain Cancer Drug Could Come from Marijuana
Sy Mukherjee Fortune
Can a Contraceptive Gel Proven on Monkeys Work on Men?
Senthilingam CNN
Training Aids Surgeons Tell Patients Best and Worse Scenarios
Rapaport Reuters
MAP: Find Out What New Viruses Are Emerging in Your Backyard
Doucleff NPR
Hell Is a Very Small Place
David Introcaso The Health Care Blog
Who Should Own the Prescription for Digital Therapeutics?
Chen MedCityNews
For Millions of Americans, Everyday Life Takes Toll on Their Hearing
Preidt HD


Thursday, February 9
Why Is It so Hard for Republicans to Replace Obamacare?
Alice Rivlin RCHealth
Federal Judge Blocks Anthem's Planned Cigna Acquisition
Mathews & Kendall WSJ
Republicans Urge Speed Up Of Repeal, Dismiss Calls for Caution
Rovner KHN
In West Virginia, Men in Recovery Look to Trump For a Help
Mccammon NPR
Moving From Passive to Proactive Care With Technology
Melanie Dowczek MCN
Trump Administration Weighs Health Insurance "Stabilization"
Alonso-Zaldivar AP
Since the Election, Americans Grow More Supportive of ACA
Kurtzleben NPR
Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Invests $50M in Its First 47 Research Initiatives
Bur TC
Five Health Care IT Tips for President Trump
John Halamka KevinMD
Poll: Half of Voters Say Trump Shouldn't Repeal Obamacare
Paulina Firozi The Hill
Threat of ACA Repeal Brings out Some Formerly Apolitical Citizens
Ibarra KQED
Put Him on Ice: How Hypothermia Is Being Harnessed to Save Lives
Bookman NW
An Experimental Alzheimer's Drug Just Failed Two Key Trials
Ben Hirschler Reuters
Smoke-Free Public Housing Cuts Secondhand Fumes
Robert Preidt HealthDay
Medtech Lobby: 29,000 Jobs Lost While Device Tax Was in Play
Parmar MCN


Friday, February 10
HHS nominee Confirmed by Senate on Party-Line Vote
Sullivan & Goldstein WP
Pharmaceutical Policy: Will Washington Upset Elegant Balance?
Sepp RCHealth
More Than 12 Million Signed Up for Obamacare This Year
Associated Press
Dozens of New Cancer Drugs Do Little to Improve Survival
Liz Szabo KHN
What Worked for ACA and What Didn't? Lessons From Five States
O'Neill NPR
Judge Rules Government Owes Moda $214 million
Jeff Manning Oregonian
Bacteria Sleep, Then Rapidly Evolve, to Survive Antibiotic Treatments
Phys.org
Study: Many Women Skip Mammograms After False-Positive Result
HealthDay
Atul Gawande Explains Why Obamacare Repeal Is Terrible for Science
Belluz Vox
Trump Administration Eyes Help for Obamacare Insurers
Lauren Clason Hill Extra
What Will Next-Stage Digital Medicine Look Like?
Jon Brooks KQED
CVS Health Says It Is Not to Blame for Skyrocketing Drug Costs
Wahba Fortune
Many Americans Unaware of Vital Heart Health Numbers: Survey
L.R Reuters
Eight Countries Enlist to Fill Aid Shortfall From U.S. Abortion Rule
Domonoski NPR
Interactive Map: Health Overhaul Map
Associated Press
Faso: "Reform and Fix" the Affordable Care Act
John Faso Poughkeepsie Journal
Saturday, February 11
Is It Too Late to Get a Flu Shot?
Mary Beth Griggs Popular Science
Self-Driving Cars Will Create Organ Shortage
Kate Baggaley NBC News
A Forgotten Group Of Grains Will Improve Diets
Kavitha Rao NPR
These Are the Most Distinctive Injuries in Each State
Sy Mukherjee Fortune
Women Health Care Groups Worry About Price Confirmation
Jessie Hellmann Hill
How to Fix (or Wreck) Obamacare: Advice for Tom Price
Sanger-Katz & Abelson NYT
Will Pharma Use a Tax Break to Create Jobs? It Didn't Last Time
Damian Garde Stat
Space Reshapes Astronauts' Brains: Study
Robert Preidt HealthDay
The Parasite That Lures Mosquitoes to Humans
Sarah Zhang The Atlantic
Ubering Past Obamacare
Bryan Rotella Washington Times
How It's Made: Cholesterol Production in Your Body
Julie Corliss Harvard Health Blog
This Artist Is Trying to Change Digital Health, One Painting at a Time
Gordon NW
Health Care's Future: Mad Max or Star Trek
Arundhati Parmar MedCityNews
Old Drug Gets a New Price to Fight a Rare Disease: $89,000 a Year
Johnson WP
Can the HPV Vaccine Protect Against Skin Cancer?
Sara G. Miller Live Science
Monday, February 13
Sanders, Schumer Call for Nationwide Pro-Obamacare Rallies
Shelbourne The Hill
GOP Grand Plan on ACA Repeal & Tax Reform Is Going South
Collender Forbes
How Dems Can Help Trump Make the ACA's Replacement "Terrific"
Meyers Convo
Medication Adherence: Whose Responsibility Is It Anyway?
Chase Hensel MCN
Protests Against Planned Parenthood Rouse Dueling Rallies Nationally
C.D NPR
Grassley Launches Inquiry Into Orphan Drugs After Investigation
Tribble KHN
GOP Fights Obamacare PR War
Jessie Hellmann The Hill
Winter Blues: Are You Having a Cold or the Flu?
Katrina Pascual Tech Times
Trump Wants to Change Medicaid Funding; Could His Ideas Work?
Hough Convo
Ex-Drug Company CEO Shkreli to Speak at Harvard
Associated Press
Addiction Treatment Grew Under Health Law. Now What?
Goodnough & Seelye NYT
Intensive BP Control Has No Impact on Gait Speed, Mobility in Elderly
Reuters
Electronic Health Records in 2017: Adoption and Barriers
Cristine Felt CHJ
China's Tech Tycoons' Health Care Dreams Aren't Coming True
Bloomberg
First-Born Children Are Smarter Than Their Siblings, Study Finds
Elise WCVB


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