RealClearHealth Week of July 31, 2017 Archives

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Monday, July 31
Insurers Fill Most 'Bare' Obamacare Counties in Ohio
Jessie Hellmann The Hill
The Golden Ticket in Health Care Reform? Experts, Not Politicians.
C. Kliger RCH
Simply Drinking Water Shouldn't Be This Dangerous
Jessica Glenza Mother Jones
Trump Has Done Nothing About the Devastating Opioid Epidemic
Jalal Baig Salon
Trump Urges Republican Senators Not to Give Up on Health Care
Cornwell Reuters
Obesity vs Overweight: Difference, Facts & Myths About Conditions
Varandani IBT
Price Hints HHS Might Weaken Individual Mandate
David Nather Axios
How to Repair the ACA (It's Tricky But Not Impossible)
Abelson et al. NYT
Blowing Out Birthday Candles Increases Bacteria by 1,400 Percent
Brown NYP
Can We Buy Happiness? New Research Weighs In
Maria Cohut Medical News Today
Maybe This Is Why You Can't Lose the Weight
Melinda Fulmer Los Angeles Times
Obama's Health Care Law Still Needs Some Patchwork
Tom Murphy AP
Scientists Still Seek a Reliable DUI Test for Marijuana
Rae Ellen Bichell NPR


Tuesday, August 1
Senator Hatch: Senate Too Divided to Keep Up Health Care Push
Cornwell Reuters
What Rights Do Parents Have When They Disagree With Doctors?
Graham DeNews
Bipartisan Group Floats Obamacare Fixes
Mike Ellis The Hill
FDA Embraces Sanity With New Approach to Vaping
Bentley & Jojtik Washington Ex
These 9 Behaviors Could Cut Your Dementia Risk by 35 Percent
Julia Belluz Vox
Sanders to Unveil Rule Requiring Drug Companies to Set Fair Prices
Thomsen Hill
Can Tech Ease the Pain of Soaring Drug Costs?
CBS Moneywatch
Insufficient Sleep May Add More Than an Inch to Your Waist
Cha Washington Post
Lawmaker Wants Patients' Addiction Treatment Records in EMR Data
Baum MCN
Scientists Get Closer to Rare Lab Test for 'Chronic Fatigue Syndrome'
Tucker NPR
Being Born in U.S. 'Stroke Belt' Tied to Higher Risk of Dementia
L. Rapaport Reuters
Only Six Nations Have Evaluated Readiness for Global Pandemic
D. McNeil Jr. NYT


Wednesday, August 2
Drug Puts a $750,000 'Price Tag on Life'
Julie Appleby RealClearHealth
Mediterranean Diet Works Better for Wealthy People, Study Finds
Dallas HealthDay
Exercise Linked to Lower Mortality With Early Prostate Cancer
Carolyn Crist Reuters
White House Opioid Panel Pushes Access to Treatment
Andrew Siddons Roll Call
Trump Puts Congressional Health Benefits Into Play
Julie Rovner Kaiser Health News
McConnell Leaves Door Open for Second Try on Health Care
Jordain Carney The Hill
The Trump Health Policy Train Wreck
Jeff Goldsmith The Health Care Blog
Your Kitchen Sponge Is Gross, and Cleaning It Isn't Helping
Carollo NY Magazine
A World Without Suicide
Simon Usborne The Atlantic
Is Your Sleep Aging You?
Shiri Sarfati Observer
Anyone Up for a Biotech Death Panel?
Adam Feuerstein Stat+
4 Things to Know About Ticks and Lyme Disease This Summer
Teresa Carey NPR
Trump's Tweets Threaten to Destabilize Insurance Markets
Alison Kodjak NPR


Thursday, August 3
Riding Reagan's Ponies Out of the Health Care Muck
Mackie & Kuzmich RCHealth
First Gene Editing Done on Human Embryo to Prevent Heart Issue
Wallace UPI
McCain Explains His Health Care Vote
Olivia Beavers The Hill
Man Hospitalized After Eating Cherries: Summer Fruit Safety
A. Pawlowski NBC
Medicare-for-All Isn't the Solution for Universal Health Care
Joshua Holland Nation
Why Fat on Your Hips May Be Healthy
Rachel Rettner Live Science
Leftover Opioids Are a Common Dilemma for Surgery Patients
Lindsey Tanner AP
Carbon Dioxide May Rob Crops of Nutrition, Endangering Millions
Columbus NPR
Body Positivity Is Everywhere, But Is It for Everyone?
Alia E. Dastagir USA Today
The More You Drink, the Likelier You'll Get Skin Cancer
Elizabeth Moore Newser
Talking to Yourself in This Specific Way Can Actually Be a Good Thing
A. Dier Fox
How a Dietary Change Can Help Save the Environment
James Hamblin The Atlantic


Friday, August 4
A Spirit of Cooperation: Critical to Fighting the Opioid Epidemic
Larson RCHealth
A New Approach to Alzheimer's
Sue Hughes Medscape
Why Many Companies Have Stopped Trying to Make New Antibiotics
Solman PBS
Poll: Most Republicans Disapprove of GOP Health Care Approach
Manchester Hill
'Right to Try' Passes, Barring Federal Intervention in State Laws
Mershon Stat+
Vermont Medical School Says Goodbye to Lectures
Audie Cornish NPR
Senate Passes Key FDA Funding Bill
Nathaniel Weixel The Hill
Prostitution Decriminalized: Rhode Island's Experiment
Elana Gordon NewsWorks
Hospitals Get Break on Certified Electronic Health Record Use
R. Ardnt Modern HC
Senate Passes Bill to Improve Cancer Drugs for Children
Ledyard King USA Today
Proportion of Drivers Killed While on Opioids Shows Huge Spike
Sarah Toy USAT
What Is 'Leaky Gut' — And How Do You Know If You Have It?
M. Taylor Rodale
Saturday, August 5
Regular Alcohol Drinkers Have Lower Risk of Cognitive Decline
K. Loria Biz Insider
Martin Shkreli Trial Verdict: Guilty on 3 of 8 Counts
CBS Moneywatch
A Gynecologist Is Taking on Trump, Goop and Wacky Health Trends
Keshavan Stat
Mosquito Season Is Spreading Viruses Across the U.S.
Jessica Firger Newsweek
Trump Volunteer Sues GOP Over Health Overhaul Repeal Failure
Associated Press
The Uneven Health Toll of Sleep Deprivation
Olga Khazan The Atlantic
Muscles Could Hold Key to Treating Sleep Disorders
Radesh International Biz Times
Skin Grafts May Replace the Need for Insulin Injections in Diabetics
Dormehl DiTr
Hospitals Brace for Security Risks That May Come With Wearables
Max Blau Stat
Collins, Murkowski Reflect on the Health Care Battle
Killough & Crutchfield CNN
Monday, August 7
A Solution to Surprise Medical Billing
Former Rep. Ronnie Shows RealClearHealth
Why a Pa. Insurer's Death May Slay Insurers, Insurees Nationally
Terhune KHN
Take the Generic, Patients Are Told. Until They Aren't.
Ornstein & Thomas ProPublica
ACA Enrollment Season of the Trump Era Is a Mystery
Goldstein & Cunningham WP
Nanoparticles Fool Your Body Into Allowing Organ Transplants
Fingus Engadget
McConnell Says He Would Consider Continuing Insurer Payments
Tillett CBS/AP
Low-Nicotine Cigs: Misperceptions May Not Lessen Benefits
Seaman Reuters
Vaccination Rates Would Fall Due to Senate Health Cuts
Meron Scientific American
North Carolina: Heroin Is More Accessible and Cheaper Than Booze
Higgins Salon
Undertaker or Caretaker? Trump's Shifting Health Law Role
Alonso-Zaldivar AP
Loneliness Epidemic Growing Into Biggest Threat to Public Health
Wood Psych
Trump Promotes Technology to Improve Veterans' Health Care
Associated Press
Why Are People Stopping Their Lifesaving Statins?
Shamard Charles NBC News


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