Tuesday, February 14, 2017

Humana Plans to Pull Out of Obamacare’s Insurance Exchanges by REED ABELSON


By REED ABELSON

President Trump seized on the company’s decision as support for his call to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.

Published: February 13, 2017 at 07:00PM

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Human Gene Editing Receives Science Panel’s Support by AMY HARMON


By AMY HARMON

Pressed by controversial, advancing technology, an influential committee laid out the conditions under which human embryos might be engineered with heritable traits.

Published: February 13, 2017 at 07:00PM

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Study Finds New Bacterial Strain Can Contaminate Shellfish by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS


By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Scientists studying oysters along the Atlantic Coast have discovered a critical clue to understanding why more seafood lovers are getting sick from eating shellfish.

Published: February 12, 2017 at 07:00PM

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Monday, February 13, 2017

Lower Back Ache? Be Active and Wait It Out, New Guidelines Say by GINA KOLATA


By GINA KOLATA

A national physicians’ group says back pain is treated best by exercise, massage therapy or yoga and over-the-counter pain relievers, not medications like opioids.

Published: February 12, 2017 at 07:00PM

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Sharp Rise Reported in Older Americans’ Use of Multiple Psychiatric Drugs by BENEDICT CAREY


By BENEDICT CAREY

Almost half of these people were not diagnosed with any mood, chronic pain or sleep problem, researchers reported in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine.

Published: February 12, 2017 at 07:00PM

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Friday, February 10, 2017

Addiction Treatment Grew Under Health Law. Now What? by KATHARINE Q. SEELYE and ABBY GOODNOUGH


By KATHARINE Q. SEELYE and ABBY GOODNOUGH

Seeing progress in the fight against the nation’s opioid epidemic, many providers are frustrated that the Affordable Care Act may be dismantled.

Published: February 9, 2017 at 07:00PM

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Doctors See Gains Against ‘an Urgent Threat,’ C. Diff by PAULA SPAN


By PAULA SPAN

Infection rates appear to be declining, while innovative treatments are being tested and vaccine trials are in the works.

Published: February 9, 2017 at 07:00PM

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