Monday, April 10, 2017

The Patients Were Saved. That’s Why the Families Are Suing. by PAULA SPAN


By PAULA SPAN

Relatives of patients resuscitated against their instructions are increasingly willing to sue over “wrongful life.”

Published: April 9, 2017 at 08:00PM

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Sunday, April 9, 2017

The Trump Resistance Found Early Success. Can It Also Find Momentum? by KATE ZERNIKE


By KATE ZERNIKE

Opposition groups, fresh off a health care victory, are now looking ahead to other issues, the midterms, and a long road ahead.

Published: April 8, 2017 at 08:00PM

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Friday, April 7, 2017

No ‘Death Spiral’: Insurers May Soon Profit From Obamacare Plans, Analysis Finds by REED ABELSON


By REED ABELSON

“We are seeing the first signs in 2016 that this market could be manageable for most health insurers,” Standard & Poor’s analysts said.

Published: April 6, 2017 at 08:00PM

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Short Answers to Hard Questions About HPV by PAM BELLUCK


By PAM BELLUCK

A new report suggests that almost half of Americans between 18 and 59 are infected with HPV. What does that mean?

Published: April 6, 2017 at 08:00PM

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Thursday, April 6, 2017

F.D.A. Will Allow 23andMe to Sell Genetic Tests for Disease Risk to Consumers by GINA KOLATA


By GINA KOLATA

Lifting an earlier moratorium, the agency said the company could report the risks for 10 diseases under certain controls.

Published: April 5, 2017 at 08:00PM

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Close to Half of American Adults Infected With Genital HPV, Study Finds by NICHOLAS BAKALAR


By NICHOLAS BAKALAR

High-risk strains of the virus — a cause of cervical and vaginal cancers, and cancer of the penis — infect 25.1 percent of men and 20.4 percent of women.

Published: April 5, 2017 at 08:00PM

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Tuesday, April 4, 2017

One in 10 Pregnant Women With Zika in U.S. Have Babies With Birth Defects by PAM BELLUCK


By PAM BELLUCK

A study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reinforced evidence that women infected in the first trimester were at greater risk of having babies with birth defects.

Published: April 3, 2017 at 08:00PM

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