Aetna Inc.’s $37 billion deal to buy rival insurer Humana Inc. was blocked by a federal judge, thwarting one of two large mergers that would reshape the U.S. health-care landscape. Aetna said it was considering an appeal.
Day: January 23, 2017
Alec Baldwin to host ‘SNL’ for record-setting 17th time
Baldwin will be back as the guest host on “Saturday Night Live” for the 17th time… . This image released by NBC shows Beck Bennett as Russian President Vladimir Putin during the opening sketch on “Saturday Night Live,” Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017, in New York.
A song goes viral after Women’s March on Washington
A song by a Los Angeles singer-songwriter that was performed by a flash mob of women in pink, pointy-eared hats at the Women’s March on Washington is being heralded as the anthem of the movement. MILCK , whose real name is Connie Lim, led some two dozen singers Saturday in her song “Quiet,” which is about overcoming physical and sexual abuse.
Female animators break down stereotypical cartoon women
More women… . This undated sketch by Stephanie Delazeri, an animation student at California Institute of the Arts in Santa Clarita, Calif., shows “The Godmother,” an archetypal female character.
‘Alternative facts’ quip from Trump adviser sparks mockery
The internet went wild after a top Trump adviser, Kellyanne Conway, said the administration was supplying the media with “alternative facts.” The comment came after she was asked why Trump press secretary Sean Spicer mischaracterized the inauguration as having the biggest crowd ever, both in person or around the world.
Repealing the Affordable Care Act will kill more than 43,000 people annually
David Himmelstein is a professor of public health at the City University of New York at Hunter College, a Lecturer in Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and a founder of Physicians for a National Health Program. Steffie Woolhandler is a professor of public health at the City University of New York at Hunter College, a Lecturer in Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and a founder of Physicians for a National Health Program.
E-Cigarettes Not a Smoking Deterrent for Kids
… or abusing marijuana or prescription painkillers. Among the teens in the study who “vaped,” rates of those health risks were not as high as smokers’ were. But they were higher compared with kids who used no tobacco-related products. Last year, the …
U.S. Deaths From Cervical Cancer May Be Underestimated
The number of women who die from cervical cancer in the United States may be higher than previously believed, and the risk is greatest among older and black women, a new study finds. “This is a preventable disease and women should not be getting it, let alone dying from it,” study leader Anne Rositch, an assistant professor of epidemiology at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, said in a Hopkins news release.
Ocular resubmits U.S. marketing application for Dextenza
Ocular Therapeutix resubmits its New Drug Application to the FDA seeking approval of DEXTENZA 0.4 mg for the treatment of ocular pain after ophthalmic surgery.
Cervical cancer rates woefully underestimated
… analyzed cervical cancer mortality rates using national death certificate data from the National Center for Health Statistics and from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) national cancer registries. The rate of cervical cancer …
Ritter Pharmaceuticals Announces Collaboration with University of…
As part of the collaboration, Dr. Amanda Ramer-Tait at NU and Jens Walter, University of Alberta, two leading scientists in the fields of gut health and microbiome research, plan to conduct research exploring the microbiome’s role in metabolic syndrome. The pre-clinical research is designed to build upon previously published studies suggesting that prebiotics may support improvements in clinical measurements associated with metabolic syndrome.
Lawmakers defang plan for lower-cost dental therapists to practice in Arizona
… really need those services.” An independent report from Delta Dental of Arizona Foundation showed the widespread oral health challenges that Arizona faces. Delta Dental is Arizona’s largest dental insurer as measured by premiums, according to the …
Philips and Banner Health Sign 15-Year Agreement to Extend Successful …
Philips and Banner Health Sign 15-Year Agreement to Extend Successful Connected Healthcare Programs, Transforming Care and Lowering Costs, While Improving Quality Royal Philips a leading health technology company, and Arizona-based Banner Health, today announced a multi-year partnership intended to further innovate and expand on their successful joint connected healthcare programs such as the Intensive Ambulatory Care pilot knowledge and research in connected care and population health management and Banner’s deep clinical and operational insights to identify and deliver integrated solutions that are intended to improve the health of Banner’s patients.
Leap Therapeutics and Macrocure Complete Merger Transaction
Leap Therapeutics, Inc. , a biotechnology company developing targeted and immuno-oncology therapeutics, today announced the completion of its merger with Macrocure Ltd , with Macrocure becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of Leap. Leap will be listed on The Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol “LPTX” and expects to begin trading on Tuesday, January 24, 2017.
Global Left Atrial Appendage Closure Market 2017-2021; New Report Launched
Atrial fibrillation is one of the most common types of arrhythmia and is characterized by fast and irregular heart rhythms. The atria of patients suffering from the disease do not function properly.
Ambition isn’t always blind
On a fairly regular basis back in the day, state Sen. Barack Obama would walk up to the Senate press box and bum cigarettes off me. That was when people could smoke in the Senate chambers and back when both of us smoked.
COMMENTARY: ‘Shatter myths’ that lead to drug abuse, alcoholism by RGV teens
… the Rio Grande Valley with offices based in Pharr. This week is National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week, a national health observance week sponsored by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), when students are linked with scientists and experts to …
The balder the man, the more likely he will get prostate cancer: How…
A surgeon in Lyon, France conducts prostate cancer surgery. A newly published Canadian study suggests that having advanced male-pattern baldness strongly predicts risk of prostate cancer.
Trump Set to Battle With GOP Over Budget Cuts
… is the entitlement part of the budget,” Sen. Lamar Alexander, a senior member of the Appropriations Committee and the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee chairman, told The Hill. But that line of thinking runs counter to Trump’s campaign …
Alvarez: A better way to handle stress and trauma
THE Ateneo de Davao University’s Social Work Department and Committee against Illegal Drugs and Sagop Kinabuhi in partnership with the City Anti-Drug Abuse Council had its two-day Community Resiliency Model Training at a university last on January 18 to 19. The Philippine Association of Community Resiliency Model Skills Trainers Inc. had conducted the training with Carmen San Jose of PhilActs as Coordinator, Rainera Lucero and Rosario Sequitin, the PhilActs president, as facilitators.
Watch Out for Bird Flu, WHO Says
The World Health Organization called on all countries to closely monitor outbreaks of deadly avian influenza in birds and to report promptly any human cases that could signal the start of a flu pandemic. Different strains of bird flu have been spreading across Europe and Asia since late last year, leading to large-scale slaughters of poultry in affected countries and some human deaths in China.
Should vaccines be mandatory?
Some doctors are calling for mandatory vaccinations to counteract the growing anti-vaxxer trend . The trend has health officials worried since diseases like measles and mumps are having a resurgence.
BRIEF-GeoVax announces initiation of HIV Human Clinical Trial
Jan 23 U.S. stocks opened lower on Monday as investors around the world sought safe-haven assets such as gold and U.S. Treasuries in response to the protectionist sentiments expressed by President Donald Trump in his inauguration speech.
Smart needle uses Internet of Things to probe the brain during surgery
… been able to do before,” he said. The project was partially funded by the Australian Research Council, the National Health and Medical Research Council and the South Australian Government. MLA The Lead South Australia. “Smart needle uses Internet of …
Meet The Republican Governors Who Don’t Want To Repeal All Of Obamacare
… that their state budgets don’t take a hit during the dismantling process. They’re most concerned about Medicaid, the health insurance program for the poor that’s run jointly by the states and federal government. As a result of a Supreme Court …
Early diagnosis beneficial for people with dementia
It must be signs of getting older, Brockman thought. The East Side resident was 56 at the time, which, “while not old, wasn’t young, either,” he told himself. He then kept forgetting to punch in and out of work and couldn’t remember how to add or the combination to his locker.
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A test to evaluate Hepatitis B therapy launched by Quest Diagnostics
… the virus. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), chronic Hepatitis B can lead to serious health issues, including cirrhosis or liver cancer.
Meet the soft robot which keeps your heart beating
A soft robot which embraces failing hearts to keep blood pumping could one day be used to help keep people with heart failure alive. Developed by researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and described last week in the academic journal Science Translational Medicine , the robotic sleeve was created to mimic the composition of human heart tissue.
RondinX Expands its Microbiome Computational Platform for Drug…
… co-founder and CEO of RondiX. RondinX applies a novel approach to discovering how the human microbiome affects health and disease, which was established at the Weizmann Institute of Science and exclusively licensed to RondinX from its commercial arm …
Sydney masseur admits to intimately touching female client
A Sydney masseur who admits he intimately touched a female client claims she consented to his fondling by saying ‘mmm’ when he asked her if she was OK. Anthony Theodosiou, 31, is accused of five counts of indecent assault and three counts of sexual assault stemming from a massage of a woman in Sutherland on 7 August 2015.
President Trump’s top six targets
… Trump, flanked by Vice President Mike Pence and Chief of Staff Reince Priebus, signs his first executive order on health care on Friday. Picture: Evan Vucci/AP During an appearance on Fox News Sunday , Priebus also said that Trump was feeling the …
Jessica Brooks, 18, from Gillingham, has died almost a year after having a heart transplant
The teenager, who had been suffering from heart disease since she was 15, had been given just two weeks to live. In the middle of their grief, her family is clinging to the fact that they had a year with her that would not have been possible without the transplant.
George H.W. Bush improving, wife staying night in hospital
… about its causes. (Bob Daemmrich/Texas Tribune via AP, Pool, File) HOUSTON (AP) – Former President George H.W. Bush’s health continues to improve and his wife, who is also recovering from illness, has chosen to remain hospitalized one more night to …
Monday interview: Chris Roche, chief executive of Aridhia
The best thing about his role as chief executive of health informatics firm Aridhia, Chris Roche says, is “the opportunity to accelerate and have a profound impact on clinical research at scale”. He explains: “Currently, it takes on average 19 years to get from an idea to something that can be used in clinical practice.
‘Any child I have will get the HPV vaccine’ – Irish woman who was…
… even though she is so young, she has already survived the ravages of cervical cancer. …
Ellicott City Mom Teaches Kids About The Fun In Healthy Cooking
… of the school, which was nationally recognized last year for healthy eating. “I think it’s great that she’s promoting health and wellness with children. A lot of people tend to focus on the physical aspect, but it’s great to talk about healthy …
Trump looks to steady ship after fraught start
… actions designed to get back to Trump’s agenda. Already there have been moves to roll-back President Barack Obama’s health care reforms and freeze some regulations in the pipeline. A pledge to move the US embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem …
Row over MS charity as third branch in three years prepares to close its doors
VOLUNTEERS battling to save a centre that supports 400 people with multiple sclerosis have been told there are “plenty of other charity shops” to work if they disagree with the closure, it has been claimed. It comes amid a row over why bosses at the MS Society have decided their Ayrshire and Arran Branch centre and charity shop is surplus to requirements with expectations it will close at the end of next month.
Girl who lost dad to leukaemia donates hair
A BRAVE young girl whose father died after a battle with leukaemia has taken the fight to beat cancer in a very personal way. Three years ago, 11-year-old Eduarda Lima and her younger brother Gustavo were dealt the cruellest of blows with the loss of their dad.