U.S. Senate on 67-31 vote advanced Ryan Zinke nomination to lead Interior Department. #mtpol #mtleg If the Democrats milk all 30 hours of debate out of the Zinke nomination, the earliest he could be cofirmed is Wednesday.
Month: February 2017
Top Conservatives Oppose GOP Health Care Plan, Muddying Path to 218
Meadows, center, and his conservative colleagues have expressed opposition to a House GOP plan to provide refundable tax credits to help individuals purchase insurance. The top two House conservatives on Monday said they cannot vote for their conference’s health care repeal and partial replacement plan in its current form, meaning House GOP leaders have some work to do before they can offer a bill that will get the 218 votes needed to pass the House.
How hairdryers and hand drills can stop pacemakers working
Thousands of people fitted with pacemakers could be at risk from household devices such as hairdryers, electric razors and hand drills, a study suggests. The electromagnetic fields generated by everyday appliances are sufficient to interfere with the ability of pacemakers to regulate the heart, researchers found.
Number of children now beating cancer rises
… lies is high. “But further work is needed to follow-up the growing numbers of surviving, who may experience long-term health consequences related to their cancer treatment.”
Is There Ever an End to Nagging?
I learned everything I know about nagging from my mother, a world-class champion of the verbal sport. For the last 30-something years, my life has been narrated by her unsolicited advice, incessant reminders and panicky warnings regarding everything from insisting I take a jacket out in 90 degree heat to forcing me to list the contents of my refrigerator .
There’s a problem with Trump’s plan to pay for a $54 billion…
On Monday, administration officials told various news outlets that President Trump’s forthcoming budget proposal will include a $54 billion increase in defense spending. To pay for it, the Trump administration plans to cut the budgets of domestic agencies including the Environmental Protection Agency, the State Department, and various foreign aid programs.
Sex workers speak out in new exhibit
One of the pieces written by local sex workers and hung at St. John’s City Hall this week as part of “Sex Workers Speak Out: Coast to Coast Perspectives About Canada’s Harmful Laws,” a public exhibit. “We pay taxes.
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… shocked. Lent offers a superb opportunity to honor Christ’s powerful message of compassion, but also to protect the health of our family and our planet Earth by adopting a meat-free diet. Like many others, I was unable to ask my questions to …
Chargers apply franchise tag to pass rusher Melvin Ingram, reports say
The fifth-year pass rusher won’t be hitting the free-agency market, but will get paid handsomely this season. The Chargers negated that option Monday by applying the franchise tag to their fifth-year pass rusher, as first reported by MMQB.com .
Grandmother’s blood pressure lowered with electric wire
British doctors treated a grandmother’s dangerously high blood pressure by inserting an electric wire in her brain in a world first. Amely Hoffmann, 55, had blood pressure that was so high she was at risk of suffering a stroke at any time.
5 of Pinterest’s Top Health Trends Every Runner Should Know About
… certain points on the body, most often with a needle penetrating the skin, to alleviate pain or to help treat various health conditions. Why Runners Should Try It: Acupuncture can have healing effects on all those sore muscles after a race and can …
Trump to seek $54 billion increase in military spending
President Trump will propose raising military spending by $54 billion – a nearly 10 percent increase – and reducing spending by the same amount across much of the rest of the government, White House officials said Monday. In remarks to the nation’s governors during a White House meeting, the president said he would propose a “public safety and national security” budget for the coming fiscal year that prioritizes the military and public safety requirements.
Pressure on GOP to revamp health law grows, along with rifts
President Donald Trump declared Monday that “Nobody knew that health care could be so complicated.” Yet the opposite has long been painfully obvious for top congressional Republicans, who face mounting pressure to scrap the law even as problems grow longer and knottier.
Rep. Daniel Donovan will vote ‘no’ on Obamacare repeal without a replacement
Committees in the House of Representatives may begin considering legislation to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act in early March, and when they do, Rep. Daniel Donovan said he won’t vote for the first without the second. Republicans have long dismissed former President Barack Obama’s signature achievement — Obamacare — as unaffordable and unfair to patients, increasing premiums and deductibles while patients lose their doctors and their health insurance plans.
Typical Jamaican diet skewed the wrong way – professor speaking for Cancer Society
(JIS): Acting Director of the Caribbean Institute for Health Research at the University of the West Indies Professor Marvin Reid, is reiterating the need for persons to pay close attention to the relationship between nutrition and cancer. Speaking in …
Gov. Rauner wants more Medicaid clients on managed care
… evidence of success. Illinois began moving Medicaid patients to managed care in 2011. Managed care pays insurers and health networks fixed per-patient fees instead of paying separately for each treatment or test.
Supernus to Present at Cowen Health Care Conference in March
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. , a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing products for the treatment of central nervous system diseases, today announced that the Company’s management will present an overview and update of the company and host investor meetings at the Cowen & Company 37th Annual Health Care Conference. A live webcast of the presentation can be accssed by visiting ‘Events & Presentations’ in the Investors Section on the Company’s website at www.supernus.com .
Cancer agency encourages making sexual health a routine part of care
… Care Ontario is hoping to break down some of the barriers with new guidelines aimed at encouraging patients and health-care providers to have open discussions about sexual issues that can relate to cancer diagnoses and treatments. The guidelines are …
A death spiral scratchpad
This tweet and a few other conversations that I’ve seen has me thinking hard. I’m method agnostic as long as preferred ends are met.
Sun Life’s chief digital technology officer readies for Silicon Valley-inspired HQ launch
… providers is collected. “We get a lot of feedback from our clients about wanting better tools to manage their health and well-being,” Thomas says. “It just makes it easier to do business. That’s the whole point. Everyone is busy day to day.” To …
New ‘virtual’ tool helps Bethany understand dementia
Imagine looking at a yellowed world through a tunnel. One in which every sound seems to be amplified, yet static dominates and masks the voices of those around you.
ObamaCare quietly leaves mark on Medicare despite repeal push
Republican efforts to repeal ObamaCare will likely leave Medicare untouched, meaning former President Obama will leave his mark on the popular health program for more than 58 million elderly and disabled “There are changes to Medicare that are in the ACA that have taken effect that people are benefiting from today,” Juliette Cubanski , Kaiser Family Foundation Medicare policy program associate director, told The Hill Extra. “Medicare, the way it is now, is really popular.
Trump and Ryan Headed for a Budget Clash
“President Trump’s proposal to slash domestic spending in order to preserve the two biggest drains on the federal government – Social Security and Medicare – has set up a battle to determine who now controls the Republican Party’s ideology,” the New York Times reports. “The outcome could map the course of major challenges to come, including a revision of the tax code, a huge increase in infrastructure spending and any effort to balance the budget.”
Spotting the warning signs of Alzheimer’s Disease
More than 110,000 Hoosiers are living with Alzheimer’s Disease and other forms of dementia. But there’s a greater concern for African-Americans, who are twice as likely to develop late onset of the disease.
Cats cleared of causing mental illness
… Medicine. “The message for cat owners is clear: there is no evidence that cats pose a risk to children’s mental health,” Dr. Francesca Solmi of University College London, who led the study team, said in a statement. “In our study, initial unadjusted …
Trump Promises `Something Special’ on Health Care Before Speech
President Donald Trump said his address to a joint session of Congress Tuesday will offer “something special” on his health-care overhaul efforts, as his administration gets increasingly involved with Republican plans to repeal and replace Obamacare. “We’re going to be talking about it tomorrow night during the speech,” Trump said during a meeting with top U.S. health insurance CEOs Monday at the White House.
3 Top Healthcare Stocks to Buy Now
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Riley says Magic Johnson will win with the Lakers
Riley believes Johnson will succeed in what looks like a daunting task of getting the Los Angeles Lakers back to prominence. After the Lakers cleaned house this past week, Johnson and Riley are contemporaries – Riley as president of the Miami Heat, Johnson in the same role out in L.A., where they won four titles together in the 1980s.
Letter by Nadir Regarding Article, “Optical Coherence…
Letter by Nadir Regarding Article, “Optical Coherence Tomography to Optimize Results of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Patients With Non-ST-Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome: Results of the Multicenter, Randomized DOCTORS Study ” This article requires a subscription to view the full text. If you have a subscription you may use the login form below to view the article.
Sheldon M. Feldman M.D. Named Chief, Division of Breast Surgery &…
Sheldon M. Feldman, M.D., has been named chief of the division of breast surgery and surgical oncology, and director of Breast Cancer Services at Montefiore Einstein Center for Cancer Care , the clinical arm of the NCI-designated Albert Einstein Cancer Center. He will also join the faculty of Albert Einstein College of Medicine as a professor of clinical surgery.
Inactivity, Excess Weight Linked to Hard-to-Treat Heart Failures
… author of the study. The pooled analysis looked at data from 51,000 participants in three cohort studies, the Women’s Health Initiative, the Multiethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA), and the Cardiovascular Health Study. Among the 51,000 …
Collaborative Diabetes Clinic Lowers Health Care Costs
Diabetes cost the U.S. an estimated $245 billion in 2012, in direct medical costs and reduced productivity. Health care providers are facing increasing pressure to achieve better patient outcomes at a lower cost.
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President Donald Trump warned Monday that the nation’s health care system was in danger of imploding and said Congress must make fundamental changes to the sweeping health law passed by his predecessor. Trump said at a White House meeting with dozens of governors that he hoped to overhaul the American tax system but that was a “tiny little ant” compared to what he would need to do to remake the so-called Obamacare law.
Doctors have role to play in preventing kids and teens from smoking: task force
Primary-care doctors need to take a more active role in preventing young Canadians from starting smoking and helping those who have already taken up the habit to butt out for good, says a group of experts that develops clinical practice guidelines. That recommendation is at the heart of the first-ever guidance on smoking in children and youth aged five to 18, developed by the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care.
Trump warns health care system will “implode” unless fixed
President Donald Trump warned Monday that the nation’s health care system was in danger of imploding and said Congress must make fundamental changes to the sweeping health law passed by his predecessor.
More young women are getting heart attacks – here’s why
… ack, especially because she doesn’t have any of the traditional risk factors. As she continues her journey to optimal health, Wayne is
Study: Connecticut is one of 2017’s best states for women
BEST 3. North Dakota Women’s Economic & Social Well-Being Rank: 3 Women’s Health Care Rank: 6 Source: WalletHub BEST 3. North Dakota Women’s Economic & Social Well-Being Rank: 3 Women’s Health Care Rank: 6 Source: WalletHub In honor of March being Women’s History Month, financial website WalletHub took a look at which states are the best for women. Taking into consideration two categories , Connecticut fell among the top states for women.
Why Men Are Much Worse At Being Sick Than Women
… Sabra Klein, associate professor of molecular microbiology and immunology at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. “It isn’t always the presence of the microbe or the presence of the virus that makes us sick,” says Klein. “It’s our immune …
MDs can help youth avoid smoking: task force
A smoker puts out a cigarette in a public ash tray in Ottawa on Tuesday, May 31, 2016. Primary-care doctors need to take a more active role in preventing young Canadians from starting smoking and helping those who have already taken up the habit to butt out for good, says a group of experts that develops clinical practice guidelines.
Breast cancer charity celebrates fundraising success
THRILLED: Holly MacBeth, chairman of Somerset Breast Cancer Now with some of her staff at the University of West England recently THE chairman of a Somerset breast cancer charity said she was thrilled to discover the charity had raised nearly half a million pounds in the last 20 years. Somerset Breast Cancer Now has run fundraising events up and down the county to raise money for breast cancer treatment and raised more than A 30,000 in 2016 alone.