Health
Supporting healthy habits with school lunches
School lunches have come a long way from square pizza and fish sticks, and students across the board are benefiting from improved nutritional standards in the cafeteria.
Apr 16, 2024
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Study discusses how and why nurses can develop their advocacy skills to build influence among policymakers
Nurses advocate on behalf of their patients in health care settings every day but often hesitate to speak up in other settings, especially when policy and politics are involved. A nurse-turned-legislator says it's crucial ...
Apr 16, 2024
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Diabetes
Fact check: Biden is right about $35 insulin cap but exaggerates prior costs for Medicare enrollees
Insulin for Medicare beneficiaries "was costing 400 bucks a month on average. It now costs $35 a month."
Apr 15, 2024
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Health
End of internet subsidies for low-income households threatens telehealth access
For Cindy Westman, $30 buys a week's worth of gas to drive to medical appointments and run errands. It's also how much she spent on her monthly internet bill before the federal Affordable Connectivity Program stepped in and ...
Apr 10, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Study reveals inequities in access to CAR T cell therapy
Patients being treated for B-cell non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (NHL) who are part of minority populations may not have equal access to cutting-edge CAR T cell therapies, according to a new analysis led by researchers from the Perelman ...
Mar 26, 2024
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Medical economics
Georgia's Medicaid work requirements costing taxpayers millions despite low enrollment
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp's plan for a conservative alternative to Obamacare's Medicaid expansion has cost taxpayers at least $26 million so far, with more than 90% going toward administrative and consulting costs rather than ...
Mar 26, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New way for states to cover pricey gene therapies will start with sickle cell disease
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration late last year approved two breakthrough gene therapies for sickle cell disease patients. Now a new federal program seeks to make these life-changing treatments available to patients ...
Mar 20, 2024
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Overweight & Obesity
Only one in five state Medicaid programs covers weight loss medications: Study
Mounting evidence suggests that FDA-approved weight loss medications, such as Wegovy, not only help patients lose weight but also protect against complications from obesity such as cardiovascular disease. In 2021, 40 percent ...
Mar 14, 2024
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Health
Why even public health experts have limited insight into stopping gun violence in America
Gun violence has exploded across the U.S. in recent years—from mass shootings at concerts and supermarkets to school fights settled with a bullet after the last bell.
Mar 14, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Why COVID patients who could most benefit from Paxlovid still aren't getting it
Evangelical minister Eddie Hyatt believes in the healing power of prayer but "also the medical approach." So on a February evening a week before scheduled prostate surgery, he had his sore throat checked out at an emergency ...
Mar 13, 2024
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Federal government
A federal government is the common government of a federation.
The structure of federal governments vary from institution to institution based on a broad definition of a basic federal political system, there are two or more levels of government that exist within an established territory and govern through common institutions with overlapping or shared powers as prescribed by a constitution.
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