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Five takeaways from Price's confirmation hearing Rep. Tom Price (R-Ga.), the nominee to be secretary of Health and Human Services, on Wednesday fielded a barrage of questions about his ethics, the plan to replace ObamaCare and President-elect Trump's vow not to cut Medicare.
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Tom Price, HHS nominee, on abortion, guns and other health issues (CNN) Congressman Tom Price is President-elect Donald Trump's pick for secretary of Health and Human Services. If confirmed by the Senate, Price would oversee 11 divisions, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Food and Drug ...
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Choice for Health Secretary Is Vague on Replacing Affordable Care Act Tom Price, the nominee for secretary of health and human services, answered pointed questions from Senator Bernie Sanders during his confirmation hearing on Wednesday.
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How the Republican plans to replace Obamacare could affect you Now that Republicans have the power to repeal the Affordable Care Act, they're grappling with how to better align health care regulations with conservative values while not leaving too many people uninsured.
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Donors and Drug Makers Offer $500 Million to Control Global Epidemics A child born with microcephaly caused by the Zika virus, during an evaluation at Fundação Altino Ventura in Recife, Brazil. A group of prominent donors announced Wednesday that they had raised almost $500 million for a new partnership to stop epidemics ...
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Donors, drugmakers offer $500 million to control global epidemics The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is among the first, and largest, donors to the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, which will develop and stockpile vaccines against three known viral threats.
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Initiative aims to prevent epidemics with new vaccines A global coalition announced plans to fund the creation of new vaccines for diseases in order to prevent future epidemics on Wednesday.
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Skin Cancer Cream Killed Dogs, FDA Says A cream used to treat and prevent skin cancer has killed five dogs who accidentally ate some, and the Food And Drug Administration is cautioning pet owners to keep it out of reach.
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Vape companies try to galvanize Trump administration to ease FDA rules A woman walks by the Brooklyn Vape store in Brooklyn, New York, U.S., January 18, 2017. REUTERS/Joe Penney. More. By Jilian Mincer.
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Think antibiotic-resistant 'super-bugs' are only a distant threat? Think again. Colonies of lab-grown E. coli bacteria similar to a strain carrying a gene that makes it resistant to all known antibiotics. Many bacterial pathogens are developing drug resistance due to the widespread misuse of antibiotics.
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No indication crumb-rubber playfields cause cancer, review finds OLYMPIA, Wash. - Health officials in Washington state say there's no indication synthetic turf playfields made of recycled rubber cause cancer in young people.
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Robotic Device Hugs the Heart, Helping It Pump The soft robotic sleeve, shown here implanted on a pig heart, can squeeze the heart to help it pump. Credit: Ellen Roche/Harvard University.
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Scientific Controversy Settled: Low-calorie Diet Enhances Monkeys' Survival and Health A 2009 image of rhesus monkeys in a landmark study of the benefits of caloric restriction. The 27-year-old monkey on the left was given a diet with fewer calories while the 29-year-old monkey on the right was allowed to eat as much as it liked.
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Soft Robotic Sleeve Shows Promise for Failing Hearts WEDNESDAY, Jan. 18, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists are reporting some early success with a "soft robotic" device aimed at treating advanced heart failure.
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Former President George H.W. Bush and wife Barbara in ICU FILE - In this April 2, 2016, file photo, former President George H. W. Bush waves as he arrives at NRG Stadium before the NCAA Final Four tournament college basketball semifinal game between Villanova and Oklahoma in Houston.
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Falling prices mean trouble for states that have legalized marijuana The arrival of 2017 will bring many changes to the country, including falling marijuana prices in states that have legalized a recreational market.
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Sinbad the cat goes viral (CNN) - Weighed down by five pounds of matted fur, a once-neglected cat now has a new stride in its step and a huge following on social media.
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6 Senators Assessing Trump's HHS Nominee Own Health Care Stocks, Too President-elect Donald Trump's pick to run the Department of Health and Human Services is taking heat for his controversial stock holdings in companies affected by laws he has worked on and voted for.
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Can a flu shot wear off if you get it too early? Perhaps, scientists say It can be jarring to see placards advertising "Flu Shots Today" in late July or early August in 80-degree weather. But those signs may be more than just an unwelcome reminder that summer's days are numbered.
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Doctors 'running out of options' to combat superbug INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- Their very name sounds like something out of a science fiction novel, but now health care professionals across the United States are sounding the horn on the very real problem of superbugs.
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McKesson in record $150 million US settlement over suspicious drug orders McKesson Corp, one of the largest U.S. distributors of pharmaceutical drugs, will pay a record $150 million to resolve a U.S. investigation into whether it failed to report suspicious orders of addictive painkillers.
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Drug Distributor McKesson to Pay $150 Million in Painkiller Reporting Case Drug distributor McKesson Corporation will pay a $150 million fine and some sales will be suspended in four states after U.S. regulators alleged it failed to report suspicious orders of painkillers linked to the opioid addiction epidemic, authorities said.
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Paul Ryan Is Lying In Order To Destroy Medicare What Ryan and his fellow Republicans refuse to admit is that Medicare is the best part of the nation's health care system. 01/18/2017 02:56 pm ET | Updated 19 hours ago.
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Study: CRE could be spreading more widely than we think A CDC microbiologist holds a plate demonstrating the modified Hodge test, which is used to identify resistant Enterobacteriaceae. One of the most urgent antibiotic resistance threats may be even more crafty and capable of spreading than suspected, ...
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OSHA issues recommended practices for anti-retaliation programs Washington - A new set of recommendations from OSHA aims to help employers develop effective anti-retaliation programs that allow workers to voice concerns without fear of consequences.
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Second Theranos Lab Failed US Inspection Theranos Inc. failed a second major U.S. regulatory inspection of its laboratory facilities, people familiar with the situation said, a setback the Silicon Valley blood-testing firm hasn't disclosed to investors or patients.
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Proposed medical marijuana rules released by Florida officials Authors of Florida's voter-approved constitutional amendment that broadly legalized medical marijuana are blasting proposed rules to regulate the cannabis industry.
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CRE show worrisome ability to diversify and spread: Harvard researchers A family of highly drug-resistant and potentially deadly bacteria may be spreading more widely–and more stealthily - than previously thought, according to a new study from Harvard T.H.
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Pueblo pharmacies accused of making suspicious orders An unknown number of Pueblo area pharmacies were allegedly involved in placing suspicious orders to a large national pharmaceutical drug distribution company that in turn failed to report those suspicious orders to the Drug Enforcement Administration ...
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McKesson, nation's largest drug distributor, to pay $150 million in fines in opioid settlement McKesson, the largest drug distributor in the United States, has agreed to pay a record $150 million in fines and to suspend sales of controlled substances from four distribution centers to settle allegations that the company violated federal law, the ...
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Avoidable hospitalizations plummet for long-term care patients, CMS says In 2010, avoidable hospitalizations for dually-eligible beneficiaries in long-term care was 227 per 1,000 beneficiaries; 2015 rate was 157 per 1,000.
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Extensively Drug-Resistant TB on the Rise in South Africa FILE - A doctor examines chest X-rays at a tuberculosis clinic in Gugulethu, Cape Town, South Africa in 2007. Share. Share on Facebook · Share on Twitter · Share on Google+ · Email to a Friend.
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OSHA's New Electronic Reporting and Anti-Retaliation Rule Challenged By Industry Groups in Oklahoma Seyfarth Synopsis: Business organizations have once again brought suit against OSHA's new electronic reporting and retaliation rule, arguing that the proposed online database violates employers' First and Fifth Amendment rights and oversteps OSHA's ...
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US Abortion Rate at Record Low, but Hurdles Remain The US abortion rate declined 14% between 2011 and 2014, reaching a record low, according to a new report from the Guttmacher Institute.
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OSHA cites Bay Fabrication for worker injuries GREEN BAY - The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited Bay Fabrication for workplace safety violations after two workers were injured nine days apart.
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Fired Tomah VA chief to surrender medical license The psychiatrist at the center of an opioid scandal at the troubled Tomah Veterans Affairs Medical Center has agreed to surrender his medical license in a deal with state regulators.
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Patient advocacy groups worry about lax consent requirements in Common Rule Patient privacy advocates are not pleased with the Obama administration's decision to release a final rule that lifts a burden on scientists working with human subjects.
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Drug company fined $150 million for not reporting suspicious orders The company received the fine after not making changes to its monitoring and reporting systems after being fined for the same problem in 2008.
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Idaho man seriously injured after e-cigarette explodes in his face Editor's Note: The link to Andrew Hall's Facebook page and to the EastIdahoNews.com story contain graphic photos of his injury.
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FM Alert: Workplace Anti-Retaliation Practices Recommended OSHA's new recommended practices are intended to help employers covered by its whistleblower protection laws. January 17, 2017.
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High lead levels found in Englewood Hospital water Med center using bottled or tank water while it works with state to pinpoint source of lead. 636202701170056805-ENGLEWOODWATER.JPG.
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IVF: First three-parent baby born to infertile couple A baby has been born to a previously infertile couple in Ukraine using a new type of "three-person IVF". Doctors in Kiev used a method called pronuclear transfer in what is a world first.
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Drink Coffee To Protect Your Heart Health: Caffeine Blocks Chronic Inflammation Process In Old Age Most of us rely on a cup of Joe in the morning to give us an energy boost. With more than half of Americans drinking coffee every day, many wonder if the popular beverage is actually good for them.
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Mold Inside Sophie the Giraffe Toys: Should Parents Worry? Some parents recently got a shocking sight when they cut open their child's favorite teething toy, Sophie the Giraffe: The toy's innards were teeming with mold.
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KanCare extension denied after scathing review finds noncompliance with federal law A letter from federal officials to Kansas outlines problems found in the KanCare program. (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services).
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Dad Of First Male Maybelline Model Has Perfect Response To Bigoted Blogger Manny Gutierrez is a brilliantly talented makeup artist, a YouTube star, a Maybelline model and the son of a pretty awesome dad. Earlier this month, Maybelline announced it had chosen Gutierrez as the brand's first-ever male ambassador.
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'Goat yoga' is a thing - and people are lining up Forget aerial yoga and even forget Bikram yoga! Goat yoga is the hottest new trend. (KTRK). KTRK. Tuesday, January 17, 2017 09:05PM.
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Local docs to offer free cancer screenings for uninsured women Dr. Thahir Farzan, an Amarillo gynecologic oncologist, sees about 35 to 40 patients yearly with cervical cancer. That's needlessly too high.
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Family of Jamycheal Mitchell pushing for changes following his death RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) - The family of a mentally ill inmate who died in jail is pushing for changes at the General Assembly. It was an emotional day for the family of Jamycheal Mitchell.
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Local mother speaks out about son's vaping accident KPVI spoke with the victim and while he couldn't speak following the accident. He was able to show us the damage to his face and neck.
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