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The American Medical Association is suing North Dakota to block two abortion-related laws, the latest signal the doctors’ group is shifting to a more aggressive ...
Read More »AMA Abortion Lawsuit Puts Doctors In The Thick Of Debate
More Seniors Are Dying In Falls. Doctors Could Do More To Reduce The Risk.
Older adults worried about falling typically receive general advice: Take an exercise class. Get your vision checked. Stop taking medications for sleep. Install grab bars ...
Read More »San Francisco To Ban Sales Of E-Cigarettes
San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors is slated to vote Tuesday to ban the sale and distribution of e-cigarettes in the city. The city is the ...
Read More »Why Your Perception Of ‘Old’ Changes As You Age
When I was a kid, I thought this 65-year-old, white-haired, frail woman was very old. Now that I’m 66, my perception has changed.
Read More »Why Some CEOs Figure ‘Medicare For All’ Is Good For Business
“Medicare for All Rally”by mollyktadams is licensed under CC BY 2.0 EASTON, Pa. — Walk into a big-box retailer such as Walmart or Michaels and ...
Read More »Summer Bummer: A Young Camper’s $142,938 Snakebite
It was dusk as Oakley Yoder and the other summer camp kids hiked back to their tents at Illinois’ Jackson Falls last July. As the ...
Read More »AARP Encouraged by Presidential Efforts to Make Health and Prescription Drug Costs More Transparent
In regard to President Trump’s new executive order to promote greater transparency by hospitals, insurers, and other providers through disclosure of more information about health ...
Read More »What The Possible End Of Abortions In Missouri Means For Neighboring States
ST. LOUIS — As the last abortion clinic in Missouri warned that it will have to stop providing the procedure as soon as Friday, abortion ...
Read More »Supreme Court Declines To Hear Military Medical Malpractice Case
The family of a young Navy nurse who died after military doctors allegedly failed to halt massive bleeding following childbirth won’t get a hearing in ...
Read More »Even Doctors Can’t Navigate Our ‘Broken Health Care System’
Dr. Hasan Shanawani was overcome by frustration. So, last week he picked up his cellphone and began sharing on Twitter his family’s enraging experiences with ...
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