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Experts don’t predict the proposed requirement would cause a broad pullback of ad campaigns, but companies will have to make some tough, and possibly expensive, choices. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump hints at a big win for drugmakers with a big change to Medicaid’s rebate rule.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) called the failure to repeal the health law “the one disappointment of this Congress,” and suggested he would consider it in the future if the support was there from members.
The widening budget deficit announced in recent days has sparked conversation among Republicans of cutting budgets and look for trims to entitlement programs. The Democrats are seizing on the tone shift, and using the potential changes to Medicare, Medicaid and other safety net programs as talking points on the campaign trail.
Lessons From The Civil War: Long Shadow Cast By Trauma Stretches Far Beyond A Single Generation
There’s evidence that a father’s extreme hardship can alter the function of his genes in ways that can be passed on to his sons and shorten their lives.
Here’s What We Know About The Polio-Like Illness In Children That Has Health Experts Baffled
This year, 62 confirmed cases of the illness exist among children and others are under investigation, according to federal health authorities. Scientists don’t know what causes acute flaccid myelitis, but they are urging people to avoid getting mosquito bites. Paralysis comes on suddenly and can be permanent.
California owns the dubious distinction of having about a third of the nation’s congenital syphilis cases. The answer to why there’s been an increase, though, is complicated.
Social workers say that they’re not able to give full attention to their cases anymore and have to prioritize which children need to be helped first. County officials have acknowledged the problem, but also say they’ve taken steps to ensure vulnerable children are protected during this staffing crisis.
One of the reasons for the high rate could be poor communication between patient and provider — whether because of language or cultural barriers, discrimination or patients feeling like they don’t have a voice, advocates say.
Newport Beach Surgeon Charged With Drugging, Raping Five Additional Victims
Prosecutors also added felony kidnapping counts and increased bail to $1 million for Dr. Grant Robicheaux, 38. Robicheaux’s girlfriend also faces new charges.
CDC Stumped By Polio-Like Paralyzing Illness In Children As Cases Surge In 22 States
The condition striking kids in a growing number of states is called acute flaccid myelitis and it can cause paralysis, but health officials are unable to find a cause for the increased number of cases. The wave of illnesses seems to come in alternating years, and this one is similar to surges seen in 2014 and 2016.