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Health Care : NPR

WebThe state of health care, health insurance, new medical research, disease prevention, and drug treatments. Interviews, news, and commentary from NPR's …

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How Will Health Care In The U.S. Change After The Pandemic

WebDr. Shantanu Nundy, for one, is optimistic about the future of health care in the U.S.He is a primary care physician practicing just outside Washington, D.C., and the …

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Living Better: How Americans can take back their health

WebLiving Better: What it takes to get healthy in America. Good health depends on more than daily exercise and a healthy diet. Access to safe housing, good schools …

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Public Health : Shots

WebPeople line up outside a public assistance office in Missoula, Montana, before its doors open at 8 a.m., Oct. 27, 2023, to try to regain health coverage after being …

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Even With Health Insurance, Many Americans Still Struggle With …

WebThe president-elect has vowed to strengthen the Affordable Care Act, which gave millions of Americans health insurance. But many insured people still struggle to …

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An FDA approved device offers a new treatment for ringing in the …

WebMore than 25 million adults in the U.S. have tinnitus, a condition that causes ringing or buzzing in the ears. An FDA approved device that stimulates the tongue, …

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Report: Access to mental health treatment is poor in the U.S.

WebThe Milliman report, which used a range of publicly available surveys as well as proprietary health insurance claims data, found that nearly a quarter of people with …

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Where public health stands 4 years after the COVID-19 pandemic …

WebNPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Dr. Nancy Messonnier, Jennifer Greene, and Raven Walters about the state of public health four years after COVID-19 became a …

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Free Health Care Plans Available For Some Uninsured Through …

WebA special open enrollment period on all Affordable Care Act marketplaces, including on the federal insurance exchange, HealthCare.gov, runs until Aug. 15.Many …

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The Gap Between Rich And Poor Americans' Health Is Widening

WebIncome inequality in the U.S. has grown over the past several decades. And as the gap between rich and poor yawns, so does the gap in their health, according to a …

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High blood pressure is significantly lowered with breath training

WebResearch finds five to 10 minutes daily of a type of strength training for muscles used in breathing can help anyone reduce or prevent high blood pressure. The …

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What women can do — and should do — to protect their health

WebNPR's Michel Martin talks about how women can get the health care they need with Dr. Sharon Malone, author of the new book, Grown Woman Talk: Your Guide …

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6 tips to help you pick the right health insurance plan

WebThe open enrollment period to buy health insurance on HealthCare.gov starts now and runs through Jan. 15, 2022. Look for more options and expanded subsidies this …

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Burnout culture: Working late shifts can lead to depression, poor

WebA new study shows that working nights and volatile schedules in young adulthood can leave you vulnerable to depression and poor health in middle age. The …

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Medical Journals Say Climate, Not COVID-19, Is Top Public Health …

WebThe rapidly warming climate is the "greatest threat" to global public health, more than 200 medical journals are warning in an unprecedented joint statement that …

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Medicare, trying to do a better job on chronic care, is hitting

WebBut while early research found the service, called Chronic Care Management, reduced emergency room and in-patient hospital visits and lowered total health …

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A growing problem in public health is getting people to heed advice

WebPeople are beyond weary of the pandemic, and many are tuning out public health messages. This even as the omicron variant wreaks havoc on hospitals and kills …

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Why homeless people are losing health coverage in Medicaid mix …

WebNearly 130,000 Montanans lost Medicaid coverage during recent eligibility reviews. People who are homeless are more likely to have chronic health issues and …

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Medicaid unwinding red tape kicked their son, 6, off the rolls in

WebNearly 1-in-4 adults who lost Medicaid coverage in the past year are now uninsured, according to a new survey. As states winnow the rolls, many families are …

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Fake Botox has sickened patients nationwide. Here's what to know …

WebPublic health authorities are investigating reports of counterfeit injections sickening 19 people across nine states. Experts say getting bona fide Botox starts with …

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Countering an 'Anxious Generation': more autonomy and fewer

WebKids have too much screen time and not enough autonomy, says author Jonathan Haidt. His book The Anxious Generation argues this has caused an epidemic …

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Scientists with African, Asian names less likely to be mentioned in

WebA new study finds that in news stories about scientific research, U.S. media were less likely to mention a scientist if they had an East Asian or African name, as …

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Injured by gunfire, young shooting victims struggle to recover

WebDr. George Jallo is the neurosurgeon who operated on Aaron Hunter after he was shot in the head on June 22, 2023. Jallo is vice dean and physician-in-chief at Johns …

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New studies find thousands of annual U.S. deaths linked to wildfire

WebDavid Dee Delgado/Getty Images. New research shows that the health consequences of wildfire smoke exposure stretch well beyond the smoky days …

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Closure of a Kmart in Avenel, N.J., leaves only a handful of stores

WebPeople walk into a Kmart in Avenel, N.J., on April 4. When the New Jersey store closes its doors on April 16, it will leave only three remaining U.S. locations for the …

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A Visit From Kendrick Lamar — Best Day Of School Ever

WebA New Jersey high school teacher used the rapper's latest album to teach a unit on Toni Morrison's novel, The Bluest Eye. Lamar found out about it, and decided to …

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High School Production Of 'Alien' Grows Stronger With Help From

WebA high school in northern New Jersey staged a version of the movie Alien and got the blessing of film director Ridley Scott. Now there's a revival with a bigger …

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