Health
Supreme Court, down by one, finds it can be hard to decide
The eight Supreme Court justices say they'll take care of business until a new ninth justice joins them. Their actions say otherwise.
May 17, 2016
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Health
Supreme Court avoids major ruling in birth control dispute (Update)
The Supreme Court failed to resolve a knotty dispute between faith-based groups and the Obama administration over birth control on Monday, the latest indication of the shorthanded court's struggle to find a majority for important ...
May 16, 2016
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Health
Judge sides with House Republicans against health care law
In a setback for the Obama health care law, a federal judge ruled Thursday that the administration is unconstitutionally subsidizing medical bills for millions of people while ignoring congressional power over government ...
May 12, 2016
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Genetics
Canada catches up with ban on genetic discrimination
Canadian lawmakers were a legislative step closer Tuesday to banning genetic discrimination including in the workplace or by health insurers.
May 3, 2016
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Health
Significant premium hikes expected under Obama health law
Insurers will seek significant premium hikes under President Barack Obama's health care law this summer - stiff medicine for consumers and voters ahead of the national political conventions.
Apr 28, 2016
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Health
Americans like health care reform, not its politics, according to poll
Since the Affordable Care Act (ACA or ObamaCare) became law in 2010, Americans have remained deeply divided in their overall assessments of the law and whether it should continue.
Apr 21, 2016
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Addiction
Low-level drug offenders find new source of addiction help
When pondering how to keep low-level drug offenders out of jail, officials in Albany, New York, faced a challenge: How could they pay for a case manager to coax addicts onto the straight and narrow, sometimes by tracking ...
Apr 11, 2016
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HIV & AIDS
Turkmenistan introduces mandatory pre-marital HIV tests
Turkmenistan has passed a law making HIV tests mandatory prior to marriage, state media reported on Wednesday, in a sign the reclusive Central Asian state fears the spread of a disease it has always downplayed.
Apr 6, 2016
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Health
Medicare opens new push on hip, knee replacement
From Akron to Tampa Bay, from New York City to San Francisco, Medicare on Friday launches an ambitious experiment changing how it pays for hip and knee replacements in an effort to raise quality and lower costs.
Mar 31, 2016
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Medications
New York's stringent paperless-prescribing law takes effect
New York is putting an end to most paper prescriptions for medicine as the nation's toughest electronic-prescribing law takes effect.
Mar 28, 2016
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