Medical economics
New 50-state ranking shows where seniors on Medicare get best health care
Seniors in states that invested in their health systems enjoy a higher quality of overall care, a new 50-state ranking shows.
Jun 7, 2021
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Health
Do you live in America's fittest city? Experts rank best to worst
Want to get fit and stay fit? Arlington, Va., may be the city for you: For the fifth year in a row, it has been named the fittest city in America.
Jul 12, 2022
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Vaccination
Tight supply creates reluctance over federal vaccine sites
The Biden administration's plan to open 100 vaccination sites by the end of the month was initially embraced by governors and health officials, who considered it a much needed lifeline to get more Americans inoculated against ...
Feb 13, 2021
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HIV & AIDS
Trump plan to beat HIV hits rough road in rural America
One of the goals President Donald Trump announced in his State of the Union address was to stop the spread of HIV in the U.S. within 10 years.
Feb 28, 2019
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Health
More US cities requiring proof of vaccination to go places
Hold on to that vaccination card. A rapidly growing number of places across the U.S. are requiring people to show proof they have been inoculated against COVID-19 to teach school, work at a hospital, see a concert or eat ...
Aug 14, 2021
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Medications
J&J faces possible $17 billion payout for pushing opioids
US drugmaker Johnson & Johnson faces a potential record $17 billion damages payout Monday when an Oklahoma judge rules whether its aggressive promotion of opioid painkillers was responsible for the state's addiction epidemic.
Aug 26, 2019
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Health
Oklahoma approves ban on second-trimester abortion method
Oklahoma would ban a common second-trimester abortion procedure that critics describe as dismembering a fetus under a measure that lawmakers overwhelmingly approved Wednesday, a day after Kansas became the first state to ...
Apr 8, 2015
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Medications
Landmark US opioid trial begins in Oklahoma
The first civil trial that could end up holding a drug company responsible for the US opioid epidemic began Tuesday in Oklahoma, in a landmark case that might impact thousands of others like it.
May 28, 2019
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Medications
As opioid settlements grow, so do questions about the money
Oklahoma's legal fight against the opioid industry has racked up settlements and judgments of nearly $1 billion, but as the numbers keep rising, so do concerns over how that money will be spent.
Aug 28, 2019
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Addiction
Oklahoma reaches opioid settlement with 3 drug companies
Oklahoma officials have reached an opioid settlement with three drug companies that would bring more than $250 million to finance efforts to battle opioid addiction, state Attorney General John O'Connor has announced.
Jun 28, 2022
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