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Georgia Governor Releases Plans for Health Care Overhaul
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp unveiled a much-anticipated plan Thursday that aims to reduce premiums for residents who buy health insurance under the Affordable Care Act.
Employers Are Scaling Back Their Dependence On High-Deductible Health Plans
Some employees are seeing traditional plans offered alongside or instead of the plans with sky-high deductibles that may have been their only choice in the past.
Stable Costs But More Uninsured as Obamacare Sign-Ups Open
More Americans are going without health insurance, and stable premiums plus greater choice next year under the Obama health law aren't likely to reverse that.
Loving the Skin They're In: How Gender Expression Coaches Help Transgender Women Embrace Their Authentic Selves
Gender expression coaches are helping transgender women express their authentic selves.
Vaccine Shows Promise for Preventing Active TB Disease
An experimental vaccine proved 50% effective at preventing latent tuberculosis infection from turning into active disease in a three-year study of adults in Africa.
Zombie Flu: How the 1919 Influenza Pandemic Fueled the Rise of the Living Dead
The rise of the living dead has a surprising link to another recurring October visitor: the influenza virus.
White House Launches Website Aimed at Addiction Treatment
The Trump administration has unveiled a website aimed at helping millions of Americans with substance abuse issues learn about and locate treatment options.
Moved Overseas for School, Stayed for Insulin
The price of insulin has increased globally in recent years, but no high-income country has felt the impact as acutely as the U.S., where the cost has more than doubled since 2012.
Vaccine Shows Promise for Preventing Active TB Disease
An experimental vaccine proved 50% effective at preventing latent tuberculosis infection from turning into active disease in a three-year study of adults in Africa.
As Vaping Devices Evolve, New Potential Hazards Emerge
As the technology continues to change, researchers are finding more evidence that the way vaping devices and e-liquids interact could harm consumers.
How to Choose the Right Health Plan
When we're given a choice about our health care plans, we often choose badly.
Medication Lockers Help Miami's Homeless Living with HIV
A University of Miami-sponsored program called the IDEA Exchange has begun providing infected homeless people with medication lockers: secure locations where participants' prescriptions are stored.
Racial Bias in Health Care Software Aids Whites Over Blacks
A widely used software program that helps guide care for millions of patients is flawed by unintentional racial bias that leads to blacks getting passed over for special care, according to a new study.
MD Group Says More Severely Obese Kids Should Get Surgery
Even some severely obese preteens should be considered for weight loss surgery, according to new recommendations.
Boxed In? Warren Confronts Tough Politics of Health Care
Persistent questions about whether she would raise taxes on the middle class to pay for universal health coverage have dominated her campaign in recent weeks.
ICE Lost Video Footage of Trans Woman Who Died in Custody
Lawyers representing the late Roxsana Hernandez, a Honduran transgender immigrant who died in ICE custody in 2018, have alleged that surveillance footage of her in custody may have been deleted. The investigation is still ongoing.
How Much Are You Willing to Give Up For Perfect Health?
Despite being willing to pay more than $20,000 for perfect health, 64 percent of Americans say they don't have time to take care of themselves.
Is the Stethoscope Dying? High-Tech Rivals Pose a Threat
Two centuries after its invention, the stethoscope — the very symbol of the medical profession — is facing an uncertain prognosis.
This Overdose-Reversal Medicine Could Reduce Opioid Deaths, so Why Don't More People Carry It?
Available as an injection or nasal spray, naloxone can be administered by anyone trained to do so - assuming, that is, that someone has it on hand at the scene of the overdose.
A Million-Dollar Marketing Juggernaut Pushes 3D Mammograms
A KHN investigation found that manufacturers, hospitals, doctors and some patient advocates have put their marketing muscle ? and millions of dollars ? behind 3D mammograms.