Sean Spicer: Trump’s DOJ Will Push for “Greater Enforcement” of Federal Law in Recreational Marijuana States Administration Suggests They Will Not Crack Down on Medical Marijuana States Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 23, 2017. In a press conference today, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer strongly indicated that Jeff Sessions’ Department of Justice[Read More…]
Health and Fitness
VIDEO: Cancer at 26: ‘How Were We Going to Pay to Save Her Life?’
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–February 23, 2017. Ahead of nationwide rallies to save the Affordable Care Act on February 25, Our Revolution on Wednesday released a video featuring Julienne Gene Edwards, a Maryland native who was diagnosed with Stage IV colon cancer at 26. Julienne and her family say, if not for the[Read More…]
New Independent Patient Group to Fight Skyrocketing Drug Prices
Patients For Affordable Drugs will share stories of Americans struggling to afford prescriptions and mobilize patients to fight a rigged U.S. pricing system Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 22, 2017. A new independent organization called Patients For Affordable Drugs kicked off a nationwide effort to lower prescription drug prices today. The organization, founded[Read More…]
Federal Judge Blocks Texas from Cutting Off Planned Parenthood Funding Over Doctored Videos
TEXAS–(ENEWSPF)–February 21, 2017 By Kerry Eleveld A federal judge ruled Tuesday that Texas lawmakers could not deny Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood over doctored videos made by anti-abortion activists in 2015. KPRC-2 reports: An injunction issued by U.S. District Sam Sparks of Austin comes after he delayed making decision in January and essentially[Read More…]
NIH Begins Study of Vaccine to Protect Against Mosquito-Borne Diseases
Experimental vaccine targets mosquito saliva. Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–February 21, 2017. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, has launched a Phase 1 clinical trial to test an investigational vaccine intended to provide broad protection against a range of mosquito-transmitted diseases, such as[Read More…]
NIH-Supported Trials of Testosterone Therapy in Older Men Report Mixed Results
Hormone treatment improved bone strength and hemoglobin levels; may increase cardiovascular risk; had no effect on cognition. Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–February 21, 2017. In older men with low testosterone, one year of testosterone treatment improved bone density and corrected anemia of both known and unknown causes, but also increased the volume of[Read More…]
Single-Payer Reform is ‘the Only Way to Fulfill the President’s Pledge’ on Health Care: Annals of Internal Medicine Commentary
Researchers estimate administrative savings at $504 billion annually CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–February 21, 2017. Proposals floated by Republican leaders won’t achieve President Trump’s campaign promises of more coverage, better benefits, and lower costs, but a single-payer reform would, according to a commentary published today [Tuesday, Feb. 21] in Annals of Internal Medicine, one[Read More…]
Treatment Gaps Persist Between Low- And High-Income Workers, Even With Insurance
Low-wage workers were less likely to get preventive care even though many of those services are available without cost-sharing under the 2010 health law. MINNESOTA–(ENEWSPF)–February 21, 2017. This article first appeared February 17, 2017 on Kaiser Health News. By Michelle Andrews Low-wage workers with job-based health insurance were significantly more[Read More…]
Physicians’ Opioid Prescribing Patterns Linked to Patients’ Risk for Long-Term Drug Use
Photo: iStockphoto.com Boston, MA –(ENEWSPF)–February 17, 2017. Emergency room patients treated by physicians who prescribe opioids more often are at greater risk for long-term opioid use even after a single prescription than those who see less-frequent prescribers, according to the findings of a study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of[Read More…]
Florida Supreme Court Upholds Block of State’s 24-Hour Mandatory Delay for Abortion
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. —(ENEWSPF)–February 17, 2017. In a victory for abortion access, the Florida Supreme Court yesterday blocked a law that prevents a woman who has decided to have an abortion from obtaining the procedure for at least 24 hours after meeting with her doctor and forces her to make an[Read More…]
