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Thanksgiving took a bite out of HealthCare.gov
Plan selections were down by 28% for the holiday week, compared with the week before.
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Childproofing your protocols, and what’s the deal with airline water?
Plus, why Carl Spackler’s chrysanthemum-based golf drills won’t improve your short game.
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2019-2020 flu season starts off full throttle
Five states and Puerto Rico already are at the highest level of flu activity, the CDC reports.
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Large state disparities seen for lung cancer screening
Lung cancer screening for high-risk individuals remains low.
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Survey: Cancer-related pain, opioid use up since 2018
Almost half of patients with cancer did not use anything to manage related symptoms, according to an ASCO poll.
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Open enrollment 2020: Activity down on Healthcare.gov
Consumers choose fewer plans during week 3, compared with last week and last year.
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Grading Dr. Google and treating malaria by the bowlful
Plus, serious water conservation faces a “roadblock of disgust.”
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Not all lung cancer patients receive treatment
Reasons include metastasis and refusal, and rates by state vary from 8% to 30%, the American Lung Association reports.
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Inpatient care declining among family physicians
Shrinking scope of practice reflects trends in employment and hospital privileges.
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Support for medical marijuana transcends political affiliation
Use by cancer patients supported by over 80% of survey respondents, regardless of party.
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Open enrollment 2020: HealthCare.gov activity down from last year
Nevada opened its own exchange this year and moved off the federal system.
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Spray-painted bandages and pharma sings ‘Dough Canada!’
Plus when is a dead person alive enough to finish out a life sentence?
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Fentanyl-related deaths show strong regional pattern
Overdose death rates for cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl are high in the East and low in the West.
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Medicare beneficiaries pay most for Alzheimer’s
Long-term care takes a toll on beneficiaries with Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease.