Health
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Newyork
Obamacare Is in Grave Danger, Again
Are you better off than you would have been 14 years ago? If you’re one of the millions of Americans who have a preexisting medical condition and don’t have a job that comes with health benefits, the answer is, overwhelmingly, yes. Why? Because ...
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Newyork
The Health Moonshot Biden Can Campaign On
I began my public health career more than 20 years ago, at a time when H.I.V. was ravaging many countries around the world. The U.S. government’s strategic response to attack this cruel disease abroad was PEPFAR, an American initiative that has saved ...
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Newyork
Birth Control to Be Sold Over the Counter in New York Pharmacies
The News New Yorkers will soon be able to get a year’s worth of hormonal birth control from pharmacies without a prescription. The New York State Department of Health issued an order on Tuesday formally authorizing the measure, which was passed last ...
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Newyork
‘What’s My Life Worth?’ The Big Business of Denying Medical Care
OpinionSupported by SKIP ADVERTISEMENT‘What’s My Life Worth?’ The Big Business of Denying Medical Care March 14, 2024, 5:02 a.m. ETShare full article24Video by Alexander Stockton Mr. Stockton is a producer with Opinion Video. Should your insurance ...
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News
In Hospitals, Affordable Housing Gets the Long-Term Investor It Needs
Health care systems and affordable housing developers have a mutual financial interest in helping communities live healthier.
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Newyork
Howard Hiatt, 98, Dies; Steered Public Health Toward Greater Accountability
A physician, scientist and academic, he brought together experts across disciplines to focus on the economic, political and social causes of poor health, not just the biological factors.
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News
Cyberattack Paralyzes the Largest U.S. Health Care Payment System
The hacking shut down the nation’s biggest health care payment system, causing financial chaos that affected a broad spectrum ranging from large hospitals to single-doctor practices.
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World
An Israeli strike near a hospital in Rafah killed at least 11 people, Gaza health officials say.
An Israeli strike outside a hospital in Rafah, in southern Gaza, on Saturday killed at least 11 people and injured dozens of other displaced Palestinians, including children, who were sheltering in tents nearby, the Gaza Health Ministry said. At ...
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World
Two Hospitals in Southern Gaza Are Left Barely Functioning
An Israeli raid last week has reduced one of Gaza’s biggest hospitals to little more than a shelter for a small, terrified crew of patients and medical staff, while health officials warned on Monday that food and fuel supplies were almost gone at ...
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World
Brazil Has a Dengue Emergency, Portending a Health Crisis for the Americas
Brazil is experiencing an enormousoutbreak of dengue fever, the sometimes fatal mosquito-borne disease, and public health experts say it is a harbinger of a coming surge in cases in the Americas, including Puerto Rico. Brazil’s Health Ministry warns ...