Is sunscreen more protective than a beach umbrella?
(By Sharon Begley for STAT) Sunscreen protects against sunburn better than beach umbrellas, concluded a study1 last week in JAMA Dermatology.
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One GOP Plan Says States That Like Their Obamacare Can Keep It
(By Chad Terhune and Pauline Bartolone for California Healthline produced by Kaiser Health News) California and other states could keep
Read MoreA Look at 4 of the GOP’s Obamacare Replacement Plans
(By Melissa Quinn for The Daily Signal) As Republicans debate their strategy for repealing and replacing Obamacare, GOP lawmakers have
Read MoreTV Ads by Drug Companies to Improve Image
PHRMA, the largest lobbying organization for pharmaceutical companies, began running TV ads to improve the industry’s image as criticism about
Read MoreYou may have more control over aging than you think, say ‘The Telomere Effect’ authors
(By Karen Weintraub for STAT) Molecular biologist Elizabeth Blackburn shared a Nobel Prize for her research on telomeres — structures
Read MoreTrump’s executive order on the ACA: 5 things to know
(By Emily Rappleye for Becker’s Hospital Review) President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday evening aimed at immediately lessening
Read MoreRepublican Plan To Replace Obamacare Would Turn Medicaid Over To States
(By Alison Kodjak for NPR) Republicans plan to turn control of Medicaid over to the states as part of their
Read MoreDoctors’ Rights To Ask About Guns Not Affected By Health Law Provisions
(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) Should gun owners have to share information with health professionals about their firearms
Read MoreVaccine exemptions are on the rise in a number of US states
(By Leah Samuel for STAT) On the whole, fewer US families have opted out of school-required immunizations in recent years, thanks in
Read MoreProPublica Files Lawsuit Seeking VA Correspondence Related to Agent Orange
(By Robin Fields for ProPublica on https://pixel.propublica.org/pixel.js) ProPublica and the Virginian-Pilot filed a lawsuit today in federal court against the
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