Health Headlines for Tuesday, July 18
Health Care Overhaul Collapses as Two Republican Senators Defect
New York Times
Two more Republican senators declared on Monday night that they would oppose the Senate Republican bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act, killing, for now, a seven-year-old promise to overturn President Barack Obama’s signature domestic achievement.
Gottfried Vs. Hammond: Could Single-payer Health Care Ever Work in New York?
City & State
With the debate over the fate of Obamacare raging on Capitol Hill, the Slant podcast featured a health care debate of it own, over the creation a single-payer system here in New York.
More hospital closings in rural America add risk for pregnant women
Reuters
Dr. Nicole Arthur, a family practice physician, was trained to avoid Cesarean deliveries in child-birth, unless medically necessary, because surgery increases risks and recovery time.
Don’t avoid vasectomy for fear of prostate cancer: study
Reuters
Men considering a vasectomy shouldn’t worry that the procedure will increase their risk of prostate cancer, researchers say.
Online tool predicts heart risk in young adults
Reuters
An online calculator may help young people predict their risk of developing heart disease in middle age – in time to make lifestyle changes to minimize their odds of a heart attack or stroke, a U.S. study suggests.
As Workouts Intensify, a Harmful Side Effect Grows More Common
New York Times
Three years ago, Christina D’Ambrosio went to her first spin class, pedaling fast on a stationary bike to the rhythms of popular music as an instructor shouted motivation.
Escaping Big Pharma’s Pricing With Patent-Free Drugs
New York Times
How’s this for a great deal? The United States government funded research and development of a new vaccine against Zika.