Health Headlines for Wednesday, September 27

Americans rank healthcare as most important issue for the first time in 2017

Washington Examiner

Voters see healthcare as the most important issue for the first time this year, according to a new poll released Wednesday.

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How Failure of the Obamacare Repeal Affects Consumers

New York Times

Obamacare repeal is dead, again. But the months of Republican attacks on the health law will still have consequences for some consumers.

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Middle-aged women prescribed the most opioids, report finds

ABC News

Middle-aged women are prescribed more opioids than any other group — twice as many as middle-aged men — making them particularly vulnerable to opioid abuse, according to a new report released today.

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US Sexually Transmitted Diseases Hit Another High

NBC News

Health officials are reporting another record increase in infections from three sexually transmitted diseases.

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N.Y. pol moves to ban pharmacies from supplying strong pain killers at drive-through windows

New York Daily News

A state lawmaker wants to stop pharmacies from dispensing high-powered pain killers at drive-through windows.

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How Exercise Might Increase Your Self-Control

New York Times

For most of us, temptations are everywhere, from the dessert buffet to the online shoe boutique.

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Lincoln Hospital under investigation over patient who went into coma hours after ER staff lost track of him

New York Daily News

State health officials and city investigators are now looking into how emergency room staff at city-run Lincoln Hospital lost track of a patient who wound up in an irreversible coma and died.

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