Health Headlines for Wednesday, February 1
If Obamacare gets ax, protections will survive for half of New Yorkers insured at work
Syracuse Post-Standard
If Obamacare gets the ax, some of its most popular features like allowing young adults to remain on their parents’ health insurance and coverage of pre-existing medical conditions will survive for about half of New Yorkers who get health insurance through their employers.
Scramble to make Obamacare deadline
Middletown Times-Herald Record
Ariel Izquierdo arrived at Cornerstone Family Healthcare Tuesday morning in search of health insurance she could afford, unsure what options awaited her and a little alarmed that she could be fined if she didn’t get coverage that day.
Health groups want New York’s smoking age raised to 21
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Elected officials and health organizations on Tuesday called on the state to raise the smoking age from 18 to 21.
Skipping breakfast may be bad for your heart, doctors say
Reuters
Planning meals and snacks in advance and eating breakfast every day may help lower the risk of cardiovascular disease, new guidelines from U.S. doctors say.
Brain games linked to delayed cognitive decline in elderly
Reuters
Older people who engage in mentally stimulating activities later in life may have a lower risk of developing mild cognitive impairment than their peers who don’t challenge their minds, a study suggests.