Smoking may lead to heart failure by thickening heart wall Reuters Smoking is associated with thicker heart walls and blood pumping difficulties that may eventually lead to heart failure, a […]
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Health Headlines for Wednesday, September 14
Abuse of ADHD drugs following path of opioids USA Today Public health officials have focused on the national plague of narcotic painkillers. But another scourge is looming largely unnoticed: The […]
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Coverage of Albany and New York State government – September 9, 2016 Governor Signs Bill to Mandate Lead Testing in New York Schools Governor Calls For ‘Aggressive New Water Quality […]
Health Headlines for Tuesday, September 13
NYS Exposed: Gov. Cuomo on rising health care costs WHEC Anyone who’s been to a doctor or had a medical issue knows how important health insurance is. Read Full Article […]
Court Orders Campaign for One New York to Comply With JCOPE Subpoena
A State Supreme Court judge has ordered the Campaign for One New York, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s political nonprofit, to comply with a subpoena from the Joint […]
Health Headlines for Monday, September 12
NY regulators announce measure to protect some insurers Daily Star New York’s Department of Financial Services has issued an emergency regulation intended to help the state’s health insurers deal with […]
Health Headlines for Friday, September 9
A Push to Lower Drug Prices That Hit Insurers and Employers the Hardest New York Times Americans have expressed outrage at drug companies for raising prices on products like EpiPen, […]
Health Headlines for Thursday, September 8
Bill to Battle EpiPen Price Gauging Time Warner Cable News The sudden price hike for EpiPens continues to make headlines, as federal and state lawmakers try to figure out a) […]
Plugged In @ Hinman Straub – September 2, 2016
Coverage of Albany and New York State government State Gaming Commission Approves Fourth Commercial Casino Health Department Announces Expansion of Medical Marijuana Program 24 Upstate Counties Declared as Natural Disaster […]
Health Headlines for Tuesday, September 6
The Incredible Shrinking Obamacare New York Times During the debate over Obamacare, both supporters and opponents assumed the giant law would transform the American health care system. Read Full Article […]