Health Headlines for Monday, September 25
New York business leaders fear threat of health care changes, push to eliminate tax deductibility
New York Daily News
Concerned state business leaders are closely monitoring two potential major threats out of Washington, D.C., they say could significantly hurt New York.
Senators Revise Health Bill in Last-Ditch Effort to Win Votes
New York Times
With time running short, the authors of the latest plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act shifted money in the bill to Alaska and Maine, which are represented by Republican senators who appear reluctant to support it.
Studying 1 million people to end cookie-cutter health care
New York Daily News
U.S. researchers are getting ready to recruit more than 1 million people for an unprecedented study to learn how our genes, environments and lifestyles interact.
Raising smoking age would save many lives
Daily Gazette/Opinion
Re Sept. 12 article, “Saratoga County considers raising smoking age to 21”: Saratoga County is on the right track as it considers raising the age of sale for tobacco products to 21.
Health Department warns of spike in Hepatitis A infections
Staten Island Real Time News
The city Health Department says there have been 46 recent cases of hepatitis A among New York City residents.
‘Ankle bot’ helps stroke patients walk again
Newsday
Keith Moran of Garden City, who suffered a stroke in 2013 that robbed him of the ability to walk, talked to Newsday on Aug. 30, 2017, about a robotic device known as the ankle bot that is helping him in his recovery.