Health Headlines for Thursday, December 15
NY health exchange deadline is Thursday
WGRZ
The deadline is Thursday to sign up for health insurance through New York’s exchange program for coverage starting Jan. 1.
Go to the Wrong Hospital and You’re 3 Times More Likely to Die
New York Times
Not all hospitals are created equal, and the differences in quality can be a matter of life or death.
Obama Bars States From Denying Federal Money to Planned Parenthood
New York Times
Mindful of the clock ticking down to a Trump presidency, the Obama administration issued a final rule on Wednesday to bar states from withholding federal family-planning funds from Planned Parenthood affiliates and other health clinics that provide abortions. The measure takes effect two days before the Jan. 20 inauguration of Donald J. Trump.
Marital status, history linked to survival after stroke
Reuters
A person’s current marital status and past marital losses may be related to their survival odds after a stroke, a new study suggests.
Drug 85 Times as Potent as Marijuana Caused a ‘Zombielike’ State in Brooklyn
New York Times
When emergency medical technicians were called to a mass casualty event in Brooklyn last summer, dispatchers used a word more associated with apocalyptic Hollywood movies than medical emergencies: zombies.
Lonza to buy U.S. drug capsules maker Capsugel from KKR for $5.5 billion
Reuters
Lonza Group AG announced its biggest ever acquisition on Thursday with a deal to buy Capsugel, a U.S. maker of capsule products and other drug delivery systems, for $5.5 billion in cash to broaden its product range as a pharmaceuticals industry supplier.