Health Headlines for Thursday, February 23
Bad Hospital Design Is Making Us Sicker
New York Times
As a medical resident working 30-hour shifts, I quickly came to cherish those rare moments when I could duck out of the bustling and brightly lit hospital corridors and lay my head on a pillow.
Repeal of Health Law Faces Obstacles in House, Not Just in Senate
New York Times
Ever since Republicans got down to the business of repealing the Affordable Care Act, the Senate has been singled out as the likely problem.
New York Gov. Cuomo joins union fight to preserve ACA
Modern Healthcare
At a Bronx rally packed with supporters Wednesday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo defended the Affordable Care Act and warned that Washington, D.C., is abandoning the middle class.
Albany considers bill to pay live organ-donors’ costs
Crain’s New York Business
A new bill could make New York the first state in the country to directly compensate living organ donors—who typically donate a kidney or a portion of their liver to a transplant patient—for lost wages, child care and other expenses.
Depression top cause of disability, strikes young and old: WHO
Reuters
More than 4 percent of the world’s population lives with depression, and women, youth and the elderly are the most prone to its disabling effects, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.