Health Headlines for Thursday, July 20
CBO: Senate Republican Obamacare repeal plan would increase uninsured by 32 million in 2026
USA Today
A bill the Senate plans to vote on next week to repeal parts of Obamacare without a replacement would make the insurance market unstable, raise premiums and increase by 32 million the number of uninsured people, according to an analysis released Wednesday by the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office.
Certain Antibiotics May Increase Risk of Birth Defects
New York Times
A large study published in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology found that certain antibiotics taken during pregnancy may increase the risk for birth defects.
One-third of dementia cases could be prevented, report says
CBS News
One-third of cases of dementia worldwide could potentially be prevented through better management of lifestyle factors such as smoking, hypertension, depression, and hearing loss over the course of a lifetime, according to a new report.
New health care options for North Country residents
WCAX
Patients travel from across the region to get to the Champlain Family Health Center in Champlain, New York.
Glens Falls Hospital, 5 others get $32M in state grants
Schenectady Daily Gazette
Six medical facilities in the greater Capital Region will receive grants totaling nearly $32 million as part of a $491 million state initiative to provide better health care to New Yorkers.