Health Headlines for Thursday, June 29
In McConnell’s Own State, Fear and Confusion Over Health Care Bill
New York Times
Dewey Gorman, a 59-year-old banker who has struggled with opioid addiction, had just gotten out of the hospital in this tiny central Appalachian city when he heard the word from Washington: His fellow Kentuckian, Senator Mitch McConnell, had delayed a vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act. He felt torn about that.
Lots of Americans Prescribed Opioids, Insurance Survey Shows
NBC News
More than one in five people insured by Blue Cross and Blue Shield were prescribed an opioid painkiller at least once in 2015, the insurance company reported Thursday.
Smart Kids Live Longer
New York Times
Intelligent children tend to live longer than their less gifted peers, a new study suggests.
With Obamacare, More Breast Cancers Diagnosed at Earlier Stages
New York Times
More breast cancers have been found at earlier — and potentially more treatable — stages since the implementation of the Affordable Care Act.
Fewer U.S. cancer survivors breathing secondhand smoke
Reuters
Cancer survivors are less than half as likely to be exposed to secondhand smoke as they were a generation ago, a U.S. study suggests.