Health Headlines for Thursday, September 7
With Obamacare in limbo, senators look for fix to stabilize health insurance market
USA Today
With a critical deadline fast approaching, senators began working this week to come up with a bipartisan plan to stabilize the individual health insurance market and guarantee that affordable coverage is available for those who want it.
Quest to offer cholesterol testing without fasting requirement
Reuters
Quest Diagnostics Inc said on Thursday it will begin using a more precise method of calculating levels of “bad” LDL cholesterol that no longer requires fasting prior to blood draw, a development likely to delight patients who previously had to refrain from eating for up to 12 hours before testing.
Science Says: How repeated head blows affect the brain
AP News
Researchers are tackling fresh questions about a degenerative brain disease now that it has been detected in the brains of nearly 200 football players after death.
Testing probe to help cancer surgeons know they got it all
AP News
Patients emerging from cancer surgery want to know, “Did you get it all?” Now scientists are developing a pen-like probe to help surgeons better tell when it’s safe to stop cutting or if stray tumor cells still lurk.