Health Headlines for Tuesday, September 5
The Same Agency That Runs Obamacare Is Using Taxpayer Money to Undermine It
New York Times
The Trump administration said on Thursday that it would slash spending on advertising and promotion for the Affordable Care Act, but it has already been waging a multipronged campaign against it.
Frustration Mounts Over Premiums for Individual Health Plans
NBC New York
Millions of people who buy individual health insurance policies and get no financial help from the Affordable Care Act are bracing for another year of double-digit premium increases, and their frustration is boiling over.
Opioids Aren’t the Only Pain Drugs to Fear
New York Times
Last month, a White House panel declared the nation’s epidemic of opioid abuse and deaths “a national public health emergency,” a designation usually assigned to natural disasters.
The First Count of Fentanyl Deaths in 2016: Up 540% in Three Years
New York Times
Drug overdoses killed roughly 64,000 people in the United States last year, according to the first governmental account of nationwide drug deaths to cover all of 2016.
Leg injury risk goes up in previously injured athletes
Reuters
Athletes may be more likely to suffer leg injuries when they’ve had injuries in the past – even those involving other parts of the body, a recent study suggests.
Prostate cancer test saves lives, risks remain
Reuters
Men who get a controversial blood test that looks for signs of prostate cancer appear to have a reduced risk of death from the malignancy, according to a new analysis by an international group of researchers.