Opposition to the GOP healthcare plan mounted Tuesday after the Congressional Budget Office projected that the bill would lead 14 million people to lose health insurance in 2018. As Nancy Cordes reports, Republican leaders tried to defend the bill, but some signaled a willingness to change it.
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/gop-trying-to-salvage-health-bill-after-millions-projected-to-lose-insurance/
Tuesday, March 14, 2017
More damage control for GOP health care plan
It's a hard sell for some Republican lawmakers back home after the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office's projections
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/gop-damage-control-health-care-plan/
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/gop-damage-control-health-care-plan/
AP fact check: both sides loose with facts in health debate
Republicans and Democrats alike are reacting strongly to the CBO's scoring of the GOP's health care bill. Here's how their statements align with the facts
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/fact-check-health-debate-both-sides-loose-with-facts/
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/fact-check-health-debate-both-sides-loose-with-facts/
March 28 webinar to focus on gender differences in earnings in three professions
Why do earnings vary by gender in careers such as dentistry, medicine and law? That's the focus of a new ADA Health Policy Institute webinar, Why Do Men Earn More Than Women in Medicine, Law and Dentistry?
From: http://www.ada.org/en/publications/ada-news/2017-archive/march/march-28-webinar-to-focus-on-gender-differences-in-earnings-in-three-professions
From: http://www.ada.org/en/publications/ada-news/2017-archive/march/march-28-webinar-to-focus-on-gender-differences-in-earnings-in-three-professions
ADA standards committees seek volunteers
Dental professionals interested in helping develop standards related to informatics, digital technologies, or products and materials for dentistry are invited to join the ADA Standards Committee on Dental Informatics' and the ADA Standards Committee on Dental Products' working groups.
From: http://www.ada.org/en/publications/ada-news/2017-archive/march/ada-standards-committees-seek-volunteers
From: http://www.ada.org/en/publications/ada-news/2017-archive/march/ada-standards-committees-seek-volunteers
How fit are you? See how you measure up
From: http://www.mayoclinic.com/healthy-lifestyle/fitness/in-depth/fitness/art-20046433
Study finds clues to "hidden hearing loss"
Researchers may have found an explanation for hearing problems that don't show up in standard tests
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/loud-noise-hearing-loss-hidden-cause/
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/loud-noise-hearing-loss-hidden-cause/
Could being a parent help you live longer?
New research looks at the potential benefits of having children on life expectancy
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/could-being-a-parent-help-you-live-longer/
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/could-being-a-parent-help-you-live-longer/
Meningitis rash covers baby's entire body in just 12 hours
Woman shares frightening photos of her son's red rash on Facebook to warn parents of the unusual symptom
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/meningitis-rash-completely-covered-babys-body-in-24-hours-mom-warns/
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/meningitis-rash-completely-covered-babys-body-in-24-hours-mom-warns/
Church & Dwight join the ADA and ADA Foundation for World Oral Health Day
In honor of World Oral Health Day, the ADA and ADA Foundation are donating 9,600 Arm & Hammer Tooth Tunes toothbrushes to 28 U.S.-based volunteer organizations who provide oral health care services in 73 countries worldwide.
From: http://www.ada.org/en/publications/ada-news/2017-archive/march/church-dwight-join-the-ada-and-ada-foundation-for-world-oral-health-day
From: http://www.ada.org/en/publications/ada-news/2017-archive/march/church-dwight-join-the-ada-and-ada-foundation-for-world-oral-health-day
Hospital CEO on GOP plan to replace Obamacare
See why Dr. Steven Corwin says the American Health Care Act will "create a real problem"
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/issues-that-matter-gop-plan-to-replace-obamacare-newyork-presbyterian-ceo-weighs-in/
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/issues-that-matter-gop-plan-to-replace-obamacare-newyork-presbyterian-ceo-weighs-in/
How what you eat may affect mental health
A new field of study called nutritional psychiatry looks at how diet can impact conditions like depression
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/what-you-eat-may-affect-mental-health/
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/what-you-eat-may-affect-mental-health/
National Museum of Dentistry promotes dental careers, fun during school field trips
From: http://www.ada.org/en/publications/ada-news/2017-archive/march/national-museum-of-dentistry-promotes-dental-careers-fun-during-school-field-trips
Symposium addresses dental disease in children
San Francisco — Dental professionals interested in an interdisciplinary approach to dental disease management are invited to the University of California, San Francisco’s 2nd Annual Oral Health Alliance Symposium on April 8.
From: http://www.ada.org/en/publications/ada-news/2017-archive/march/symposium-addresses-dental-disease-in-children
From: http://www.ada.org/en/publications/ada-news/2017-archive/march/symposium-addresses-dental-disease-in-children
Code Maintenance Committee OKs teledentistry, A1c codes
Teledentistry will for the first time be included in the ADA's Code on Dental Procedures and Nomenclature (CDT Code). The Code Maintenance Committee approved two codes relating to the process during its March 9 meeting at ADA Headquarters.
From: http://www.ada.org/en/publications/ada-news/2017-archive/march/code-maintenance-committee-oks-teledentistry-a1c-codes
From: http://www.ada.org/en/publications/ada-news/2017-archive/march/code-maintenance-committee-oks-teledentistry-a1c-codes
CMS to switch Social Security numbers with new Medicare identifier
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will replace Social Security numbers on Medicare beneficiary cards with what are called member beneficiary identifiers.
From: http://www.ada.org/en/publications/ada-news/2017-archive/march/cms-to-switch-social-security-numbers-with-new-medicare-identifier
From: http://www.ada.org/en/publications/ada-news/2017-archive/march/cms-to-switch-social-security-numbers-with-new-medicare-identifier
What happened when Texas tried to replace Planned Parenthood
The state gave $1.6 million to fund anti-abortion alternatives, but it hasn't worked out as planned
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/what-happened-when-texas-tried-to-replace-planned-parenthood/
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/what-happened-when-texas-tried-to-replace-planned-parenthood/
Men in 3 Florida counties warned not to donate sperm
Health officials say sperm donations from South Florida could carry small risk of spreading Zika
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/men-in-3-florida-counties-warned-not-to-donate-sperm-zika/
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/men-in-3-florida-counties-warned-not-to-donate-sperm-zika/
NewYork-Presbyterian CEO on mistaken assumptions in GOP health bill
In our Issues That Matter series, we take a closer look at the Republican health care bill and the questions surrounding cost and coverage. In a letter to Congress, the American Hospital Association said, "We cannot support the American Health Care Act in its current form." President and CEO of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, Dr. Steven Corwin, joins "CBS This Morning to discuss the proposed bill.
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/newyork-presbyterian-ceo-on-mistaken-assumptions-in-gop-health-bill/
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/newyork-presbyterian-ceo-on-mistaken-assumptions-in-gop-health-bill/
Mayo Clinic Minute: How to keep your mind sharp
From: Mayo Clinic http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFWDcynueWc
American Academy of Pediatrics urges care and compassion for immigrant children
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Immigrant children are… children.
That’s an important point that can easily be lost in the discussions about what our country should do with immigrants and refugees. In the past few months those discussions have grown more heated, with new executive orders, discussions of a border wall, and rhetoric about the danger of letting people into the United States.
In fiscal year 2016, 59, 692 unaccompanied children and 77, 676 individuals in family units were apprehended at the border. These are not drug dealers or terrorists; they are people looking for a better life. It’s important to remember that children don’t immigrate, they flee; they come from poverty or violence, or both.
And as children, they deserve care and compassion. Their needs are different from the needs of adults — and they cannot care for themselves. Not only that, there is extensive research that shows that toxic stress in childhood can harm the developing brain and developing body, and lead to not just short-term but long-term physical and mental health problems. What we do, what we let happen, can literally last a lifetime.
That’s why the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has released a policy statement entitled “Detention of Immigrant Children.” It is one of several statements the organization has made regarding the health and well-being of immigrant children in response to recent events, including President Trump’s executive orders on immigration and news reports that the Trump administration is considering separating mothers and children at the border.
Here are the key points of this new statement:
- Children should never be separated from their parents or caregiver. This causes significant stress for children. Not only is the separation itself stressful, but families also serve to buffer children from further stress. Families may be separated in detention or processing centers, especially if there are male family members; only one family detention center accepts men, and the processing centers where families arrive first are segregated by gender.
- Children should never be placed in detention centers. Detention itself is frightening and damaging to children, and the conditions in detention centers are very poor. Children do best in community settings, with their families. This is why the AAP recommends that immigrant children and their families be released to community settings.
- All children in the United States should have access to health care, education, and other essential services. This, says the AAP, should be true no matter where a child or their parents were born. Along with access to doctors, this means that immigrant children need access to health insurance.
We all want America to be great. But as we strive for greatness, it’s important to remember the words of Mahatma Gandhi: “The true measure of any society can be found in how it treats its most vulnerable members.”
The post American Academy of Pediatrics urges care and compassion for immigrant children appeared first on Harvard Health Blog.
From: Claire McCarthy, MD http://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/american-academy-pediatrics-urges-care-compassion-immigrant-children-2017031411367
Association continues to advocate for key oral health issues
Washington — Following the March 6 introduction of the American Health Care Act, the draft legislation to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, the Association continues to advocate for key oral health issues on Capitol Hill.
From: http://www.ada.org/en/publications/ada-news/2017-archive/march/association-continues-to-advocate-for-key-oral-health-issues
From: http://www.ada.org/en/publications/ada-news/2017-archive/march/association-continues-to-advocate-for-key-oral-health-issues
House Appropriations Committee passes defense bill
Washington — The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense approved a $578 billion defense bill on March 8 for fiscal year 2017 that includes $6 million in funding for military dental research.
From: http://www.ada.org/en/publications/ada-news/2017-archive/march/house-appropriations-committee-passes-defense-bill
From: http://www.ada.org/en/publications/ada-news/2017-archive/march/house-appropriations-committee-passes-defense-bill
How fit are you? See how you measure up
From: http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/fitness/in-depth/fitness/art-20046433
How does your diet impact mental health?
Government figures show more than 16 million American adults report having a major episode of depression in the past year. Women are affected more often than men. A new field of study, nutritional psychiatry, looks at how diet can improve mental health. Dr. Tara Narula joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss the findings.
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/how-does-your-diet-impact-mental-health/
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/how-does-your-diet-impact-mental-health/
How fit are you? See how you measure up
From: http://www.mayoclinic.com/healthy-lifestyle/fitness/in-depth/fitness/art-20046433
How fit are you? See how you measure up
From: http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/fitness/in-depth/fitness/art-20046433
How fit are you? See how you measure up
From: http://www.mayoclinic.com/healthy-lifestyle/fitness/in-depth/fitness/art-20046433
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