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Trump Signs Law That Ends Gag Orders Against Pharmacists Sharing Money-Saving Info 0
- HEALTH
- October 11, 2018
Evie Fordham President Donald Trump signed a law that ends insurance companies’ pharmacist gag clauses in an effort to lower drug prices Wednesday. “If there’s anything bipartisan it’s lowering drug prices,” Trump said while signing the Patient Right To Know Drug Prices Act, according to CBS News. Insurers and pharmacy benefit managers use the gag clauses to
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Family Physicians Association Breaks Ranks, No Longer Opposed To Assisted Suicide 0
- HEALTH
- October 10, 2018
Grace Carr The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) announced Tuesday that it no longer opposes physician-assisted suicide, marking a departure from the ethical code of America’s most revered medical society. AAFB’s adoption of “engaged neutrality” regarding physician-assisted suicide signals a marked splinter from the American Medical Association (AMA). AAFP president Michael Munger announced the change. “Through our ongoing
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Here’s A List Of Everything Unborn Children Can Do In The Womb 0
- HEALTH
- September 23, 2018
Grace Carr Babies can engage in an incredible number of activities before they’re born, including behaviors adults exhibit every day. An unborn child can suck its thumb, stretch, cry, react to light, make facial expressions, sense touch, develop food preferences, respond to music and sounds, yawn, hiccup and even distinguish languages, Live Action founder Lila Rose tweeted in
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Seniors Treating Aches And Pains Among Fastest Growing Groups Of Cannabis Users 0
- HEALTH
- September 19, 2018
Evie Fordham on September 19, 2018 Seniors are being targeted by the marijuana industry as one of the fastest growing groups of cannabis users in the U.S., and they are especially turning to cannabis-based products to treat their aches and pains. Marijuana dispensaries in states that have legalized the substance are even shuttling seniors from
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Chronic Pain Sufferers Now Have Access To Medical Marijuana In Illinois 0
- HEALTH
- August 30, 2018
Steve Birr Patients struggling with chronic pain now have the option of replacing their addictive opioid medications with medical marijuana throughout Illinois. Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner approved a measure Tuesday expanding access to the state’s medical marijuana program in an effort to curb opioid dependence and abuse. Any patient who previously qualified for prescriptions to
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Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Says Minors Should Be Able To Get Abortion Without Parental Consent 0
- HEALTH
- August 22, 2018
Neetu Chandak A Democratic gubernatorial candidate for Arizona said a minor should have the ability to seek permission from a non-parental figure to get an abortion Wednesday. “Do you think that someone who is a minor — I have two little sisters who are like 13 and 14 — do you think that a minor
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