All posts tagged "health"

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  Health secretary optimistic about Puerto Rico’s inclusion in federal health reform

  SAN JUAN – Puerto Rico Health Secretary Rafael Rodríguez said Tuesday he was optimistic about the U.S. Congress’ decision not to include Puerto Rico in two bills that would replace the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, and...

  • Posted March 7, 2017
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  What if there’s no affordable insurance to buy?

  "I can't afford to have everything I've worked for taken away because I fell down the steps"

  • Posted March 6, 2017
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  Medical Law to Oversee Cannabis Revenue in Puerto Rico

  SAN JUAN – There aren’t many novel aspects included in Senate Bill 340 when compared with the Health Department’s Regulation 8766, which sets forth the legal framework to regulate the cannabis industry in Puerto Rico. However, the legislation brings...

  • Posted March 1, 2017
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  Gene therapy to fight a blood cancer succeeds in major study

  An experimental gene therapy that turns a patient’s own blood cells into cancer killers worked in a major study, with more than one-third of very sick lymphoma patients showing no sign of disease six months after a...

  • Posted February 28, 2017
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  Drugmakers pledge restraint, but prices will still soar

  TRENTON, N.J. — Several big drugmakers are trying to quell the furor over high drug prices by revealing more information about their pricing and even pledging to keep a lid on increases. No one should expect to...

  • Posted February 28, 2017
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  The dirty dozen: UN issues list of 12 most worrying bacteria

  LONDON — The World Health Organization has issued a list of the top dozen bacteria most dangerous to humans, warning that doctors are fast running out of treatment options. In a press briefing on Monday, the U.N....

  • Posted February 27, 2017
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  Report warns of state money fallout from Obamacare repeal

  Considered changes would significantly reduce federal dollars for Medicaid and subsidized private insurance

  • Posted February 26, 2017
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  Pre-existing conditions complicate Obamacare replacement

  Trump has said he wants to "keep pre-existing conditions," but he hasn't said how

  • Posted February 25, 2017
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  Health care’s future: Turning patients into savers, shoppers

  The U.S. government may soon lean on someone new to help lower health care costs: you. The idea is that when your money is on the line — and not the insurance company’s — you’ll look for...

  • Posted February 22, 2017
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  Local company certified to supply equipment for medicinal cannabis tests

  Chemical & Chromatography Supplies will provide chemicals and glassware, among others

  • Posted February 20, 2017