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Eli Lilly cuts some older insulin prices and caps out-of-pocket costs

4:12pm March 01, 2023

by Sydney Lupkin

An insulin maker is cutting its prices. Eli Lilly, one of the three makers of insulin products in the United States, is also making other moves toward affordability for people with diabetes.

A pioneering gender-affirming health institute opened in 1919 in Berlin

4:12pm March 01, 2023

The Institute for Sexual Research, founded in 1919, pioneered modern gender-affirming health care. NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with medical historian Brandy Schillace on this piece of queer history.

The quake in Turkey and Syria left at least 50,000 dead. What about the survivors?

4:12pm March 01, 2023

The earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria has taken a mental toll on survivors. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with trauma psychologist Dr. Alexandra Chen about the earthquake's psychological impact.

NCA&T student and mentor work together as part of the school's lactation program.

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North Carolina A&T deepens collaboration with Cone Health

4:01pm March 01, 2023

by David Ford

North Carolina A&T and Cone Health will sign a memorandum of understanding to solidify the clinical training partnership.

Jen Coghlan outside the home where she grew up in Perry, Iowa. Her father, Henry Ruhl, plans to leave the house to her, but Coghlan expects she'll have to sell it after he dies to settle a $226,611 from Medicaid for the care of her mother, who died in 2022. Coghlan says the family didn't realize that her mother was on Medicaid.

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They could lose the house — to Medicaid

12:02pm March 01, 2023

by Tony Leys

Depending on where they lived, demands for repayment can drain the assets that a patient on Medicaid leaves behind after they die. Iowa aggressively collects "clawback" funds.

NC lawmakers propose changes in nursing regulations

11:05am March 01, 2023

by Neal Charnoff

North Carolina lawmakers are considering a bill that would update nursing regulations. Backers believe it could improve healthcare access and reduce costs. The legislation known as the SAVE Act would grant full practice authority to advanced practice registered nurses, or APRNs.

Additional benefits during the pandemic helped SNAP recipients reduce hunger and buy more expensive, healthy food.

Pandemic food assistance that held back hunger comes to an end

10:58am March 01, 2023

by Allison Aubrey

Millions of people who depend on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program known as SNAP will see a cut of $90 a month or more. Some recipients say it will make it harder to buy healthy food.

The Eli Lilly & Co. corporate headquarters in Indianapolis. Eli Lilly announced on Wednesday that it will cut prices for some older insulins later this year, and immediately expand a cap on costs insured patients pay when they fill prescriptions.

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Eli Lilly cuts the price of insulin, capping drug at $35 per month out-of-pocket

10:44am March 01, 2023

by The Associated Press

The moves announced Wednesday promise critical relief to some people with diabetes who can face annual costs of more than $1,000 for insulin they need in order to live.

In this June 26, 2016, file photo, a woman holds a rainbow flag during the NYC Pride Parade in New York.

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LGBTQ+ youth are less likely to feel depressed with parental support, study says

7:35am March 01, 2023

by Ayana Archie

Participants were asked questions about their parents' general parenting style and how that affected their thoughts and feelings in the previous two weeks.

Lauren Miller, of Dallas, Texas, says that her state's abortion laws added to the stress and turmoil her family faced after one of her twins was diagnosed with a fatal condition in utero.

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3 abortion bans in Texas leave doctors 'talking in code' to pregnant patients

7:22am March 01, 2023

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

Some doctors in Texas are so worried about the abortion bans, they hint to patients with pregnancy complications, "I've heard traveling to Colorado is really nice this time of year."

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