Bipartisan Effort Revises Health Rule For Small Businesses
A legal change that eases some of the health insurance requirements for small employers may actually help bolster coverage for their workers.
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A Metronome Can Help Set The CPR Beat
Good CPR requires 100 to 120 chest compressions per minute. If you go too fast or too slow it's not as effective. Researchers say using a metronome helps medical providers maintain the right pace.
Washington, D.C., Council Proposal Sets New Standard On Paid Family Leave
Critics say the U.S. is one of the few industrialized nations not to offer any paid leave for new parents, but now the Washington, D.C., Council is considering a bill that would grant workers in the nation's capital 16 weeks of paid leave — more than anywhere else in the U.S.
TPP Negotiators Reached Agreement With Sticky Compromise On Biologics Drugs
A big sticking point in the negotiations over the Trans-Pacific Partnership involved biologics medicines and vaccines created from living organisms. The dispute centered on patent protection: how many years drug companies should have before facing competition from generics. The negotiators ended up with a complicated compromise that gives drug makers five to eight years of protection. But nobody is really happy with the outcome.
Bill Would Add Nurses, Physician Assistants To Pharma Disclosure Database
Drugmakers disclose their payments to doctors, dentists, even chiropractors. But spending on nurse practitioners and physician assistants is excluded. Legislation in the Senate would change that.
Why Most People Don't Shop Around For Medical Procedures
We shop around when we get a plane ticket or buy a couch. But we spend thousands of dollars on health care without comparing prices. What happens when you pay patients to choose the cheaper option?
Reversing Opioid Overdoses Saves Lives But Isn't A Cure-All
Having police, school nurses, drug users and family equipped with kits to reverse an overdose saves lives, doctors say. But reversing addiction requires follow-up care that many users aren't getting.
World Health Organization Posts Ambitious New Guidelines For HIV Treatment
The World Health Organization has revised its guidelines to say that every person infected with HIV should now be given powerful anti-AIDS drugs. But many countries in Africa have struggled to meet previous less-ambitious WHO treatment targets.
Unhappy With Your Company's Health Savings Account? Move It
Even if an employer contributes to an HSA, the money belongs to the worker, who can move it to find better services or lower fees.
California Governor Signs Landmark Right-To-Die Law
After months of impassioned debate over the ethics of physician-assisted suicide, California will become the fifth state to allow people who are terminally ill to hasten death with lethal drugs.