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Older Adults Struggle to Pay Medical Bills Even With Insurance
Many older Americans struggle to pay their medical bills, even with public and private insurance systems in place, a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows. […]
Medicare for All would provide far more benefits than universal healthcare in other countries
If Bernie Sanders Medicare for All Act were to become law as written, then the U.S. government would cover more services than governments anywhere else in the world. Other countries […]
How Climate Anxiety Is Shaping Family Planning
The notion of forgoing children as a means of fighting global warming is entering the mainstream. Faculty Associate Alison Gemmill is quoted.
Safe place to shoot up? Some say Baltimore needs supervised sites for drug use. Others say that’s insane.
For some, consumption sites are a natural next step, and they’ve drawn high-powered support locally. Others find it tough to wrap their heads around the idea of allowing people to […]
The US fertility rate has hit an all-time low, and delayed childbirth is only partially to blame
American women are having fewer children than ever before, a trend some medical experts have attributed to delayed child rearing. Others disagree and say the drop is due to stifling […]
Rising cost of prescription drugs in the U.S.
The cost of prescription drugs for all kinds of medications is taking a heavy toll on the average American’s wallet, and officials appear divided on how to stop them from […]
US fertility rate falls to record low: What women should know about trend
Fewer and fewer women in the United States are giving birth, a rate that threatens future generations, new data suggests. Faculty Associates Alison Gemmill and Donna Strobino are quoted.
Breast cancer patients who exercise 150 minutes weekly halve their risk of dying
Exercising more after being diagnosed with breast cancer could lower your risk of dying, a study suggests. Women who bumped up their activity to 150 minutes per week, the recommended […]
Here Are All The Affordable Care Act Taxes Disappearing in 2020
As part of a 1.4 trillion dollar spending package the Senate passed Thursday afternoon and which President Donald Trump has said he’ll sign, three taxes that were created to fund […]