Consumers in Washington state will have more choices in health plans next year and at rates lower than initially proposed, according to information made public by the state’s Office of the Insurance Commissioner.
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Cincinnati will offer coverage for medically necessary transgender procedures under its employee health care plans beginning in 2015, according to city officials.
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Research has again failed to find strong evidence that cutting salt intake reduces your risk for heart-related death
One observational study found that while higher sodium levels correlate with an increased risk for Continue reading
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A new study found reduced levels of circulating testosterone were associated with increased phthalate exposure in several key populations, including a 24-34 percent decline in testosterone levels in boys aged 6 to 12 Continue reading
On Tuesday, an Iowa judge ruled that the state Board of Medicine has the authority to ban the administration of medication abortion drugs via a telemedicine system, Bloomberg reports.
Kevin Counihan, who had served as the head of Connecticut’s health insurance exchange, was named the first CEO of Healthcare.gov on Tuesday.
His appointment is the first step Continue reading
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Vitamin D can improve a number of brain disorders, including depression and Alzheimer’s disease
Seniors with severe vitamin D deficiency may raise their risk for dementia by 125 percent Continue reading
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Use the folding test to determine if your pillow needs to be replaced: fold your pillow in half, and if it stays folded instead of springing back into shape, it’s time to find a new one
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MedAssets, a medical technology and consulting firm, has acquired Sg2, a health care analytics provider, for $142 million.
Listrunner, a developer of mobile applications for physicians, has raised $500,000 from undisclosed investors…Atonarp, Continue reading
As more companies migrate to self-funding, insurers are trying to meet demand with better outsourced management and new stop loss products. But a few startups with radical ideas are trying to beat them, offering new services to capitalize on frustration with the status quo. Continue reading 
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Industrial agriculture has removed massive amounts of valuable carbon from land, transferring it into air and water
Soils can hold vast amounts of carbon, and it can sequester it Continue reading
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Triclosan is an antibacterial chemical used in a wide variety of consumer products. Despite the pervasive use of this chemical, troubling questions linger about its potentially harmful effects, especially for children Continue reading
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services plans to launch an online tool allowing workers compensation claim payers to determine how much money should be allocated for prescription drugs in Medicare set-aside accounts.
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The second quarter of the year is oftentimes a slow one as the summer months approach, but Q2 2014 was surprisingly busy for digital health on all fronts. Investment dollars are up. FDA clearances averaged two per month and a surprising FDA deregulation proposal dropped during the quarter, too. M&A was even stronger than it was Continue reading 
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In France, traditional cheese makers strive to understand the microbial communities in raw milk, and thereby in their cheese, in order to harness the natural power of beneficial microbes to keep the bad ones in check
A campaign is underway to have a technical French government manual on cheese microbiology translated into English
This “Holy Grail” Continue reading