On Friday, Washington Governor Jay Inslee (D) signed House Bill 1638 into law that would no longer allow parents to cite their personal and philosophical objections when trying to not vaccinate their kids against measles, mumps, and rubella.
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8 Reasons Pets Improve Your Health And Wellbeing
68% of households in the US have at least one pet. And that’s great news, because there are lots of reasons having a pet is good for your health. So for National Pet Week, here are 8 reasons you should be glad you have your animal, or 8 great reasons y…
Hospital Prices Boost Bernie Sanders And Michael Bennet Medicare Plans
Lower hospital prices that Medicare pays could boost Bernie Sanders’ Medicare for All and a public option proposal authored by Sen. Michael Bennet, another Democrat running for President.
Lawsuit Alleges Age, Race, Sex Discrimination At Mount Sinai Med School
The lawsuit named leadership of a global health institute and the Dean of the Icahn School of Medicine in New York City.
Should You Wash Your Legs? Here Is The Latest Twitter Debate
There are important questions. There are really important questions. Then there is this question when you shower.
The Majority Of People Are Fine With Brain Doping, As Long As You Don’t Call It That
A new study shows that people are more likely to accept colleagues use of cognitive enhancing drugs as long as it’s phrased as “fueling” rather than “doping.”
For Help With Long-Term Care Costs, Look To The States
Around the country, states are helping pay for long-term care costs
Building New Models To Support The Ailing Antibiotics Market
photocredit: Getty The battle against antimicrobial resistance has reached an inflection point. As a nation, we have implemented groundbreaking legislation, invigorated research initiatives, demonstrated strong leadership in innovative regulatory frame…
HHS To Implement Pay-For-Performance Models For Primary Care Practices Serving Medicare
The ultimate purpose of the Primacy Cares Initiative, according to the Director of HHS, Alex Azar, is to move primary care from a fee-for-service to a value-based system, predicated on paying for healthcare outcomes rather than numbers of procedures.
Apple Health Partner ‘LetsGetChecked’ Raises $30 Million Series B
LetsGetChecked, a direct-to-consumer at-home health testing platform, has just raised $30M in Series B financing.
