Shefali Luthra

Shefali Luthra was a correspondent for 麻豆女优 Health News until June 2020.

La obesidad y la depresi贸n est谩n relacionadas, y deber铆an tratarse juntas

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Aunque en la superficie las dos condiciones parecen muy diferentes, comparten similitudes importantes. Las dos son condiciones cr贸nicas dif铆ciles de tratar, y requieren intervenciones de salud f铆sica y mental de largo plazo.

Transgender Health Care Targeted In Crusade To Undo ACA

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HHS Secretary Tom Price and President Donald Trump have vowed to use administrative powers to mitigate the health law rules that created 鈥渂urdens鈥 or that don鈥檛 match up with their agenda.

Seesawing Family Income Threatens Kids鈥 Medicaid Coverage In Texas

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Critics point to the state鈥檚 aggressive eligibility checks as an example of what can go wrong when states have flexibility and add a reason to worry about GOP efforts to overhaul the program.

Unable To Arrest Opioid Epidemic, Red States Warm To Needle Exchanges

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The North Carolina Harm Reduction Coalition has advanced a local shift from a tough-on-drugs approach to harm-reduction philosophy. Other red states signal they may follow suit.

Cuts In Federal Housing Help Would Hurt People鈥檚 Health, Research Suggests

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A study in Health Affairs shows that people who receive federal housing vouchers and other forms of public housing assistance are more likely to have health insurance and get regular medical care.

A New Zika Threat Hovers As Summer鈥檚 Mosquitoes Get Bzzzzy

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The Zika virus, which made its appearance in the U.S. last summer, is still not well understood, and federal and state officials are not sure what to expect this year.

En riesgo programas de salud en 鈥渃iudades santuario鈥

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La dura posici贸n del gobierno de Trump sobre inmigraci贸n podr铆a estimular recortes en la financiaci贸n federal y complicar una amplia variedad de programas de salud en estas ciudades.

Trump鈥檚 Vow To Squeeze 鈥楽anctuary Cities鈥 Could Play Havoc With Health Programs

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Local health officials are bracing for the potential impact of a Trump administration policy that would stop federal funding to jurisdictions that don鈥檛 enforce federal immigration laws.

A Spoonful Of Kids鈥 Medicine Makes The Profits Go Up

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Even as drug pricing issues continue to draw scrutiny, federal safety regulations and incentives offer drug companies a new avenue to get a sweet return on their development costs.

As Some Holdout States Revisit Medicaid Expansion, New Data Show It Pays Off

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Researchers concluded that because the federal government picked up so much of the tab of expanding eligibility for the low-income insurance program, expansion states didn鈥檛 have to skimp on other policy priorities to make ends meet.

M谩s estados republicanos muestran inter茅s en expandir el Medicaid

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Algunos legisladores “de estados rojos”est谩n cambiando de rumbo y mostrando un nuevo inter茅s por sumarse a la expansi贸n del Medicaid promovida por la ley de salud.

Workers Who Give Care To The Homebound Often Can鈥檛 Afford To Get Their Own

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These workers, who generally do not get health insurance from their employers and fall through public assistance coverage gaps, gained some relief under Obamacare.

Lead Poisoning鈥檚 Lifelong Toll Includes Lowering Social Mobility, Researchers Find

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Research published today suggests childhood lead exposure, which affects half a million children and which the CDC has been deemed a major public concern, doesn鈥檛 just impact cognitive development but also undermines class mobility.

Obamacare Pushed Nonprofit Hospitals To Do Good Beyond Their Walls. Now What?

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A provision in the 2010 health law required these hospitals to justify their tax exemption by demonstrating involvement in community health. Repeal, replace or repair could stall that momentum.

Instead Of Trashing A $600 EpiPen, Some Patients Get A Refill

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Epinephrine, the active ingredient in EpiPens, expires after 18 months, and the auto-injector device can鈥檛 be refilled or reused. Health professionals are looking for work-arounds they say could save the health system millions.