Life & Fitness

Lori Hunt, a breast cancer survivor, says she “couldn’t afford” health insurance without the subsidies she receives through the Affordable Care Act. Source link

In an exclusive “CBS Mornings Plus” report, a unique program is giving doctors battling substance abuse a second chance. The initiative allows physicians to keep treating patients while receiving care themselves. It is among the most successful recovery programs ever studied. Source link

Stockholm — Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Dr. Shimon Sakaguchi won the Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for their discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance. Brunkow, 64, is a senior program manager at the Institute for Systems Biology in Seattle. Ramsdell, 64, is a scientific adviser for Sonoma Biotherapeutics in San Francisco. Sakaguchi, 74, is…

Marissa Chase never thought she’d find herself walking into a fertility clinic. But after nearly a year of trying to conceive with her husband and facing mounting disappointment, she realized something wasn’t right. “You know, it was finally the time. The month. The time to start trying,” Chase said. “And ultimately, it was pregnancy test…

The head of the Food and Drug Administration on Thursday praised a plan announced by the White House earlier this week that President Trump said is designed to lower the cost of prescription drugs, calling it a “major step” toward making medication more affordable for Americans. On Tuesday, the president announced that drug giant Pfizer…

Marissa Chase never thought she’d find herself walking into a fertility clinic. But after nearly a year of trying to conceive with her husband and facing mounting disappointment, she realized something wasn’t right. “You know, it was finally the time. The month. The time to start trying,” Chase said. “And ultimately, it was pregnancy test…

Planned Parenthood’s two clinics in Louisiana closed on Tuesday over challenges that the organization said made it unfeasible to operate there. The clinics were in Baton Rouge and New Orleans. The president of Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast said the closures were forced by “compounding political attacks that have dismantled public health infrastructure, (and) blocked patients…

A possible U.S. government shutdown on Wednesday could hinge on a deal to maintain a tax credit that helps 22 million Americans lower their health insurance costs when they buy policies through the Affordable Care Act’s marketplaces.  Known as the enhanced premium tax credit, the subsidy has been used by millions of low- and middle-class households…

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Wednesday, June 11, he’s naming new advisers to serve on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine recommendations committee, after firing the committee’s entire previous roster of 17 advisers.  “All of these individuals are committed to evidence-based medicine, gold-standard science, and common sense. They have…

President Trump announced Monday the FDA believes pregnant women should not take acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol, claiming there could be a link between the medication and autism, despite objections from medical experts. Ed O’Keefe reports on the announcement and Dr. Jon LaPook tries to answer the lingering questions. Source link