Mum told 'didn't have cancer enough' for benefits

Wed, 08/28/2019 - 07:23

bristolpost.co.uk - A single mum with stage three cancer claims she was told she “didn’t have cancer enough” when she applied for benefits. Katie Larn, 29, was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma last…

Opioids addiction rising in India as US drugmakers push painkillers

Wed, 08/28/2019 - 06:45

theguardian.com - In the crowded waiting room of Dr Sunil Sagar’s clinic, in the working-class neighborhood of Bhagwanpur Khera, a toddler breathes from a nebulizer. The patients sit, motionless, but…

Category: Science

Number Of People Incarcerated In U.S. Is Far Higher Than 2.5 Million

Wed, 08/28/2019 - 05:42

shadowproof.com - The most popular statistic regarding the United States’ prison system is that there are 2.5 million people incarcerated. However, this figure significantly under-represents the…

Category: World

Mike Pence celebrates millions of Americans losing access to health care

Wed, 08/28/2019 - 03:48

shareblue.com - Pence thinks millions of Americans no longer being able to get vital health care is 'winning.' Mike Pence has been on a mission to take women's health care away from them since long…

Category: Business

Government slashes price of sanitary napkins sold at Jan Aushadhi stores | India News - Times of India

Wed, 08/28/2019 - 01:50

timesofindia.indiatimes.com - Government slashes price of sanitary napkins sold at Jan Aushadhi stores Sushmi Dey | TNN | Updated: Aug 27, 2019, 20:09 IST NEW DELHI: With an aim to ensure women’s…

Category: Leisure

Stop persecuting docs for legitimately prescribing opioids for chronic pain

Wed, 08/28/2019 - 01:31

statnews.com - My wife and daughter are chronic pain patients. On behalf of them and others like them, I have spent 22 years moderating social media support groups and analyzing medical literature so…

Category: Science

Joe Biden: It Would Be an Insult to My Dead Son for Everyone to Have Healthcare

Wed, 08/28/2019 - 01:04

vice.com - In a new campaign ad, former vice president Joe Biden suggests that for all Americans to have healthcare would be an insult to his son, Beau Biden, who died of brain cancer in 2015. Watch…

Category: Politics

Execs Testify James Biden Is Using Brother's 2020 Run To Sneakily Help Personal Business - David Harris Jr

Tue, 08/27/2019 - 22:00

davidharrisjr.com - Joe Biden’s brother, James, is using the former Vice President’s clout to garner advantages for his business dealings, business executives testified in a court affidavit. Politico…

Category: Politics

Desperate addiction patients try pricey, unproven treatments

Tue, 08/27/2019 - 22:00

abcnews.go.com - Jason was hallucinating. He was withdrawing from drugs at an addiction treatment center near Indianapolis, and he had hardly slept for several days. “He was reaching for things, and…

Category: Science

Trump administration gives immigrant families getting medical care 33 days to leave - CommonWealth Magazine

Tue, 08/27/2019 - 21:05

commonwealthmagazine.org - IMMIGRANT PATIENTS IN Massachusetts with a special legal status, including some children with cancer and epilepsy, have been told to leave the country by federal…

Category: Politics