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nytimes.com January 4, 2018
N.H.S. Overwhelmed in Britain, Leaving Patients to Wait

LONDON — At some emergency wards, patients wait more than 12 hours before they are tended to. Corridors are jammed with beds carrying frail and elderly patients waiting to be admitted to hospital wards.
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nytimes.com January 2, 2018
Why the U.S. Spends So Much More Than Other Nations on Health Care

The United States spends almost twice as much on health care, as a percentage of its economy, as other advanced industrialized countries — totaling $3.3 trillion, or 17.9 percent of gross domestic product in 2016.
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npr.org January 3, 2018
From Polio To Poverty To Sex Ed: 9 Predictions For 2018

What kind of year will 2018 be? Our blog covers global health and development, so we're not going to make any predictions about North Korea, Middle East peace or who will design Meghan Markle's dress.
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nytimes.com January 2, 2018
8 Easy, Meaningful New Year’s Resolutions for Better Health

Most New Year’s resolutions involve improving your health or happiness. One key to achieving your resolutions is picking specific, realistically achievable and measurable goals. But beyond those basics, what should you do differently? After all, just “living healthier” feels overwhelming.
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nytimes.com January 5, 2018
Trump Proposes New Health Plan Options for Small Businesses

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Thursday proposed sweeping new rules that could make it easier for small businesses to band together and create health insurance plans that would be exempt from many of the consumer protections mandated by the Affordable Care Act.
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motherjones.com January 6, 2018
Go Fund Yourself

Two days after receiving a diagnosis of stage 4 breast cancer, Marisa Rahdar had to figure out how to beg for her life. “I didn’t want to do it at all,” she recalls. Rahdar is a 32-year-old bartender from Detroit, and she has insurance.
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nytimes.com January 5, 2018
Theresa May Apologizes for Delays in Britain’s Health System

LONDON — A day after denying that the National Health Service was facing a crisis, Prime Minister Theresa May of Britain apologized on Thursday for delays throughout the health care agency as it scrambled to cope with a particularly difficult winter season.
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motherjones.com January 3, 2018
I Was a Successful Journalist When a Doctor First Handed Me Opioids

Editor’s note: After reading Mother Jones reporter Julia Lurie‘s work on the opioid crisis, a former journalist contacted us with his own story of addiction. The following is his narrative, in his own words. In order to protect his privacy, we have not included his name.
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thenextweb.com January 3, 2018
World Health Organization says gaming addiction is a disease

The World Health Organization (WHO) recently released the latest draft of its International Compendium of Diseases. Two of the most eye-catching additions to this update, the first in several years, are “hazardous gaming,” and “gaming disorder.
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reuters.com January 4, 2018
Trump administration rule would let more people drop Obamacare

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration proposed a rule on Thursday to allow Americans who are self-employed or work for small businesses to buy health insurance that does not comply with all Obamacare requirements in an effort to unwind the 2010 healthcare law.
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digg.com February 25, 2017
Running Is The Worst Way To Get Fit

40 diggs video.vice.com Health Science Video If you want to be in shape, skip the 10K training and sprint — but don't jog — to the nearest weight room.
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npr.org January 2, 2016
Keep Things Simple For A Healthy, Long Life

I'm often asked for medical advice by friends, family members, even new acquaintances: What about this diet? What should I do about this symptom? What about this medication? People are usually disappointed when I don't share their enthusiasm about the latest health fads.
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artofmanliness.com January 18, 2013
Testosterone Week: How I Doubled My Testosterone Levels Naturally and You Can Too

At last we’ve reached the final post of Testosterone Week and based on the comments from you all, this is the post you’ve been most looking forward to. Today I’m going to share what I did during my 90-day experiment in order to double my total and free testosterone levels.
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washingtonpost.com March 2, 2017
Want a productive work day? Watch what you eat.

Do you have days at work when you feel energetic, inspired and productive, while on other days you feel tired, busy and stressed, with almost nothing to show for your efforts at the end of the day? When you spend several hours a day at work, it pays to make those hours healthy ones for both body and
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nytimes.com September 18, 2017
The Best Health Care System in the World: Which One Would You Pick?

This is often accompanied by calls to match the health care coverage of "the rest of the world." But this overlooks a crucial fact: The “rest of the world” is not all alike.
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newyorker.com October 2, 2017
Is Health Care a Right?

Is health care a right? The United States remains the only developed country in the world unable to come to agreement on an answer. Earlier this year, I was visiting Athens, Ohio, the town in the Appalachian foothills where I grew up.
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fastcompany.com February 23, 2017
Why Former Tech Execs Are Leaving Google And Twitter To Start Health Care Companies

When Stephanie Tilenius, a former senior executive at eBay and Google, decided to start a health-coaching app, many in her network were incredulous. “Everyone thought I was crazy,” she recalls. “Some people loved that I wanted to do something to help others, but a lot socially ostracized me.
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businessinsider.com March 13, 2016
A Stanford scientist shares a simple way to stick with good habits even when you're feeling lazy

Confession: In the last month or so, I've eaten plain oatmeal for dinner at least eight times. I'm well aware that a bowl of Quaker oats is hardly the most nutritious or substantive fare. Honestly, it doesn't even taste that good.
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nytimes.com June 1, 2013
Colonoscopies Explain Why U.S. Leads the World in Health Expenditures

MERRICK, N.Y.
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nytimes.com October 28, 2017
The Real Reason the U.S. Has Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance

The basic structure of the American health care system, in which most people have private insurance through their jobs, might seem historically inevitable, consistent with the capitalistic, individualist ethos of the nation. In truth, it was hardly preordained.
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lifehacker.com January 22, 2013
The Behaviors that Destroy Your Financial Health (and How to Avoid Them)

If you received a raise tomorrow, what would you do with the extra money? Most people would celebrate—maybe with a nice dinner out or a great bottle of wine, which you deserve. However, earning more should not always change your current or long-term spending habits.
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nytimes.com October 28, 2017
The New Study That Shows Trumpcare’s Damage

When Massachusetts expanded health insurance a decade ago, state officials unknowingly created an experiment. It’s turned out to be an experiment that offers real-world evidence of what would happen if the House Republicans’ health bill were to become law.
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artofmanliness.com January 14, 2013
Testosterone Week: The Benefits of Optimal Testosterone

Welcome to the first installment of Testosterone Week! Based on the reaction from yesterday’s announcement post, this is a subject that many of you are both interested in and passionate about. I’m looking forward to reading your constructive contributions to the discussion.
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forbes.com October 2, 2013
5 Things Super Successful People Do Before 8 AM

Rise and shine! Morning time just became your new best friend. Love it or hate it, utilizing the morning hours before work may be the key to a successful and healthy lifestyle. That’s right, early rising is a common trait found in many CEOs, government officials, and other influential people.
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nytimes.com October 25, 2017
Insured, but Not Covered

WHEN Karen Pineman of Manhattan received notice that her longtime health insurance policy didn’t comply with the Affordable Care Act’s requirements, she gamely set about shopping for a new policy through the public marketplace.
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economist.com March 2, 2017
A digital revolution in health care is speeding up

WHEN someone goes into cardiac arrest, survival depends on how quickly the heart can be restarted.
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newyorker.com June 1, 2009
The Cost Conundrum

It is spring in McAllen, Texas. The morning sun is warm. The streets are lined with palm trees and pickup trucks.
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zenhabits.net February 22, 2013
Create the Habits of Being Lean, in 7 Years

People want to lose weight really fast (myself included). We fantasize about having a flat stomach, a leaner body, in just weeks. Two weeks would be ideal.
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washingtonpost.com September 13, 2017
I watched my patients die of poverty for 40 years. It’s time for single-payer.

Sarai was 25 years old when she died of Wilson’s disease, an inherited disorder that causes liver failure. A liver transplant could have cured her, but she was uninsured and was denied an appointment at two prominent Chicago transplant hospitals, including my own.
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lifehacker.com September 12, 2011
How to Get a Complete Workout with Nothing But Your Body

Everyone knows exercise plays an important role in our general health, but whether its a lack of motivation, the need to travel to the gym, the cost of equipment, or simply know-how, these supposed obstacles often stand in our way. In reality, all you need is yourself.
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nautil.us April 16, 2015
Yes, You Can Catch Insanity

One day in March 2010, Isak McCune started clearing his throat with a forceful, violent sound. The New Hampshire toddler was 3, with a Beatles mop of blonde hair and a cuddly, loving personality. His parents had no idea where the guttural tic came from. They figured it was springtime allergies.
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theguardian.com February 9, 2016
Which country has the world's best healthcare system?

Healthcare is a costly item in national budgets, but who gets the best value for money, and who the best outcomes? We compare the systems in some of the world’s leading countries for healthcare.
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nytimes.com August 17, 2017
A Start-Up Suggests a Fix to the Health Care Morass

WINFIELD, Kan. — If you watched the drama in Washington last month, you may have come away with the impression that the American health care system is a hopeless mess.
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dumblittleman.com July 9, 2017
5 Tips For Smashing Your Weight Loss Goals

Let’s be honest. We all wish we are a few pounds lighter on the scales. Well, I did.
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artofmanliness.com January 13, 2013
Testosterone Week: The Declining Virility of Men and the Importance of T

At the end of last August I decided to start an experiment on naturally increasing my testosterone levels. Kate and I had just finished a month-long series called Heading Out on Your Own: 31 Life Skills in 31 Days. We cranked out a 2,000-4,000 word post every day for 31 days straight.
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fusion.kinja.com April 5, 2017
Why testosterone is the drug of the future

Update 3/12: Earlier this month, the Food and Drug Administration announced that all testosterone products must be labeled to include information about the possible increased risk of cardiovascular problems as a result of using the drug. The evidence is not overwhelmingly clear.
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theatlantic.com July 14, 2017
What's Actually Wrong With the U.S. Health System

On the heels of the Senate’s latest attempt at replacing the Affordable Care Act, the Commonwealth Fund has released its latest evaluation of what, exactly, ails the U.S. health-care system. Once again, the think tank found the U.S.
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nytimes.com October 29, 2017
The Trump Elite. Like the Old Elite, but Worse!

Legislation can be crafted bottom up or top down. In bottom up you ask, What problems do voters have and how can they be addressed. In top down, you ask, What problems do elite politicians have and how can they be addressed? The House Republican health care bill is a pure top-down document.
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nytimes.com October 28, 2017
These Americans Hated the Health Law. Until the Idea of Repeal Sank In.

DOYLESTOWN, Pa. — Five years ago, the Affordable Care Act had yet to begin its expansion of health insurance to millions of Americans, but Jeff Brahin was already stewing about it. This week, as Republican efforts to repeal the law known as Obamacare appeared all but dead, Mr.
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zenhabits.net January 15, 2016
Meditation for Beginners: 20 Practical Tips for Understanding the Mind

The most important habit I’ve formed in the last 10 years of forming habits is meditation. Hands down, bar none.
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womenshealthmag.com January 6, 2014
15 Amazing No-Equipment Workouts

We totally get it: When it’s pouring rain or temps are at Arctic levels, the last thing you want to do is head to the gym. But if you’ve made big fitness resolutions for 2014, skipping workouts because you’d rather curl up on the couch with hot chocolate isn’t going to help your cause.
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lifehacker.com July 23, 2012
10 Steps to a Healthier Office

The folks at Boundless are passionate about employee health and office culture. Here, they share a few easy tips for making sure you're creating a healthy environment of your own. 1.
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huffingtonpost.com October 17, 2013
11 Reasons You Should Drink Coffee Every Day

There really can't be any adult in this great big world that has never tried coffee. It's consumed everywhere, and judging by the amount of Starbucks locations in the United States alone, (in 2012, there were 10,924!) we love our caffeine. And that's fine.
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npr.org May 22, 2016
Longtime Couples Get In Sync, In Sickness And In Health

We think of aging as something we do alone, the changes unfolding according to each person's own traits and experiences. But researchers are learning that as we age in relationships, we change biologically to become more like our partners than we were in the beginning.
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lifehacker.com October 7, 2011
10 Stubborn Food Myths That Just Won't Die, Debunked by Science

Every other week, new research claims one food is better than another, or that some ingredient yields incredible new health benefits.
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lifehacker.com July 24, 2013
Master Your “Body Clock” to Eat, Sleep, and Work More Efficiently

Why are so many Olympic records broken in the afternoon? Does the body perform differently at this time of day than say, early morning? The team at social sharing app Buffer explains how to tap into your body's "clock" to find the optimal times for sleep, exercise, work, and more.
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theguardian.com March 11, 2015
Homeopathy not effective for treating any condition, Australian report finds

Report by top medical research body says ‘people who choose homeopathy may put their health at risk if they reject or delay treatments’ Homeopathy is not effective for treating any health condition, Australia’s top body for medical research has concluded, after undertaking an extensive r
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nytimes.com October 31, 2014
The Dangers of Eating Late at Night

ACID REFLUX is an epidemic affecting as many as 40 percent of Americans. In addition to heartburn and indigestion, reflux symptoms may include postnasal drip, hoarseness, difficulty swallowing, chronic throat clearing, coughing and asthma.
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slate.com January 6, 2014
Growing Up Unvaccinated

I am the ’70s child of a health nut. I wasn’t vaccinated. I was brought up on an incredibly healthy diet: no sugar till I was 1, breastfed for over a year, organic homegrown vegetables, raw milk, no MSG, no additives, no aspartame.
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theguardian.com September 17, 2017
The 'miracle pill': how cycling could save the NHS

Cycling can make people healthy and live longer, and cut public health costs, so why can’t it be prescribed to the nation?
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vox.com October 16, 2017
The problem is the prices

On September 28, 2016, a 3-year-old girl named Elodie Fowler slid into an MRI machine at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital in Palo Alto, California.
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vox.com December 13, 2016
Why Obamacare enrollees voted for Trump

CORBIN, Kentucky — Kathy Oller is so committed to her job signing up fellow Kentuckians for Obamacare that last Halloween, she dressed up as a cat, set up a booth at a trick-or-treat event, and urged people to get on the rolls.
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slate.com September 1, 2016
Workplace Wellness Programs Are a Sham

One wintry Thursday morning, I drank my coffee black. I prefer my morning joe with a lot of milk in it, but I didn’t want to mess with my glucose reading. Arriving at work, I headed to a conference room where I met a nurse from my company’s wellness vendor.
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newyorker.com March 6, 2017
Trumpcare vs. Obamacare

The pitchforks are changing hands. In 2009, it was Democratic members of Congress supporting health-care reform who were set upon by outraged constituents. When they passed the Affordable Care Act anyway, it cost their party control of Congress in the 2010 midterm elections.
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nytimes.com November 4, 2017
Why So Many People Choose the Wrong Health Plans

If you get health insurance from your employer, you have to make decision every year about which coverage to choose. So here is a warning: If you are simply sticking with an old plan with a low deductible, that may well be a wrong and costly choice.
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hbr.org October 12, 2017
Work and the Loneliness Epidemic

On August 24, 1992, in the early hours of the morning, my family and I stepped out of our temporary shelter to find our city — and our lives — forever changed.
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vox.com April 25, 2017
Is Singapore’s “miracle” health care system the answer for America?

When liberals talk about their health care utopia, they have scores of examples to choose from. Some name France’s high-performing multi-payer system (No. 1 on the World Health Organization’s rankings, in case you haven’t heard). Others point to Canada’s single-payer simplicity.
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lifehacker.com May 26, 2010
How to Reboot Your Sleep Cycle

Nothing can stand in for a good night’s sleep. Today we’re not going to show you how to scrape by with less sleep; instead, we’re going to help you reboot your sleeping habits so you get the sleep you need (and deserve). Photo by groenmen.
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nytimes.com October 25, 2017
The 2,000-Year-Old Wonder Drug

THE inexorable rise in health care spending, as all of us know, is a problem. But what’s truly infuriating, as we watch America’s medical bill soar, is that our conversation has focused almost exclusively on how to pay for that care, not on reducing our need for it.
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theguardian.com September 21, 2017
I live a healthier life now I’m free of the trappings of modernity

Staying healthy is not about doctors, ambulances and technology.
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nytimes.com October 25, 2017
A Toxic Work World

FOR many Americans, life has become all competition all the time. Workers across the socioeconomic spectrum, from hotel housekeepers to surgeons, have stories about toiling 12- to 16-hour days (often without overtime pay) and experiencing anxiety attacks and exhaustion.
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newrepublic.com September 3, 2014
We Are Entering the Age of Alzheimer's

Try as we do, us Americans still croak. One and all, somehow, even today. We are done in by ten likely suspects: heart disease, cancer, stroke, diabetes. Nephritis. Suicide. Yet we can and do fight these things.
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forbes.com March 13, 2017
Unspeakable Realities Block Universal Health Coverage In America

Election 2016 has prompted a wave of head-scratching on the left. Counties Trump won by staggering margins will be among the hardest hit by the repeal of the Affordable Care Act.
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washingtonpost.com May 15, 2015
Take off that Fitbit. Exercise alone won’t make you lose weight.

The fitness industry has never been stronger. Health clubs in the United States brought in $22.4 billion in 2013, doubling their revenue in just 15 years.
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theatlantic.com December 20, 2016
If Not Obamacare, Then What?

Trump supporters in southern Pennsylvania say the Affordable Care Act has been a letdown. Here’s what they’d like instead. GETTYSBURG, Pa.
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nytimes.com May 6, 2017
What the Republican Health Plan Gets Right

Now that the Obamacare replacement bill has passed the House and is moving on to the more centrist Senate, the real debate begins. What is the true purpose of health insurance, and what is our government’s goal in ensuring we have it?
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nytimes.com October 26, 2017
What if Age Is Nothing but a Mind-Set?

One day in the fall of 1981, eight men in their 70s stepped out of a van in front of a converted monastery in New Hampshire. They shuffled forward, a few of them arthritically stooped, a couple with canes. Then they passed through the door and entered a time warp.
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nytimes.com October 23, 2017
Hooray for Obamacare

Was I on the edge of my seat, waiting for the Supreme Court decision on Obamacare subsidies? No — I was pacing the room, too nervous to sit, worried that the court would use one sloppily worded sentence to deprive millions of health insurance, condemn t
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zocalopublicsquare.org November 30, 2011
How Doctors Die

Years ago, Charlie, a highly respected orthopedist and a mentor of mine, found a lump in his stomach. He had a surgeon explore the area, and the diagnosis was pancreatic cancer. This surgeon was one of the best in the country.
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nytimes.com October 28, 2017
One-Third Don’t Know Obamacare and Affordable Care Act Are the Same

This finding, from a poll by Morning Consult, illustrates the extent of public confusion over a health law that President Trump and Republicans in Congress hope to repeal.
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nytimes.com October 24, 2017
Grading Obamacare: Successes, Failures and ‘Incompletes’

We’ve updated this article with the news that Republicans abandoned a vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act. As House Speaker Paul Ryan acknowledged, Obamacare is still “the law of the land.” Did Obamacare work?
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theatlantic.com June 27, 2017
The Fight for Health Care Has Always Been About Civil Rights

In dismantling Obamacare and slashing Medicaid, Republicans would strike a blow against signature victories for racial equality in America. It was a cold March night when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. turned his pulpit towards health care.
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lifehacker.com November 30, 2013
Top 10 Reasons to Exercise Regularly (Besides Losing Weight)

You've been told a hundred times that exercise is good for you, and it's true—but it's good for a lot more than just losing weight or building muscle. Here are 10 other benefits you'll see from just a little daily exercise.
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blog.bufferapp.com August 8, 2012
How Much Sleep Do We Really Need to Work Productively?

Every one of us, on average, will be sleeping 24 years in our lifetime. That’s a pretty long time if you ask me and makes it even more important to know exactly how the phenomenon of sleep impacts us.
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washingtonpost.com March 11, 2017
They are poor, sick and voted for Trump. What will happen to them without Obamacare?

Northfork, W.Va. — Another morning, another list of patients and problems in the hands of 35-year-old Keisha Saunders. Diabetes, depression, heart disease. Robert needs lower blood pressure. Buffy needs prescriptions filled.
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mrmoneymustache.com November 5, 2017
When Your Shitty Health Insurance Doubles in Price

Well, despite Mr. Money Mustache’s outrageous optimism, I think we all saw this coming. I opened up my premium renewal email from Kaiser and saw this:
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slatestarcodex.com February 9, 2017
Considerations On Cost Disease

Tyler Cowen writes about cost disease. I’d previously heard the term used to refer only to a specific theory of why costs are increasing, involving labor becoming more efficient in some areas than others.
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nytimes.com December 17, 2016
Go to the Wrong Hospital and You’re 3 Times More Likely to Die

Not all hospitals are created equal, and the differences in quality can be a matter of life or death.
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artofmanliness.com August 5, 2015
The Prisoner Workout: Killer Bodyweight Exercises for Small Spaces

Besides a few brief stints of freedom, notorious British criminal and troublemaker Charles Salvador (better known as Charles Bronson) has been serving time since 1974.
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lrb.co.uk February 5, 2015
Who Lives and Who Dies

What is it like to be a passenger on a bus, or standing in a cheering crowd at the finishing line of a marathon, in the seconds after a bomb goes off, when you know you’re hurt but not where or how badly? What’s it like to be a child who finds a discarded toy and picks up what turns out to be a
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washingtonpost.com April 28, 2013
If this was a pill, you’d do anything to get it

Update, 7/1/2013: Today was the day that Health Quality Partners -- the wildly successful Medicare experiment I profiled back in April -- was supposed to shut down. But on Thursday, Medicare hit "snooze" on the doomsday clock. HQP, they said, could have another 18 months. Here's their reasoning:
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nytimes.com March 29, 2017
Working Longer May Benefit Your Health

Are there health benefits to staying in the work force longer? The scientific research is inconclusive, though it tends to tilt toward “yes.
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vitals.lifehacker.com March 11, 2016
Work Every Part of Your Body With This Dumbbell Exercise Chart

Dumbbells are the unsung workhorse of the exercise world. They’re great in a home gym, and you can always grab a few even at a busy fitness center. Even people who work out with heavy iron or with nothing but their body tend to sneak in a few dumbbell moves from time to time.
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healthimpactnews.com November 3, 2017
Sweden Becomes First Western Nation to Reject Low-fat Diet Dogma in Favor of Low-carb High-fat Nutrition

Sweden has become the first Western nation to develop national dietary guidelines that reject the popular low-fat diet dogma in favor of low-carb high-fat nutrition advice.
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vox.com March 7, 2017
The puzzling way Republicans want to replace the individual mandate, explained with a cartoon

On Monday, House Republicans released their Obamacare replacement plan. Vox's Sarah Kliff has a must-read explainer on the bill, which was developed with the White House and Senate Republicans.
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vox.com June 26, 2017
The Better Care Reconciliation Act: the Senate bill to repeal and replace Obamacare, explained

Senate Republicans on Thursday revealed the Better Care Reconciliation Act, their plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. The bill asks low- and middle-income Americans to spend significantly more for less coverage.
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newyorker.com June 26, 2017
How the Senate’s Health-Care Bill Threatens the Nation’s Health

To understand how the Senate Republicans’ health-care bill would affect people’s actual health, the first thing you have to understand is that incremental care—regular, ongoing care as opposed to heroic, emergency care—is the greatest source of value in modern medicine.
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nytimes.com October 27, 2017
Why Health Care Policy Is So Hard

In fact, anyone who has spent some time thinking about the issue sees its complexity. With the collapse of the Senate health care bills this week, the president has certainly been reminded of it. But Mr.
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inc.com November 9, 2017
After Studying the Lives of 724 Men for 79 Years, Harvard Reveals the 1 Biggest Secret to Success and Happiness

Have you ever wondered what it takes to live the good life? Have you ever wondered what the secret to success and happiness is? Harvard researchers seem to have an answer in a 79-year-old study.
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bbc.com October 9, 2013
How much can an extra hour's sleep change you?

The average Briton gets six-and-a-half hours' sleep a night, according to the Sleep Council. Michael Mosley took part in an unusual experiment to see if this is enough. It has been known for some time that the amount of sleep people get has, on average, declined over the years.
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vitals.lifehacker.com May 12, 2016
All the Free Health Care You Can Get Without Using Your Deductible

If you’re putting off a checkup or a tetanus booster because you think you’d have to pay a ton for it, we have good news. Even if you haven’t met your deductible, you still don’t have to pay a cent for most common types of preventive care.
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washingtonpost.com November 12, 2016
Donald Trump is about to face a rude awakening over Obamacare

After reiterating his promise to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, President-elect Donald Trump has indicated that he may keep two of the law’s most popular provisions. One is straightforward enough — children up to age 26 being allowed to stay on their parents’ plan.
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lifehacker.com August 21, 2014
How to Tell If Your Health Insurance Covers Mental Health Treatment

For some, the stigma associated with mental illness keeps them from seeking help, but others may be avoiding treatment simply because they are unsure of whether they can afford it or whether their health insurance covers it. This post originally appeared on Nerdwallet.
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blog.shanesnow.com January 24, 2017
Trickle-Down Health Care: How We Could Actually Fix The US Health System

Preamble: This is an attempt to explain what’s gone awry with American health care— and a way to fix it—in human terms. It is meant to be a non-partisan discussion, so please keep that in mind when commenting. The views laid out here are my own and do not represent those of any organization.
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theatlantic.com July 19, 2013
The Vitamin Myth: Why We Think We Need Supplements

Nutrition experts contend that all we need is what's typically found in a routine diet. Industry representatives, backed by a fascinating history, argue that foods don't contain enough, and we need supplements. Fortunately, many excellent studies have now resolved the issue.
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artofmanliness.com August 25, 2015
Everything You Know About Cholesterol Is Wrong

Back in 2013 when I published the results of my testosterone-boosting experiment, I got chided by many commenters for recommending a diet high in cholesterol and fat.
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washingtonpost.com August 17, 2015
Scientists find the brain’s missing ‘pipes’

“Throw out the textbooks” and “missing link” are words rarely heard anymore in science, but that’s what researchers around the world are saying about the recent discovery of microscopic lymphatic vessels connecting the brain to the immune system.
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aeon.co
The obesity era

Years ago, after a plane trip spent reading Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s Notes from the Underground and Weight Watchers magazine, Woody Allen melded the two experiences into a single essay. ‘I am fat,’ it began. ‘I am disgustingly fat. I am the fattest human I know.
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lifehacker.com May 10, 2013
These 12 Videos Show the Proper Form for a 7-Minute Full Workout

Interval training, as we've mentioned before, is one of the most efficient ways to exercise. Yesterday we shared a routine that gives you a full-body workout with 12 exercises in 7 minutes. By request, here are videos that show how to do each of those exercises properly.
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