22% of Obamacare Enrollees Dropped Coverage this Year
More than 20 percent of the people who signed up for Obamacare plans on state and federal exchanges for 2015 have since dropped their coverage.
Medicine
NC School District Sees Roughly 800 Students Miss School in 2 Days
On Thursday in Roxboro, North Carolina, a mysterious gastrointestinal illness may have been the cause of 668 absences in the school district, including 300 in the high school.
Ortiz: The Cadillac Tax on Buick Health Care Plans
A good place to start reforming health care is by eliminating the so-called Cadillac tax, one of about 20 new taxes associated with the ACA. Starting in 2018, this tax imposes a 40 percent surcharge on health plans that cost more than $10,200 for an individual or $27,500 for a family. Repealing this tax enjoys bipartisan support — with unions, which traditionally have very generous health care plans, being among the tax’s fiercest opponents.
Elderly Tenant Ordered to Get Rid of Gun After Using It for Self-Defense
Breitbart News previously reported that 67-year-old Harvey Lembo bought a gun on the morning of August 31 for self-defense then shot an alleged burglar hours later whom he believes was trying to steal his painkillers.
Report: 307,000 Sick Veterans Died Waiting for VA Office to Approve Care
The Department of Veterans Affairs office Inspector General has released a report revealing that about 307,000 sick veterans have died while waiting for care on the VA’s eligibility waiting list. In fact, the report finds that many have been dead for more than four years.
Pakistanis Report ‘Medicine’ Market Overwhelmed by Rat Poison, Brick Dust
Sick Pakistanis, looking to buy medicine, have reported finding everything from rat poison to brick dust packaged in pills, claiming to be cures for illnesses.
Frenchwoman Awarded $560 Monthly for Allergy to Signals from Wi-Fi
A French woman who claims she suffers from electromagnetic hypersensitivity (EHS) was awarded $560 per month as disability allowance from a French court.
Doctor Blames Selfies for Nationwide Head Lice Infestation
A Wisconsin pediatrician set off a slight panic over the Internet when she blamed selfies for a nationwide lice infestation among teens and adolescents in 25 states. Since then, the transference of the parasitic louse has been dubbed “social media lice.”
EXCLUSIVE: Stonewalled Veteran Files Lawsuit Against DOD, DOJ and EPA
A veteran who previously spoke to Breitbart News about being stonewalled by the Department of Defense on his Freedom of Information Act requests has now filed a lawsuit to get inform
San Quentin Hit with Legionnaires’ Disease
On Saturday, San Quentin State Prison was closed to visitors and its water supplies were limited to cooking and inmate toilets after an inmate was diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease.
CA State Senate Votes to Raise Smoking Age to 21
On Thursday, the California State Senate approved raising the smoking age from 18 to 21.
Increase in Plague Cases Linked to… California Drought?
An unusual resurgence of the plague in the United States this year has left three dead and eight others sickened across six states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Right-To-Die Group Fined $30K For Assisting Woman’s Suicide
A prominent right-to-die group was ordered Monday to pay nearly $33,000 to the family of a Minnesota woman it helped commit suicide.
Covered California Facing Administrative Collapse
The Health Consumer Alliance filed a blistering letter just before Covered California’s Board meeting on Thursday warning the program is near administrative collapse.
StemExpress CEO Laughs: ‘I’ve Seen Really Rampant, Rampant Problems with Bacteria in Certain Clinics’
A transcript released by Center for Medical Progress founder David Daleiden features StemExpress CEO Cate Dyer – who purchased most of her company’s aborted baby parts from Planned Parenthood clinics — laughing about the unsanitary conditions in some of those clinics.
A New Grand Strategy in the War Against Disease – VICTORY!
As I seek to develop my ideas of a Cure Strategy against disease, it has come to my attention—that is, I have read the readers’ comments—that many Breitbart readers regard my vision or healthcare abundance as liberal, as in, you know, on the left.
MERS Cases Surge in Saudi Arabia Month Before Hajj Pilgrimage
Saudi Arabia faces another surge in the MERS coronavirus infections as citizens ready for the Hajj pilgrimage.
Another L.A. Hospital Finds ‘Superbug’
On Wednesday, another Los Angeles area hospital revealed that a “superbug” transmitted through duodenoscopes was found in some of its patients.
Jimmy Carter to Undergo Radiation Treatment for Cancer
ATLANTA (AP) — Former President Jimmy Carter is leaving open the possibility of taking a previously planned trip to Nepal despite undergoing radiation treatment for cancer on his brain.
Head Lice in 25 States Resistant to Over-the-Counter Treatments
Head lice populations in 25 states are resistant to the active ingredient in many over-the-counter treatments recommended by doctors and schools, scientists found in new research.
Hillary Clinton Arranged Meeting for Vaccine Skeptic with Kathleen Sebelius
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton met with a notorious vaccine skeptic during her tenure as Secretary of State and personally conspired to arrange a meeting for him with Obama administration Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius.
Infestation of Opossums Kills 17 Babies in Venezuelan Birth Ward
Newly-minted parents at Venezuela’s Dr. Luis Razetti Hospital in Anzoátegui are denouncing its maternity ward for killing 17 babies in a week, the victims of sanitation so poor the ward is overtly inhabited by a swarm of possums.
Study: Playing Tetris Helps Prevent Addictive Cravings
A study from Plymouth University and Queensland University of Technology, Australia claims that playing Tetris can diminish desires for food, smoking, alcohol, and even sex.
More States Move to End Federal Flow of Funds to Planned Parenthood
Despite the Obama administration’s threat against terminating federal funding of Planned Parenthood, more states are cutting Medicaid funds to the nation’s largest abortion provider following videos that have exposed top medical directors of the organization engaged in the harvesting of body parts of aborted babies for potential sale to biomedical companies.
New Video Targets Planned Parenthood over Consent
A new video release from the Center for Medical Progress (CMP) suggests that women did not always consent to the use of their aborted babies’ parts for sale.
