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TOP STORY--GOP Blame-game Begins after Senate Sinks Health Care Drive

Republican finger-pointing commenced after the Senate's dark-of-night defeat of the GOP's flagship effort to repeal much of the Obama health care law in a startling vote that dealt a blistering blow to President Donald Trump.

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NYU Study Links Preterm Birth and Low Birth Weight to Air Pollution

Exposure to air pollution early in a pregnancy could increase risk for preterm birth and low birth weight, according to a study led by researchers at NYU School of Medicine, and published on July 27 in Environmental Health Perspectives.

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As Senate Prepares to Vote on Health Care, Long Island University Hornstein Center Poll Shows 61 Percent Oppose GOP Legislation

s the United States Senate prepares to vote to begin debate on health care legislation today, Long Island University's Hornstein Center for Policy, Polling and Analysis released a new poll that measured American attitudes towards health care in America.

Health Care July 2017

Top Story--Vote Shows GOP's Problems in Replacing Obama Health Law

Where the Senate Republican effort to demolish the Obama health care law ends up is anyone's guess, but early indications are the GOP will have a hard time replacing that statute with any sweeping changes.

Health Care July 2017

10 Things to Know for Today

Jared Kushner has denied colluding with Russia. A sweltering tractor-trailer that so far has led to nine people dying is being called a human-trafficking crime. The Taliban has claimed the suicide bombing in Kabul. North Koreans are finding U.S. bombs, mortars and pieces of live ammunition. North Carolina-based Word of Faith Fellowship forced the Brazilians to work in jobs like babysitting and construction.

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TOP STORY--Sen. McCain Diagnosed with Brain Tumor after Clot Is Removed

Sen. John McCain, the 2008 Republican presidential nominee, Vietnam prisoner of war and political maverick in Congress for more than three decades, has been diagnosed with an aggressive type of brain tumor.

Health Care July 2017

10 Things to Know for Today

A flash flood in Arizona has left 9 dead and one boy missing. More than 7 million voted in Venezuelan referendum. South Korea has made an overture to North Korea. A Syrian-American woman runs a school in the enclave controlled by Syria's al-Qaida affiliate and is skilled at dealing with militants. Thinking problems can impact a person's speech.

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TOP STORY--Health Plan Hinges on the Young, But They're a Tough Sell

Julian Senn-Raemont isn't convinced he needs to buy health insurance when he loses coverage under his dad's plan in a couple of years — no matter what happens in the policy debate in Washington, or how cheap the plans are.

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Eli Lilly to Fund up to $52M in Purdue Life Science Research

Eli Lilly & Co. plans to provide up to $52 million to Purdue University as part of a collaboration in life science research.

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Scholarship of the Week: CompHealth’s $5,000 Medical Scholarship

CompHealth, one of America’s largest healthcare staffing firms, is offering a $5,000 scholarship to one medical student.

Health Care July 2017

10 Things to Know for Today

President Donald Trump tweeted a mock video of him pummeling a man with his face obscured by the CNN logo. Obamacare could be repealed over the July 4 recess. The Chinese premier warns Trump via a phone call of Beijing's displeasure over U.S. arms sales to Taiwan, U.S. sanctions against a Chinese bank over its dealings with North Korea and the sailing of a U.S. destroyer in the South China Sea.

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TOP STORY--GOP Ponders Whether Trump Helps Sell Health Care

It was a platform most politicians can only hope for: A captivated, 6,000-person crowd and more than an hour of live, prime-time television coverage to hype the Republican vision for a new health care system.