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Politics of Obamacare: Checking sen. Cruz's claims; Democrats campaigning in south as 'problem solvers'

The Washington Post Fact Checker assesses the Texas senator's TV ads that seek to drum up support for defunding the health law, while in some southern campaigns, some Democrats hope to portray their opponents as ideologically opposed to progress on issues such as health care.

5 Sep 2013

First Edition: September 4, 2013

Todays headlines include reports about how the Balitmore Ravens will be part of the effort to raise public awareness about Maryland's health exchange.

4 Sep 2013

Those in gay marriages set to receive new federal benefits

The federal government on Thursday issued rules on the federal benefits that gay Americans and their same-sex spouses can expect to receive. HHS said Medicare will allow all beneficiaries access to care in a nursing home where their spouse lives.

31 Aug 2013

First Edition: August 30, 2013

Today's headlines include the latest news on congressional efforts to avert a financial crisis as well as coverage of the news from the Internal Revenue Service, Treasury Department and Department of Health and Human Services about how same-sex marriage will be recognized.

30 Aug 2013

HHS releases first rule about health benefits for same-sex couples; IRS issues guidance on tax filing

In what the department described as its "first guidance" in the wake of the Supreme Court striking down the Defense of Marriage Act, HHS said that all Medicare Advantage enrollees, including same-sex couples, will have equal access to coverage in a nursing home.

30 Aug 2013

Wal-Mart to offer health benefits to same-sex partners of employees

The nation's largest private employer said it's making the move to have one policy for the entire company, which must otherwise navigate each state's laws regarding civil unions and domestic partnerships.

29 Aug 2013

First Edition: August 28, 2013

Today's headlines include reports about the vote by Michigan lawmakers to expand Medicaid.

28 Aug 2013

Companion diagnostics: an interview with Trevor Hawkins, SVP, Strategy, Innovation and Business Development for Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics

Companion diagnostics is critical in helping to pave the way for personalized medicine, in which the treatment is adapted and precisely tailored to the patient.

From Siemens Healthineers 27 Aug 2013

Divorce linked with increased risk of future depression, but only for few people

Divorce is associated with an increased risk of future depressive episodes but only for those who already have a history of depression, according to a new study published in Clinical Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science.

27 Aug 2013

Fathers' extremely long working hours can be detrimental to their sons´ wellbeing

Fathers' extremely long working hours can be detrimental to their sons´ wellbeing. This is the key finding of a longitudinal study by Jianghong Li (senior researcher at the WZB Berlin Social Science Center) and four Australian co-authors, published in the Journal of Marriage and Family.

22 Aug 2013

Interactions between sympathetic neurons and pancreatic cells have implications for organ development

The human body is a complicated system of blood vessels, nerves, organs, tissue and cells each with a specific job to do. When all are working together, it's a symphony of form and function as each instrument plays its intended roles.

17 Aug 2013

Patient's chronic pain affects spouse's emotional well-being and marital satisfaction

Research suggests that a patient's chronic pain affects a spouse's emotional well-being and marital satisfaction. In a novel study of behavioral health outcomes published in the journal PAIN, researchers examined the effects of patients' daily knee osteoarthritis pain on their spouses' nightly sleep.

16 Aug 2013

DOD says same-sex spouses to get benefits in early September

By early September, gay spouses of military members will get full benefits, including health care coverage. The Department of Defense said the benefits will be retroactive to the Supreme Court decision striking down the Defense of Marriage Act in June.

16 Aug 2013

Evangelical community people have conflicting views about homosexuality

Tolerance toward gays and lesbians is growing within the evangelical community - long a stronghold against homosexuality - with many expressing ambivalent views about the issue, according to a Baylor University study.

13 Aug 2013

Study challenges popular perception of "new and pervasive hookup culture" among college students

A University of Portland study challenges the popular perception that there is a "new and pervasive hookup culture" among contemporary college students.

13 Aug 2013

Growing up with siblings may provide some protection against divorce as adult

Growing up with siblings may provide some protection against divorce as an adult, a new nationwide study reveals. And the more siblings, the better: Each additional sibling a person has (up to about seven) reduces the likelihood of divorce by 2 percent.

13 Aug 2013

Adolescents who have half-siblings with different father are more likely to use drugs

Adolescents who have half-siblings with a different father are more likely to have used drugs and had sex by age 15 than those who have only full siblings. That's according to new research from Karen Benjamin Guzzo, an assistant professor of sociology at Bowling Green State University, and Cassandra Dorius, an assistant professor of human development and family studies at Iowa State University.

12 Aug 2013

Obama seeks to mobilize grass roots to help advance health law

Presdient Barack Obama spoke to the group Organizing for Action and said the role of these volunteers in terms of putting the new health care plan in place and advancing other second-term initiatives is critical -- especially as the August congressional recess approaches.

24 Jul 2013

First Edition: July 23, 2013

Today's headlines include reports that the White House is enlisting celebrities to aid efforts to enroll young people in the health insurance plans that will kick in this fall as a result of the health law.

23 Jul 2013

Infants who spend nights away from caregivers have more insecure attachments

Babies have an innate biological need to be attached to caregivers, usually their parents. But what happens when babies spend a night or more per week away from a primary caregiver, as increasingly happens in cases where the parents share custody, but do not live together?

20 Jul 2013

Marriage News and Research

Politics of Obamacare: Checking sen. Cruz's claims; Democrats campaigning in south as 'problem solvers'

First Edition: September 4, 2013

Those in gay marriages set to receive new federal benefits

First Edition: August 30, 2013

HHS releases first rule about health benefits for same-sex couples; IRS issues guidance on tax filing

Wal-Mart to offer health benefits to same-sex partners of employees

First Edition: August 28, 2013

Companion diagnostics: an interview with Trevor Hawkins, SVP, Strategy, Innovation and Business Development for Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics

Divorce linked with increased risk of future depression, but only for few people

Fathers' extremely long working hours can be detrimental to their sons´ wellbeing

Interactions between sympathetic neurons and pancreatic cells have implications for organ development

Patient's chronic pain affects spouse's emotional well-being and marital satisfaction

DOD says same-sex spouses to get benefits in early September

Evangelical community people have conflicting views about homosexuality

Study challenges popular perception of "new and pervasive hookup culture" among college students

Growing up with siblings may provide some protection against divorce as adult

Adolescents who have half-siblings with different father are more likely to use drugs

Obama seeks to mobilize grass roots to help advance health law

First Edition: July 23, 2013

Infants who spend nights away from caregivers have more insecure attachments

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