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Leaning In: How Family Members Can Support Caregivers
It’s vital that families and friends can provide a support system for caregivers to lean on, and a little help goes a long way.
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Trump's tariffs could raise the cost of generic drugs in the U.S.
The cost of generic drugs for many people could go up if President-elect Donald Trump follows through on his promise to impose sweeping tariffs on products from China and other foreign countries, policy experts say.
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Mehmet Oz once proposed massive changes to Medicare. Now he could run it.
The physician and TV personality’s views on health policy have evolved significantly over the years.
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Trauma survivors honored at GW University Hospital
This time last year, no one thought Brandon Davis would survive. “I almost died multiple times,” he said. “They even told my family, ‘he’s not going to make it.’” In September of 2023, the 33-year-old was visiting D.C. from Pennsylvania to see if he could donate a kidney to a friend when tragedy struck. “I was walking to the...
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Trauma survivors honored at GW University Hospital
News4’s Jessica Albert tells the story of Brandon Davis, who was shot while visiting D.C. in 2023. Doctors at George Washington Universitiy Hospital, who at first thought he wouldn’t survive, were amazed by his resilience.
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How Trump's win could change your health care
President-elect Donald Trump’s return to the White House is poised to have big impacts on consumer health care.
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Procrastinating on open enrollment? How to get it done today, in 3 easy steps
Choosing health insurance during open enrollment may seem complicated, but it’s easy once you break it down into steps.
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Caregiving Multiplied: Navigating Caring for Multiple Loved Ones
The following content is created in partnership with Kaiser Permanente. It does not reflect the work or opinions of the NBC Washington editorial staff. Click here to learn more about Kaiser Permanente. According to data from the AARP, nearly 24 percent of caregivers in the United States are currently caring for more than one person, which is a substantial shift…
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What to know about Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump's pick for health secretary
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has promoted claims about vaccines that contradict the overwhelming consensus of scientists.
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Children's Inn at NIH set to expand facility, construct new one in 2027
“I know I have to do what I have to do to survive,” said Markus Forrester, a patient at the National Institutes of Health. Forrester was diagnosed with a rare blood disorder in 2013, but did not believe his complications would continue for more than a decade. His lungs collapsed seven times, and he’s still recovering from a double lung…
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Children's Inn at NIH set to expand facility, construct new one in 2027
The Children’s Inn at the National Institutes of Health will renovate their existing building and create a new one with more patients beds in a new project. News4’s Aimee Cho reports.
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Putting Together a Caregiving Plan that Works for You and Your Loved One
A well-structured, holistic caregiving plan can help you manage these demands effectively, ensuring loved one’s well-being as well as your own.
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Millions at risk of losing health insurance following Trump's victory
Subsidies to buy insurance from the Affordable Care Act Marketplaces are set to expire at the end of 2025. If they’re not extended, coverage could become unaffordable for many.
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Four big things the winners of Congress will have to tackle in 2025
Whichever party wins control of the House and Senate must decide how to handle a slew of consequential policy matters.
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DACA recipients are able to sign up for Obamacare for the first time
Starting Friday, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program recipients can get health insurance under the Affordable Care Act.
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Obamacare enrollment opens as Republicans threaten the health insurance program used by millions
Americans can start signing up Friday for health care coverage offered through the Affordable Care Act marketplace for 2025.
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Toddler's backyard snakebite bills totaled more than a quarter million dollars
Lindsay Pfeffer was in the backyard with her children when her son was bitten by a rattlesnake and needed antivenom medicine. Then the bills came.
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They're middle-class and insured. Childbirth still left them with crippling debt.
Some families with private insurance have been left behind by the major health care reforms of the last few years, putting them at risk of high medical bills after having babies.
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Caregiving and Working Full-Time? 5 Tips for Those Managing it All
With thoughtful planning, you’ll be able to find a balance between work and caregiving without losing sight of what’s important.
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Walmart will start delivering prescriptions to customers' doorsteps as CVS and Walgreens struggle
Walmart will start delivering medications in six states, but it plans to offer prescription delivery in nearly every state by the end of January.