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Judge Strikes Down ACA Putting Law In Legal Peril — Again

The case is not expected to have an immediate effect on coverage for people who buy plans on the federal health law marketplaces because the case is likely to go to the Supreme Court – the third time that the justices will decide the fate of the landmark health law.

Texas Judge Rules Strikes Down Federal Health Law

U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor, ruling on a suit brought by opponents of the Affordable Care Act, says that the law was invalidated when Congress dropped the tax penalty for not having coverage. Advocates for the law say they will appeal the decision.

Must-Reads Of The Week From Brianna Labuskes

Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health articles from the week so you don’t have to.

Can stem cells help a diseased heart heal itself Researcher achieves important milestone

Scientists have taken an important step toward the goal of making diseased hearts heal themselves -- a new model that would reduce the need for bypass surgery, heart transplants or artificial pumping devices.

Self-perception and reality seem to line-up when it comes to judging our own personality

When it comes to personality, it turns out your peers probably think the same way about you as you do about yourself.

Early physical therapy can reduce risk amount of long-term opioid use study finds

Patients who underwent physical therapy soon after being diagnosed with pain in the shoulder, neck, low back or knee were approximately 7 to 16 percent less likely to use opioids in the subsequent months, according to a new study.

HIV vaccine protects non-human primates from infection

New research shows that an experimental HIV vaccine strategy works in non-human primates. In the study, rhesus macaque monkeys produced neutralizing antibodies against one strain of HIV that resembles the resilient viral form that most commonly infects people, called a Tier 2 virus.

Viewpoints Voters Weighed In With ‘Hands-Off’ Message About Medicare Medicaid Small Tweaks Won’t Help Health Care System

Editorial writers weigh in on these health care topics and others.

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