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In Switzerland, disabled children can receive quality care even after their parents pass away. In the United States, people with disabilities can face a future that is much more precarious.

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Switzerland’s health care system could be the perfect political compromise for the U.S. Those who can afford to buy insurance are required to do so by law. For those who can’t, the government provides subsidies. Swiss citizens, such as Cecile Crettol-Rappaz, say they wouldn’t trade it for any other system.

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In a survey of people in Florida and Ohio, about half of the people polled reported they’d gone to work while sick during the past year because they feared the financial consequences of staying home.

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The Navajo Nation Council has approved a ban on cigarettes and chewing tobacco in public places across its reservation, which spans Arizona, Utah and New Mexico. The tribe’s president has 10 days to either veto or sign the ban into law.

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Chevy Chase Supermarket has installed a contraption that washes dirty carts by spraying a peroxide-based mist that kills germs. The washer, made by Pure Cart Systems, is approved for use by the Food and Drug Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency.

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About 3 percent of people in the U.S. suffer from amblyopia, or “lazy eye” as it is more commonly known. People with the condition can see out of both eyes, but one eye dominates and the eyes may not work together. Now a team of scientists in Canada has shown that magnetic pulses to the [...]

When 89-year-old Jack Tagg began losing his vision, Britain’s National Health Service told him he would have to go blind in one eye before it would pay for treatment. In a public campaign, the World War II pilot took on the government — and won.

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Retail-based health clinics are expanding rapidly across the country. Most are located near the prescription counter inside large groceries. There are reports that two large Massachusetts health insurance companies will soon be paying for visits to these clinics.

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In Almost three years after Hurricane Katrina, people are moving back to St. Bernard Parish, La. Some, however, are starting to relive the storm’s horrors. One group that has helped them is starting a mental health program.

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After he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, Jeff Rubin of Philadelphia went bankrupt paying for his medical bills. Would that happen in England? Both the U.S. and the U.K. ration health care. A look at patient experiences on either side of the Atlantic.

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