Sentences with phrase «in failing health»

It was Christmas 2006 and Papaw was almost 87 and in failing health.

He has diabieties and is in failing health looking at dialysis and stage 4 renial faliure.

I recently bought travel insurance through Allianz because I have parents in failing health.

For all pet owners, but especially those in failing health, a pet can literally add years of health and happiness.

Maria, in failing health, was hounded by creditors who called about the deficiency claims.

My mother was in failing health the last 6 months of her life but she remained alert and active.

The story is told by the Rev. John Ames who at 77 years of age in 1956, and in failing health, decides to write a letter to his six - year - old son with an account of his life, and that of his father and grandfather.

They might have been a tad disappointed to discover that the Winnebago Man is now frail and in failing health, however just such sobering touches of reality are what make this tenderhearted bio-pic worth its while.

At this flick's point of departure, we find King Harold, in failing health and urgently in need of an heir.

Former Deputy Senate Majority Leader Tom Libous, who has been battling terminal cancer, is in failing health and has entered hospice care.

The governor recalled that his father, who had been in failing health for months, promised to be there for his Jan. 1, 2015, inauguration.

In failing health, former First Lady Barbara Bush, 92, is being cared for at her home in Houston and, after consulting with family and friends, has decided not to go back into the hospital.

Former First Lady Barbara Bush is in failing health and will not seek further medical treatment, her family spokesman said Sunday.

Not exact matches

Oscar, which offers health insurance policies that are easier to understand within a user - friendly app - based interface, has raised a reported $ 727 million in funding since 2013, though the company has failed to generate a profit and faces a murky future thanks to the uncertainty surrounding Obamacare.

Cuban did not appear to subscribe to those beliefs himself, criticizing Trump over the failed Republican health care push, for lacking a «foundation» for tax reform, and for struggling to develop relationships with Democrats in order to get future legislation passed in Congress.

«It will not surprise those who know her that Barbara Bush has been a rock in the face of her failing health, worrying not for herself — thanks to her abiding faith — but for others,» McGrath said in a statement.

Republicans pulled their health care bill Friday after failing to garner enough votes to pass Donald Trump's plan intended to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, leaving the law better known as Obamacare in place for now.

Bush, who was in «failing health,» decided to no longer seek medical treatment and instead focused on «comfort care,» McGrath had said Sunday in a statement.

Earlier this month, Nike suspended its sponsorship of Sharapova, the highest - paid woman in sports, after she said she had failed a drug test at the Australian Open due to a substance she was taking for health issues.

«Our sense is that the political embarrassment of health care failing will serve as a driver for the GOP to redouble its efforts to enact tax relief in this Congress.»

She plans to revisit the idea once in office, with an eye to addressing some of the failings of the current law, which allows for private insurers to vie for customers on federal and state - run health insurance exchanges.

When she visited Montreal in May 2013, the seasoned apparel executive admitted that the Dutch chain was in poor health, having failed to keep up with the style and trends of the times or to become a unique and distinct brand.

Decades later, when Bill was failing in health, I had a chance to ask him.

The damage includes factors like a rise in mortality rates as health and safety systems fail, a decline in trade as ports shut down and transportation chaos as infrastructure collapses.

Oregon has filed a lawsuit against software giant Oracle that accuses that company of fraud for its role in building the state's failed health insurance exchange.

Technological progress is largely failing to provide the kinds of change and opportunity people expect in terms of employment, security, environmental sustainability, and health.

In the wake of failed health insurance mergers earlier this year, some of its competitors are now eyeing the UnitedHealth model of vertical integration.

The burrito chain failed to disclose that its «quality controls were inadequate to safeguard consumer and employee health,» according to a civil lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

There were more than $ 500 billion in pharma and health care acquisitions last year alone, according to Thomson Reuters — and that's not even counting the recently failed merger between Pfizer (pfe) and Allergan (agn).

It sounded counterintuitive, he said, but the big national chains, ever fearful of bad publicity, include harsh penalties in their franchise agreements for failing health inspections.

If we aren't in the room advocating for global health as a top priority, if we aren't there standing up for our belief in diversity and inclusion, or if we fail to speak out when the situation demands it, then we have abdicated our Credo responsibility.

«The legislation that failed to pass — it got support from 55 senators — would have provided a mental health initiative with more resources, greater ability for the Santa Barbara police to intervene — to use the sheriff's word — to have professionals trained in diagnosing and detecting this kind of derangement,» Blumenthal said.

The results are dismal: The report gave 20 of the 25 companies failing grades for not effectively responding to a «growing public health threat by publicly adopting policies restricting routine antibiotic use» in meat.

Pay has failed to accelerate in part because many Americans are still uncertain about the economy's long - term health, said Mike Schenk, a senior economist at the Credit Union National Association.

Several West Virginia counties have filed lawsuits in recent months against drug wholesalers McKesson Corp, Cardinal Health and AmerisourceBergen for failing to report suspicious orders of opioids in the state.

In an interview, Tesla Chief People Officer Gaby Toledano, who joined the company in May, repeatedly questioned the motives of the former health and safety professionals and suggested they might have been «failing at their own job.&raquIn an interview, Tesla Chief People Officer Gaby Toledano, who joined the company in May, repeatedly questioned the motives of the former health and safety professionals and suggested they might have been «failing at their own job.&raquin May, repeatedly questioned the motives of the former health and safety professionals and suggested they might have been «failing at their own job.»

But it has failed to recover in recent years because of a series of policies that increase the burden on small - business owners — higher taxes, increases to health - care costs, more costly regulations, and now the minimum wage increase proposal

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health want to understand why current dosages of the antidotes are failing in some cases, yet the nationwide law - enforcement crackdown on opioid abuse means they're having a hard time getting permission to get samples of the illegal products they need to study.

It's also worth recalling that, even though he failed to reform health care during his eight years in office, President Bill Clinton still managed to tackle tax reform with the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993.

The company's shares failed to get a boost in the U.S. as some investors stayed focused on the health of the Chinese economy and the strength of the country's consumers, who remain Alibaba's lifeblood.

A flurry of last - minute moves by the House, Senate and White House late Monday in Washington failed to break a bitter budget standoff over President Obama's health care law, setting in motion the first government shutdown in nearly two decades.

The IRS overpaid nearly $ 3.5 billion in Obamacare tax credits last year that it can not recoup because of constraints built into the program, frustrating Republicans who have failed to repeal the health care law but say that money could have been spent on programs for veterans or infrastructure.

When his father's failing health led to the sale of the business in 1942, the younger Mannix maintained on ownership position in the company, which became a Canadian subsidiary of Morrison - Knudsen Construction Company of Boise, Idaho.

What these groups have in common is that they are all broadly making the point that the political system and those in power are failing them — be it in the ability to offer basic education, affordable health care, or keeping kids safe in classrooms.

«Christy Clark has failed to adequately invest in child and youth mental health services since 2011, despite multiple reports showing that an inability to access services is putting lives at risk,» said Horgan.

VICTORIA — Fentanyl overdoses are projected to claim a record number of lives in British Columbia this year, but the BC Liberal government has failed to provide adequate, accessible pathways to treatment for people and families desperately seeking mental health and addiction services, said New Democrat leader John Horgan.

The representative's report, Tragedy in Waiting: How B.C.'s mental health system failed one First Nations youth, reveals a system struggling to offer basic services to children in need through the story of a child who committed suicide after he was unable to access basic mental health services.

Obviously, so the argument goes, if we want to cut teenage pregnancies and abortions we must have access to sexual health services — in other words, teenagers are less likely to get pregnant if they are using contraception; failing contraception, then we should give them access to the morning - after pill, which may be seen as preferable to a twelve - year - old getting pregnant.

And a family member's health failed this year so we had a lot of time in hospitals and of course my children now range in age from toddlers to tweens.

«In recent months his health, memory and cognitive ability have been failing,» the group said.