Dec 01 Marketplace competition is keeping health premium increases smaller By Julie Appleby and Jordan Rau, Kaiser Health News A surge in health insurer competition appears to be helping restrain premium increases in hundreds of counties next year, with prices dropping in many places where newcomers are offering the least expensive plans, according to a Kaiser Health News analysis… Continue reading
Nov 29 Mali free of Ebola, president says, as virus spreads in West Africa By Andrew Mach The president of Mali declared the country free of Ebola on Saturday as the number of people who have been infected with the virus across West Africa rose above 16,000. Continue reading
Nov 28 A sibling’s guide to caring for aging parents By Bonnie Lawrence, Family Caregiver Alliance Caring for an aging parent alone is complicated. When your brothers and sisters are also involved, and when care, medical and financial decisions must be arrived at together as a team, caregiving can become even more complex. Continue reading
Nov 27 Watch Is an Ebola vaccine on the horizon? By PBS News Hour For the first time, an experimental vaccine taken by 20 healthy adults is successfully and safely stimulating an immunity against Ebola. Judy Woodruff talks to Anthony Fauci of the National Institutes of Health on how the vaccine was developed and… Continue watching
Nov 26 U.S. proposes stricter smog limits to protect health By Josh Lederman, Dina Cappiello, Associated Press WASHINGTON — In a fresh confrontation with Republicans, the Obama administration on Wednesday proposed stricter emissions limits on smog-forming pollution linked to asthma and respiratory illness. The move fulfilled a long-delayed campaign promise by President Barack Obama but left environmental… Continue reading
Nov 25 Watch Will labeling calorie counts on menus bring down America’s obesity rates? By PBS News Hour Food chains, including restaurants, cafes and even some vending machines, will soon be required to list calorie counts clearly on their menus. Margaret Hamburg of the FDA, the group responsible for the new law, speaks with Judy Woodruff on the… Continue watching
Nov 25 New FDA rules will require calorie counts in food establishments By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Whether they want to or not, consumers will soon know how many calories they are eating when ordering off the menu at chain restaurants, picking up prepared foods at supermarkets and even eating a tub of popcorn at… Continue reading
Nov 24 Why you don’t want a high-tech ambulance if you’re in cardiac arrest By Jason Kane "Advanced Life Support" ambulances may lead to more death, according to a new study by Harvard University researchers. Continue reading
Nov 24 Is the U.S. really facing a serious doctor shortage? By Julie Rovner, KFF Health News Many medical groups, led by the Association of American Medical Colleges, say there’s little doubt. “We think the shortage is going to be close to 130,000 in the next 10 to 12 years,” says Atul Grover, the group’s chief public… Continue reading
Nov 23 U.S. looking past Ebola to prepare for next outbreak By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press The next Ebola or the next SARS. Maybe even the next HIV. Even before the Ebola epidemic in West Africa is brought under control, public health officials are girding for the next health disaster. Continue reading