Aug 14 Study finds fivefold increase in superbug infection rate By Charles Pulliam-Moore A recent study by Duke University found that carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE), a superbug with a mortality rate of nearly 50 percent, is on the rise. Continue reading
Aug 13 Watch Are we doing enough to safeguard drinking water? By PBS News Hour Recent cases of water contamination, including an algae bloom in Lake Erie and a chemical leak in West Virginia, has stirred new worries about the state of our drinking water. Hari Sreenivasan talks to David Beckman of the Pisces Foundation,… Continue watching
Aug 13 Watch Health care law data discrepancies threaten coverage for 300,000 By PBS News Hour The Obama administration warned that more than 300,000 people could lose health care coverage if they can’t show proof that they are U.S. citizens or legal residents. Judy Woodruff talks to The Wall Street Journal’s Louise Radnofsky about the long-standing… Continue watching
Aug 12 Watch Is talk of 'magic bullet' Ebola treatments distracting from more important measures? By PBS News Hour Judy Woodruff leads a conversation with Lawrence Gostin of Georgetown Law and Jonathan Moreno of the University of Pennsylvania on using untested drugs to fight the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, the possibility of a new experimental vaccine from Canada,… Continue watching
Aug 12 Watch WHO approves use of untested drugs to fight Ebola, but supply may be running out By PBS News Hour An ethics panel of the World Health Organization unanimously approved using untested drugs to treat Ebola in West Africa, where more than 1,000 people have died from the outbreak so far. A shipment of the U.S.-made drug ZMapp is expected… Continue watching
Aug 11 8 questions about the experimental Ebola drug headed to Africa By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press The Liberian government said Monday that it will receive doses of the drug to treat two doctors in the country. They would be the first Africans to receive it. Continue reading
Aug 11 Feds spend billions to kickstart health care innovation By Jay Hancock, Kaiser Health News A federal office you’ve probably never heard of is supposed to fix health care for everybody else. Continue reading
Aug 10 Study: Past trauma increases risk of suicide among U.S. military members By Carey Reed Three studies presented at the American Psychological Associations 122nd Annual Convention in Washington, D.C. this week suggest that military members who experience trauma prior to enlisting are more at risk for suicide than those who have not. Continue reading
Aug 10 Study: More coffee may prevent your ears from ringing By Xander Landen Drinking coffee may prevent tinnitus, or chronic ringing of the ears, according to new research from Brigham and Women's hospital in Boston. Doctors previously thought that people with tinnitus should give up drinking coffee, in fear that caffeine may increase… Continue reading
Aug 08 U.S. doctor being treated for Ebola releases statement By Anna Christiansen Dr. Kent Brantly, the Samaritan’s Purse doctor currently being treated at Emory Hospital in Atlanta for Ebola, released a public statement on Friday. While providing an update on his condition, the humanitarian worker also gave insight into his background, current… Continue reading