May 23 New York City enlists Yelp to track down food poisoning By Talia Mindich Working with Yelp and Columbia University, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene sifted through 294,000 Yelp reviews between July 1, 2012 and March 13, 2013 to identify cases of food-borne illness. Continue reading
May 23 E. coli outbreak in Portland water and Idaho sprouts By Ariel Min This week may have been a good week for E. coli, but not for us. The deadly bacteria broke out in several U.S. communities. Continue reading
May 23 Why self-insured companies help pay for high-risk individuals on exchanges By Sarah Jane Tribble, Ideastream Sherwin-Williams is one of the self-insured companies that pays a fee to help cover high-risk individuals that enrolled on newly created insurance exchanges. While the fees are supposed to be temporary, some health care administrators worry they won't go away. Continue reading
May 22 Death of Philly first grader at school leads to calls for nurses, funding By Kyla Calvert Mason A Philadelphia first grader collapsed in his classroom at Andrew Jackson Elementary School in South Philadelphia Wednesday and died two hours later, according to the Philadelphia Daily News. The 7-year-old boy was the second student to die in the… Continue reading
May 22 Clara Barton’s crusade to bring the Red Cross to America By Dr. Howard Markel May 21 marks the founding of the American Red Cross. Over its 133-year history, it has provided a wide menu of services to help the needy, disaster victims, military personnel and their families. The American Red Cross is also a… Continue reading
May 22 Home life may be more stressful than the office, study finds By Sarah Sheffer Heading home after a long day of work, you may hope to unwind from the stresses of the day. But a new study published by the Council on Contemporary Families says your stress levels may actually be lower at work… Continue reading
May 20 Watch NIH orders scientists to test new drugs on animals of both sexes By PBS News Hour The National Institutes of Health announced that it will require scientists to test new drugs on both male and female animals. Until now, most early trials have been conducted on males. Judy Woodruff joins Dr. Janine Clayton of National Institutes… Continue watching
May 20 Americans favor tax breaks to encourage savings for long term care By Patti Parson For the second year in a row, the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs conducted a survey of attitudes towards long-term care among those over age 40. The survey, funded by a grant from The SCAN Foundation which is also… Continue reading
May 19 Colorado first state to pass ‘Right to Try,’ or the ‘Dallas Buyers’ Club’ law By Patti Parson Terminally ill patients often are frustrated to hear about experimental drugs they think might help them, but have not yet been approved by the Food and Drug Administration -- a process that often takes years. Continue reading
May 19 House Republicans propose letting schools opt out of healthy lunch programs By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press A GOP spending bill for agriculture and food programs released Monday would allow schools to apply for waivers if they have a net loss on school food programs for six months in a row. Continue reading