Apr 10 ‘The Big Book’ that gave alcoholics hope in 12 steps turns 75 By Dr. Howard Markel April 10, 1939, marks the publication date of “Alcoholics Anonymous: The Story of How Many Thousands of Men and Women Have Recovered from Alcoholism.” One of the best-selling books of all time (it has sold more than 30 million copies),… Continue reading
Apr 09 Watch Medicare data raises fresh questions about concentrated payout for few doctors By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 09 Current enrollees on insurance exchanges are sicker than average Americans By Julie Appleby Offering a first glimpse of the health care needs of Americans who bought coverage through federal and state marketplaces, an analysis of the first two months of claims data shows the new enrollees are more likely to use expensive specialty… Continue reading
Apr 09 Documents reveal Medicare’s top-paid doctors earned millions By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Serdar Tumgoren, Associated Press Medicare paid a tiny group of doctors $3 million or more apiece in 2012. One got nearly $21 million. Those are among the findings of an Associated Press analysis of physician data released Wednesday by the Obama administration, part of… Continue reading
Apr 08 Watch Easing the burden of long-term medical demands for family caregivers By PBS News Hour For the 42 million Americans who take care of loved ones at home, the responsibilities of care -- once the purview of trained nurses -- have become increasingly complex. AARP has begun to advocate for greater caregiver support through public… Continue watching
Apr 08 Watch Unprecedented Ebola outbreak crosses borders in West Africa By PBS News Hour More than 100 people have died so far in the worst outbreak of the Ebola virus in years, which began in Guinea before spreading to Liberia. Now health officials are investigating possible cases in Mali and Ghana. Jeffrey Brown talks… Continue watching
Apr 08 Procrastinators, you can blame it on genetics…tomorrow By Willis Raburu Procrastination is in your genes, according to researchers at the University of Colorado at Bolder. Continue reading
Apr 08 How sweet it is: Honey guidelines and the future of bees By Lorna Baldwin Honey sitting on American supermarket shelves might not be the real thing. On Tuesday the Food and Drug Administration took steps to ensure that if it's labeled "honey," it actually is. Continue reading
Apr 08 Value of voluntary long term care for family reaches staggering amounts By Elizabeth Shell Imagine working twenty hours a week at a part-time job for five years -- and never getting paid. That's the average amount of time volunteered by long-term health care caregivers as they help care for a friend, family member or acquaintance. Continue reading
Apr 07 The whole tooth of helping low-income patients with ‘teledentistry’ By Daniela Hernandez, Kaiser Health News A free “teledentistry” program in California seeks to provide dental services for low-income patients who don’t have access to regular dental care. Low-income families are often stymied by high costs and a shortage of dentists who treat the poor. Many… Continue reading