Mar 31 HealthCare.gov marred by technical problems on signup deadline day By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press Visitors to HealthCare.gov on Monday morning saw messages that the site was down for maintenance. At times the visitors were also directed to a virtual waiting room — a feature designed to ease the strain on the site during periods… Continue reading
Mar 30 Quiz: How much do you really know about long-term care? By Frank Bi, Vanessa Dennis Many of the facts surrounding long-term care are surprising. Take our quiz to see what you really know about long-term care. Continue reading
Mar 30 Watch Drug makers agree to curb antibiotic use for farm animals By PBS News Hour Scientists point to the amount of antibiotics in livestock as one of the causes of the rise of antibiotic resistant diseases. On Wednesday a number of pharmaceutical companies agreed to abide by a government proposal to stop labeling drugs important… Continue watching
Mar 28 Survey finds only 1 in 4 Americans support the new health care law By Dennis Junius and Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press The Associated Press-GfK survey finds that 26 percent of Americans support the Affordable Care Act. Yet even fewer — 13 percent — think it will be completely repealed. A narrow majority expects the law to be further implemented with minor… Continue reading
Mar 27 Watch New research suggests possibility of common underlying biology in children who develop autism By PBS News Hour As the U.S. government increases its estimate of the prevalence of autism to being one in every 68 children, scientists have announced new research that shows there may be a common disruption in parts of the brain essential to emotions,… Continue watching
Mar 27 Typhoid Mary’s life sentence in quarantine By Dr. Howard Markel North Brother Island is a 16.5-acre bump of land jutting out of the East River, 1,500 feet east of 140th Street in the South Bronx and 2,500 feet west of Riker’s Island. Once the site of New York City’s lazaretto,… Continue reading
Mar 26 Watch Obama administration extends health care sign-up completion deadline to April 15 By PBS News Hour Five days before the March 31 enrollment deadline, the Obama administration says that Americans will have more time to sign up on federal health care exchanges if they’ve begun but can’t finish the process on time. Gwen Ifill talks to… Continue watching
Mar 26 U.S. is ‘culpable’ in oppressing women’s rights, Carter says By News Desk Women’s rights isn’t only an issue in Africa, or in other poor nations according to Carter. “The United States is very culpable,” he said. “Only 4 percent of the rapes on college campuses are reported, because the presidents of the… Continue reading
Mar 26 25 pharmaceutical companies will phase out animal antibiotics By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press The Food and Drug Administration says 25 pharmaceutical companies are voluntarily phasing out the use of antibiotics for growth promotion in animals processed for meat. Continue reading
Mar 26 Obama administration offers grace period for HealthCare.gov enrollment By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- People who've started applying for health insurance but aren't able to finish before the March 31 enrollment deadline will get extra time, the Obama administration has announced. "We are experiencing a surge in demand and are making sure… Continue reading