Apr 29 Why boomers are retiring to college By Ellen Rolfes Step over nursing homes and golf communities. More baby boomers are reaching 67 and, unsatisfied with just the status quo options for retirement, they are looking for unique lifestyles that satiate their desire to join an active, intellectually stimulating and… Continue reading
Apr 28 Doctors worry wide use of testosterone could lead to heart problems By Sarah Varney Testosterone prescriptions in the U.S. more than tripled in the last decade, according to a study in JAMA Internal Medicine. But researchers suspect much of the testosterone dispensed at low T clinics isn’t tracked since it’s often bought with cash. Continue reading
Apr 25 Oregon decides to ditch its online health exchange for federal site By Gosia Wozniacka, Associated Press DURHAM, Ore. -- After months of trying to get its problem-plagued online health exchange to work, Oregon on Friday officially gave up on the state portal and decided to switch to the federal website -- the first state in the… Continue reading
Apr 24 Watch Appeal growing among kids, FDA cracks down on 'wild west' of e-cigarettes By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 24 Money, the root of all infections By Ruth Tam Don’t accept anyone’s dirty money. Not because it’s wrong, but because it’s loaded with germs. Continue reading
Apr 24 FDA proposes new regulations for e-cigarettes By Anya van Wagtendonk Citing efforts “to make the next generation tobacco-free,” the U.S. Food and Drug Administration proposed new rules Thursday for e-cigarettes that would regulate the devices in a manner similar to traditional cigarettes. The new rule would require manufacturers of… Continue reading
Apr 23 Watch New Hepatitis-C drug raises hope at a hefty price By PBS News Hour A new drug has a 90 to 100 percent chance of curing the Hepatitis-C virus, but costs tens of thousands of dollars for a course of treatment. The announcement by the manufacturer that it earned more than $2 billion in… Continue watching
Apr 21 15-minute doctor visits take a toll on patient-physician relationships By Roni Caryn Rabin By all accounts, short visits take a toll on the doctor-patient relationship, which is considered a key ingredient of good care, and may represent a missed opportunity for getting patients more actively involved in their own health. There is less… Continue reading
Apr 20 Watch Do free samples influence the way doctors prescribe drugs? By PBS News Hour A new study from Stanford University's School of Medicine found that doctors who are allowed to hand out free samples of expensive drugs prescribe those drugs more often than doctors who don’t have access to free samples. Dr. Alfred Lane,… Continue watching
Apr 19 Watch New clinical trials underway for advanced lung cancer patients By PBS News Hour There was word this week of what is being described as a pioneering clinical trial being done in the U.K. for patients with advanced lung cancer. What’s so novel about this development?Hari Sreenivasan spoke to Dr. Mark Kris, an oncologist… Continue watching