Feb 22 Happy birthday to Renato Dulbecco, cancer researcher extraordinaire By Dr. Howard Markel Every elementary school student knows that Feb. 22 is George Washington’s birthday. Far fewer (if any) know that it is also the birthday of the Nobel Prize-winning scientist Renato Dulbecco. While not the father of his country — he… Continue reading
Feb 21 Editor’s note: Remembering Martha Monsson By News Desk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbqixL8Ubaw Last November, the PBS NewsHour ran a series of reports exploring how the Affordable Care Act was affecting the lives of Americans. On November 13, we aired our report about Martha Monsson, a Colorado woman with cancer… Continue reading
Feb 21 Popular Medicare Advantage plans could face cuts By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press The Obama administration says cuts to Medicare Advantage plans are on the table for next year. Continue reading
Feb 21 Twitter Chat: What are some of the biggest risks for developing cancer? By Bridget Shirvell Join PBS NewsHour, the Mayo Clinic and the American Association of Cancer Research for a Twitter chat on cancer on Feb. 27, from 1 to 2 p.m. EST. Doctors Axel Grothey, Paul Limburg, Sandhya Pruthi, Stephanie Hines along with Psychologist… Continue reading
Feb 20 Insured patients are often not transferred for better care, study finds By Sarah Varney Patients with insurance may not be transferred to specialized trauma centers as quickly as those without, a Stanford study has found… Continue reading
Feb 19 Watch Raising health and air quality concerns in Texas’ fracking frontier By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 18 Medical bills related to suicide aren’t covered by some insurers, despite rules By Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News Dealing with the aftermath of a suicide or attempted suicide is stressful enough. But some health plans make a harrowing experience worse by refusing to cover medical costs for injuries that are related to suicide—even though experts say that in… Continue reading
Feb 17 Watch Private alternative to Medicaid expansion faces crucial vote in Arkansas By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 17 Librarians find new purpose helping uninsured navigate health care By Elana Gordon, WHYY What can’t librarians do? Many are now becoming health insurance guides. Continue reading
Feb 16 Watch What’s behind the nation’s prescription drug shortage? By PBS News Hour The Government Accountability Office has issued a report detailing serious and growing drug shortages in the United States. Sabrina Tavernise of the New York Times joins Hari Sreenivasan from Washington to detail some of the reasons behind the shortfall. Continue watching