Apr 01 Breaking: Extra fruits and veggies may be extra good for you By Ariel Min A new study suggests eating seven or more servings of fruit and vegetables a day may reduce the risk of any health-related death by nearly half. Continue reading
Mar 31 Watch 9:31 At enrollment deadline, affordability may be real test of Affordable Care Act By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 31 Here's why it might be a good idea to retire in Alaska By Elizabeth Shell How does you state rank in terms of financial pressure for workers who want to one day retire? We mapped and charted the data. Continue reading
Mar 31 Seven things to watch for next on the health care law By Julie Appleby and Mary Agnes Carey, Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News Just because open enrollment for people who buy their own health insurance formally closes March 31 doesn't mean debate over the health law will take a hiatus. After more than four years of strident rhetoric, evidence about how the law… Continue reading
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 Yet even fewer — 13 percent — think it will be completely repealed.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