Sep 15 FDR’s Green Dream: The Quoddy Dam Project By Kristin Miller In 1935 construction started on a massive New Deal project proposed by FDR in Passamaquoddy Bay. The Quoddy Dam Project would have stored the rising tide behind multiple dams and then slowly released the water through turbines, producing electricity. But… Continue reading
Sep 13 How to Fix Long-Term Care in U.S.? Panel Releases Some Ideas By Kaiser Health News Registered nurse Susan Eager, discusses medication with patient Helen Ricci, 96, during a house call in Denver. Photo by John Moore/Getty Images. A commission created by Congress to address the country's surging need for long-term health care released recommendations… Continue reading
Sep 11 The Fixable Crisis of Traffic Fatalities The following is a part of the Roads Kill Project of the Pulitzer Center. This Saturday on NewsHour Weekend, we look at recent changes to drunken-driving laws in British Columbia that have led to a roughly 50… Continue reading
Sep 11 1,140 cancer cases tied to 9/11 ‘just the tip of the iceberg’ Photo by Gary Friedman/AFP/Getty Images As the world marks the 12th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, a study from Mount Sinai Medical Center has found a 15 percent higher cancer rate among first responders than those not… Continue reading
Sep 10 Painkillers prescribed new labels by FDA Photo: Flickr user hitthatswitch The Food and Drug Administration announced that it would be changing the label requirements of prescription, extended release or long-term 'opoid' painkillers in an effort to tackle prescription drug abuse. Continue reading
Sep 10 ‘Pink slime’ goes back to school The ground beef filler product that came to be known as 'pink slime' has returned to schools in the U.S., according to a government report. Continue reading
Sep 10 Will You Qualify for an Obamacare Subsidy? By Julie Appleby Many Americans will receive premium tax credits to help offset the costs of insurance under the health care reform law. Do you have questions about how your coverage might change under Obamacare? Share them with us and the PBS… Continue reading
Sep 09 Black infants face a high risk of premature birth and complications The LA Times reports on a stark racial divide in the delivery room. Black women...are 1 1/2 times as likely as white women to give birth prematurely, and their babies are more than twice as likely to die before… Continue reading
Sep 09 E-Cigarette use doubles among junior and high school students Photo by Flickr user Michael Dorausch The CDC has found that the popularity of electronic cigarettes is growing among American teens: Between 2011 and 2012, the percent of junior high and high school students who… Continue reading
Sep 09 Will Your Employer Drop Coverage Under Obamacare? By Jason Kane President Obama speaks about Affordable Care Act in June. New analysis in the journal Health Affairs looks at the likelihood that companies will drop coverage after the full law takes effect. Do you have questions about Obamacare? Submit… Continue reading