Nov 06 6 tips for averting America's looming long-term care crisis By Jason Kane .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 2.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } Is the U.S. prepared… Continue reading
Nov 05 The HIV rebound nobody is discussing Is an AIDS-free generation on the horizon? Not without the help of sex workers and other marginalized "key populations," public health officials say. Continue reading
Nov 05 An 8-year-old girl's lung cancer is attributed to air pollution A women wearing the mask rides a bicycle on the street during severe pollution on January 23, 2013 in Beijing, China. Photo by Feng Li/Getty Images An 8-year-old girl from Jiangsu province has become the youngest person… Continue reading
Nov 04 Will your specialty care be impacted by the changing health care landscape? By Sarah Corapi If current trends hold, the number of physicians -- particularly specialists -- in the pipeline today probably won't be enough to keep pace with the future needs of a graying population, let alone the challenges of the new health care… Continue reading
Nov 02 Watch Generic drugs don't necessarily mean low prices NewsHour Weekend's Megan Thompson reports on the surprising disparity in pricing for generic drugs. Generics, generally thought to be cheap, can actually vary widely in price from pharmacy to pharmacy, causing some to skip medications altogether. Continue watching
Nov 01 Mishaps and deaths caused by surgical robots going underreported to FDA By Kaiser Health News A Da Vinci Robotic System assists with surgery at Diaconesses hospital in Paris, France in 2012. Photo by Getty Images The use of robotic surgical systems is expanding rapidly, but hospitals, patients and regulators may not be getting enough… Continue reading
Oct 31 Malaria rates rise to highest level in 40 years thanks to travellers Malaria cases in the U.S. are at their highest level in four decades and travelers are to blame -- bringing in nearly all of the cases into the states. About two-thirds were infected in Africa, where malaria is common,… Continue reading
Oct 30 Watch Would changing the 'culture of resistance' in sports reduce youth concussions? Will changing the 'culture of resistance' in sports reduce youth concussions?… Continue watching
Oct 30 Sebelius takes responsibility for website 'debacle' Kathleen Sebelius testified Wednesday before the House Energy and Commerce Committee. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images WASHINGTON -- Defending President Barack Obama's much-maligned health care law in Congress, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius was confronted Wednesday with a… Continue reading
Oct 30 Health care hearing expected to put Sebelius in hot seat By Christina Bellantoni Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has acknowledged that the launch of HealthCare.gov has been "rockier than we would have liked." Photo by Erich Schlegel/For The Washington Post via Getty Images If you thought Tuesday's hearing was testy, that… Continue reading