Sep 23 Scientists close in on a universal flu shot It's flu season, which means flu shots are available in doctors' offices and drug stores around the country. The CDC estimates that between 135 and 139 million doses of vaccine will be produced this year. But scientists are narrowing in… Continue reading
Sep 23 Technology strives to make eating easier for tremoring hands The 10 million Americans suffering from hand tremors could see their eating experience improve with the Liftware Spoon, a motion-sensing spoon designed by Lift labs to stabilize tremoring hands. The founder of Lift Labs, Anupam Pathak,… Continue reading
Sep 20 Watch How Do the Health Reform Law's Financial Incentives and Disincentives Work? How Do the Health Reform Law's Financial Incentives and Disincentives Work?… Continue watching
Sep 18 Watch What Are the Effects and Requirements for Employers Under Health Reform? What Are the Effects and Requirements for Employers Under Health Reform?… Continue watching
Sep 17 Watch Navigating the October Launch of Health Insurance Exchanges for Americans Navigating the October Launch of Health Insurance Exchanges for Americans… Continue watching
Sep 17 When antibiotics can't cure us from "nightmare bacteria" Photo by Centers for Disease Control In an alarming report, the Centers for Disease Control conservatively estimates more than 2 million people get sick with antibiotic-resistant infections each year in the United States and 23,000 die as… Continue reading
Sep 17 If your back hurts it could be in your head -- literally New research from Northwestern Medicine has found that chronic pain in the lower back can actually be traced to irregularities in brain connections. Continue reading
Sep 17 Will Your Coverage Be Exempt from Obamacare? Many Americans who receive their insurance through their employer won't initially see drastic changes under the health reform law. Do you have questions about how your coverage might be affected by Obamacare? Share them with us and the PBS… Continue reading
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