Health

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…

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…

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.

'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.

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…

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…

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…

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…

Study: Men with smaller testes more likely to be involved father

By News Desk

Photo by Flickr user Susan Sermoneta Men with smaller testes are more likely to be involved in raising their toddlers, according to a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Monday.

Harvard study claims earlier mammograms could save lives

Let the debate begin ... again. New research from Harvard University suggests mammograms before age 50 could drastically reduce the number of breast cancer deaths. The study, published Monday, followed more than 7,300 women diagnosed with breast…