Mar 08 Report: 1 in 3 Americans Burdened With Medical Bills By Jason Kane Photo by Nancy R. Cohen. It's clear this election season that the politics of health care costs and coverage remains a major lightning rod. But a study published Tuesday shows that some grim statistics continue to bind Americans of… Continue reading
Mar 07 Watch ‘The Worst Place on Earth to Be a Woman’: Healing the Eastern Congo 'The Worst Place on Earth to Be a Woman': Healing the Eastern Congo… Continue watching
Mar 07 Anonciata’s Story: Seeking Healing After Congo’s Brutal Civil War By Fred de Sam Lazaro Photo of Anonciata by Fred de Sam Lazaro for the PBS NewsHour. Few nations are more endowed with mineral resources than the Democratic Republic of Congo and none has endured a more staggering human cost in the scramble for… Continue reading
Mar 05 New Study Challenges Whether Electronic Records Cut Health Costs Updated 8:07 p.m. | For years, many health care experts, medical professionals and politicians have been touting the benefits of electronic health records (EHRs). They say EHRs will not only improve quality and efficiency but also reduce costs by tens… Continue reading
Feb 29 Top 10 Myths of Heart Health Photo courtesy of Flickr user Mr. T in DC. Grab some chocolate, pop an aspirin and wash it all down with red wine. You're on your way to a heart-healthy life, right? Not so fast. According to Dr. Continue reading
Feb 27 Watch The Healing Power of Music An unconventional approach to recovery and coping, music therapy is a field of medicine capturing new attention due to its role in helping Gabrielle Giffords recover from a gunshot. Correspondent Spencer Michels reports on the versatility of music in a… Continue watching
Feb 27 A New Look at Music Therapy A music therapist at the University of California, San Francisco uses a drum circle to connect with pediatric patients. (Photos by Spencer Michels) The interesting thing about music therapy is that nobody I could find understands how it works… Continue reading
Feb 27 Insurers Open Stores To Peddle Health Plans By Michelle Andrews One of the new Blue and Blue Shield stores in Florida. Photo courtesy of Kaiser Health News. When Ronda Austin's employer stopped offering health coverage last spring, she bought an individual policy from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida. Continue reading
Feb 23 Are Oscars Nominees’ Health Plots Accurate or Malpractice? Open wide, Oscar, it's time for a check-up. Posture and sheen look good, as usual. Sword appears sharp, base solid. But with the Academy Awards slated for Sunday, we decided to bring in a medical doctor to examine the… Continue reading
Feb 22 New Weight Loss Pill Gets Second Look from FDA, Stirring Old Fears Photo by J.B. Reed/Bloomberg via Getty Images Update: 6:55 p.m. ET | An independent panel of medical experts voted 20-2 to recommend FDA approval of Qnexa. Agency officials will now deliberate and issue a final ruling later this… Continue reading