Apr 10 Dental Therapists 'Safe' Pulling American Teeth, Study Suggests Photo by Jeff J. Mitchell/Getty Images If you're like most Americans, you probably think getting a tooth filled is about as much fun as undergoing a colonoscopy. But oral health is no less an important part of staying healthy. Continue reading
Apr 09 Study: Higher U.S. Costs For Cancer Care May Be 'Worth It' Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images Higher U.S. spending for cancer care pays off in almost two years of additional life for American cancer patients on average compared to their European counterparts -- a value that offsets the higher costs… Continue reading
Apr 06 Medicare 'Less Generous' Than Private Plans, Study Finds Photo by John Moore/Getty Images Pick your adjective: wildly popular, unsustainable, politically convenient, endangered. At a time when politicians of all stripes are considering drastic changes to "Medicare as we know it," the Kaiser Family Foundation has another… Continue reading
Apr 04 Watch 'Solar Suitcase' Sheds Light on Darkened Delivery Rooms After witnessing the consequences of power outages in Nigeria's health facilities, obstetrician Dr. Laura Stachel came up with a solution: a suitcase containing elements to produce and store solar energy. Spencer Michels reports on the life-saving device that aims to… Continue watching
Apr 04 Watch Medical Groups Call on Doctors to 'Choose Wisely,' Perform Fewer Tests Medical Groups Call on Doctors to 'Choose Wisely,' Perform Fewer Tests… Continue watching
Apr 04 Saving Lives With Solar Power EmbedVideo(3083, 482, 304); What's as easy as lighting up a room -- say a hospital delivery room? You'd be surprised. In much of Africa and other poor areas, electricity is scarce and unreliable. Hospitals and clinics in… Continue reading
Apr 04 Watch 'Solar Suitcase' Sheds Light on Darkened Delivery Rooms OB/GYN Dr. Laura Stachel and her husband have revolutionized the way babies are delivered… Continue watching
Apr 04 Top 45 Ways to Cut Health Care Costs, According to Medical Groups Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Health care costs are currently eating up just over 17 percent of the American economy. And while there has been some slowing of this in some quarters, health policy experts project that if something… Continue reading
Apr 04 Solar Suitcase: Saving Lives with Solar Power By Dave Gustafson Dr. Laura Stachel and her husband founded We Care Solar to help bring light to the estimated 300,000 hospitals and clinics in the developing world that don't have reliable sources of electricity. Our slideshow highlights Stachel's work toward equipping remote… Continue reading
Apr 03 Watch Food for 9 Billion: Business Fund Puts African Farmers on Road to Market Food for 9 Billion: Business Fund Puts African Farmers on Road to Market… Continue watching