May 11 In Wake of Duerson Case, 5 Questions About Football and Brain Injury Just before he took his life this winter, former football great David Duerson sent a text message to his ex-wife -- and wrote a suicide note as well -- that would call attention once again to some big questions surrounding… Continue reading
May 10 Appeals Court Hears Virginia Health Care Reform Challenges By Sarah Clune Updated 5:30 p.m. ET | The federal appeals panel heard more than two hours of arguments Tuesday in the two Virginia lawsuits challenging the new health care reform law. The first case up was Liberty University's, argued by attorney Mathew… Continue reading
May 10 Study: 44 Million Could Lose Medicaid Coverage Under GOP Plan A new study released Tuesday by two nonpartisan organizations added new fuel to the debate over debt and spending when the report found that debt reduction proposals by House Republicans lawmakers could leave up to 44 million more low-income… Continue reading
May 10 The Making of a Memory Master: An Interview with Joshua Foer EmbedVideo(534, 482, 304); While writing an article for Slate on the ancient art of memory, journalist Joshua Foer decided to put his own brain to the test. He launched into a year of mental training and rigorous… Continue reading
May 09 Autism Prevalence May Be Far Higher Than Believed, Study Finds For the first time, researchers have studied an entire population sample and found that one in 38 children exhibited symptoms of autism. The study was published Monday in the American Journal of Psychiatry. "These numbers are really startling" said… Continue reading
May 06 Top 5 Headlines in Health Reform Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, Rep. Dave Camp (R-Mich.) speaks to reporters on Thursday at an event hosted by Health Affairs Here's a roundup of what's been happening in health reform this week: MEDICARE OVERHAUL:… Continue reading
May 06 New Plan Aims to Shift How Hospitals Are Paid for Medicare Patients By Betty Ann Bowser The federal government's Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is finalizing a new reimbursement plan that will determine how hospitals get paid to take care of Medicare patients. The proposed rule calls for something called "value based purchasing," which… Continue reading
May 05 Watch Philadelphia 'Health for Sale' Exhibit Retraces Medicinal History in Vintage Ads The Philadelphia Museum of Art is featuring an exhibit of vintage medical posters that advertise cures for all kinds of ailments. Health correspondent Betty Ann Bowser reports on the advertisements-turned-art. Continue watching
May 05 Top Global Health Headlines: Pakistan Aid After Bin Laden; Doctors Detained By Talea Miller Newsstand in Lahore on Tuesday. Photo by Arif Ali/AFP/Getty Images Bin Laden Hideout Raises Pakistan Aid Questions The revelation that Osama bin Laden was living in a Pakistani city not far from Islamabad prior to his death has some… Continue reading