Feb 23 D.C. Judge Upholds Health Reform Law as Cases Move Toward Supreme Court In the judicial back and forth over the health care reform law, the score is now three to two. On Tuesday, Federal District Court Judge Gladys Kessler of Washington, D.C. said that the law is constitutional. She tossed out… Continue reading
Feb 23 Venom From Around the World Dr. Zoltan Takacs hunts deadly snakes around the world in search of their venom. Once he's captured the reptile's poison, he brings it back to his Chicago lab where he studies the neurotoxins. Takacs is also photographer and takes advantage… Continue reading
Feb 23 Guinea Worm: Parasitic Infection Nearing Extinction By Fred de Sam Lazaro Officials at the Atlanta-based Carter Center said this week that the effort to eradicate the Guinea Worm parasite -- a scourge that dates back to Biblical times -- is now 99 percent complete. In an elaborate ceremony in Atlanta to… Continue reading
Feb 22 Study: Cell Phone Radiation Stirs Brain Activity, but Health Effects Unknown A PET scan shows activation in the part of the brain nearest a cell phone antenna when the phone is turned on (left) and off (right) Talking on a cell phone increases the activity in the parts of your… Continue reading
Feb 22 Preview: Picturesque Guatemala Overwhelmed by Violence, Poverty By Talea Miller // Senior correspondent Ray Suarez, just back from a reporting trip, describes Guatemala as a land of exquisite beauty, but also of exquisite agony. Violence against women is systemic and widespread - part of an overall pattern of violence… Continue reading
Feb 22 Medicare Investigation Prompts Reflections on a Mother’s Care Last week, in the largest nationwide bust of its kind ever, more than 700 federal agents fanned out from Miami to Los Angeles and rounded up 111 doctors, nurses, physical therapists and health company executives in nine cities. It was… Continue reading
Feb 18 Health Reform Watch: House Votes to Defund Reform; Senate Hurdle Awaits House Votes to Defund Health Reform The House passed three amendments Friday that would block the government from spending money to implement the health reform law for the rest of this fiscal year. The amendments, which were attached to… Continue reading
Feb 18 Top 5 Global Health Headlines: Obama Budget Proposal, Mutation May Protect from Cancer By Talea Miller Obama Proposes Boost to Global Health Funding President Obama released his fiscal year 2012 budget proposal this week, advocating cuts in foreign aid to some countries, but an increased investment overall for the State Department and the administration's Global… Continue reading
Feb 17 Exclusive: States Facing Massive Medicaid Budget Crunch ul.list-state {list-style:none; font-size 11px; } li.list-state {padding:0px; margin:0px; line-height100%; font-size:11px;} Jump to States Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Dist. Of Col. Florida… Continue reading
Feb 17 Watch Medicaid Recipients Nervous as States Start Chopping to Fill Budget Holes Governors across the U.S. are desperately looking for ways to fill huge budget gaps. Most are required by law to balance their budgets, which means big cuts in state spending on all programs, including Medicaid. That has many recipients worried. Continue watching