Feb 14 White House reports nearly 18 percent drop in people with medical debt By Josh Boak, Associated Press Among the programs they say contributed to less debt was an expansion of the Obama-era healthcare law that added 4.2 million people with some form health insurance. Continue reading
Feb 14 Watch 10:10 Social media companies face legal scrutiny over deteriorating mental health among teens By Christopher Booker, Mike Fritz A national survey by the CDC sounded a new alarm about teens in crisis. It shows nearly 30% of teenage girls said they considered dying by suicide, and three out of five girls said they felt persistently sad or hopeless. Continue watching
Feb 13 Watch 5:14 What's behind a sharp rise in deaths among pregnant women and new mothers? By Amna Nawaz, Karina Cuevas A recent study found a disturbing rise in deaths among pregnant women and new mothers during the pandemic, and not just because of complications from pregnancy and childbirth. Native American women faced the greatest risk as they were three-and-a-half times… Continue watching
Feb 13 CDC data shows U.S. teen girls 'in crisis' with unprecedented rise in suicidal behavior By Lindsey Tanner, Associated Press The pandemic took a harsh toll on U.S. teen girls' mental health, with almost 60 percent reporting feelings of persistent sadness or hopelessness. Continue reading
Feb 13 Train derailment prompts water utility to take precautions against toxic fumes By Associated Press A West Virginia water utility says it's taking precautionary steps following the derailment of a train hauling chemicals that later sent up a toxic plume in Ohio. Continue reading
Feb 13 Why coughs can linger long after you recover from an illness By Kyle B. Enfield, The Conversation Some coughs can last for weeks or even months following an upper respiratory infection. The good news – albeit not very satisfying – is that most eventually go away on their own. Continue reading
Feb 11 Watch 2:10 News Wrap: U.S. military searches for object shot down near Alaska In our news wrap Saturday, the U.S. military is searching for the remains of an unidentified object shot down off the coast of Alaska Friday, Trump’s legal team turned over more classified materials to federal investigators, and police in Raleigh,… Continue watching
Feb 11 Watch 6:33 Why more states are requiring consent for pelvic exams on unconscious patients By Lisa Desjardins, Claire Mufson Medical schools, medical students and state legislatures are grappling with the little-discussed but sometimes common practice of performing pelvic exams for training purposes on unconscious patients without their knowledge. Alexandra Fountaine, a medical student in Ohio, and Phoebe Friesen, a… Continue watching
Feb 10 Ice baths are hot on social media. Here's how they affect your body By Lindsey Tanner, Associated Press Celebrities and regular folk are plunging into frigid water for their social media feeds, but the science on the stated benefits is lukewarm. Continue reading
Feb 09 Watch 9:31 Cash-strapped health care facilities work to stave off projected spike in heart disease By Stephanie Sy, Sam Weber, Henry Brannan No disease kills more Americans annually than heart disease. At least half of all Americans are at risk because of factors such as obesity, elevated blood pressure, high cholesterol or smoking. It's projected to get even worse in the coming… Continue watching