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
Feb 09 Watch 8:44 How new weight loss drugs are changing the conversation around treating obesity By William Brangham, Layla Quran There are no quick solutions or magical pills that easily solve the problems of obesity. But new anti-obesity drugs are proving remarkably effective, cutting body weight by an average 15% to 22%. Medicines including Ozempic and Wegovy could trigger a… Continue watching
Feb 08 CVS buys primary care provider Oak Street for $10.6 billion By Tom Murphy, Associated Press CVS Health is plunging deeper into providing primary care with an approximately $10.6 billion deal to acquire Oak Street Health. Continue reading
Feb 08 Residents concerned about toxic gases from Ohio train derailment By Brittany Peterson, Seth Borenstein, Associated Press Officials warned that burning the vinyl chloride would result in two concerning gases — hydrogen chloride and phosgene, which was used as a weapon in World War I. Continue reading
Feb 05 Watch 5:30 Why American cities are struggling to supply safe drinking water By John Yang, Claire Mufson Residents of Jackson, Mississippi; Flint, Michigan; and parts of New York City, Baltimore and the state of Hawaii have all dealt with contaminated water supply over the years. Why are so many cities having problems with their drinking water? Shannon… Continue watching
Feb 05 Watch 3:33 A Brief But Spectacular take on being a women's healthcare warrior By Moe Sattar, Elizabeth Burton, Melissa Williams Dr. Donna Adams-Pickett is a practicing OB-GYN in Georgia, a state that’s known as a maternal care desert. She’s run a women’s health center there for more than two decades. She shares her Brief But Spectacular take on a career… Continue watching