Dec 21 Chef Kwame Williams prepares zero-waste broccoli coleslaw By Melanie Saltzman, Megan Thompson Do you ever throw away parts of various vegetables, because you’re sure they're no good? You're not alone. Americans waste up to 40 percent of the food they produce. During a recent visit to the James Beard House in New… Continue reading
Dec 19 Watch 6:25 The ACA is now embedded in U.S. health care -- and its legality is still in question Since it was first created during the Obama administration, there has been no end to the fight over the Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare. The battle continues to play out on the campaign trail and in the courts,… Continue watching
Dec 19 New trade deal presents landmark loss for Big Pharma By Paul Wiseman, Kevin Freking, Associated Press, Linda A. Johnson, Associated PRess To satisfy House Democrats, the Trump administration removed a provision that would have given the makers of ultra-expensive biologic drugs 10 years of protection from less-expensive knockoffs. Continue reading
Dec 19 Michael Bloomberg unveils latest health care plan among 2020 Democratic candidates By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press The former New York mayor and Democratic presidential candidate embraced a new government-run “public option" to compete with private insurance and called for Medicare to negotiate drug prices, using an approach similar to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's recent legislation. Continue reading
Dec 18 Watch 9:25 Advancements in spinal cord research give the severely injured hope By William Brangham, Jaywon Choe Continue watching
Dec 18 Federal appeals court rules Obamacare 'individual mandate' is unconstitutional By Rebecca Santana, Mark Sherman, Associated Press A federal appeals court says the “individual mandate" of former President Barack Obama’s health care law is invalid, but other parts of the law need further review. Continue reading
Dec 18 Column: Insurance carriers may worsen rural disparities in health care By Simon F. Haeder, The Conversation In a recent study, researchers found that as distance from cities increased, access worsened significantly. Consumers had fewer providers to choose from, and had to travel further to see them. Continue reading
Dec 18 Trump administration wants to import cheaper prescription drugs from abroad By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press Health officials unveiled a proposed regulation that would allow states to import many brand name drugs from Canada, with federal oversight. Continue reading
Dec 17 Watch 6:12 Mass. attorney general on 'outrageous' Purdue Pharma settlement offer Newly released court documents reveal that the family behind Purdue Pharmaceuticals, maker of highly addictive painkiller OxyContin, withdrew over $10 billion from the company as the opioid epidemic grew worse. The developments are increasing scrutiny of the Sackler family and… Continue watching
Dec 17 Watch 7:12 Why reducing toxic stress can improve the health of an unborn child By Stephanie Sy Researchers are trying to better understand the biology of stress and its impact on child health. Now, data suggests those connections may form as early as the womb, with studies indicating frequent and prolonged adversity for pregnant women can affect… Continue watching