Dec 31 When families and doctors disagree on do not resuscitate orders By Caroline Chen, ProPublica There can be few greater points of contention between physicians and families, few so infused with emotion and anguish on both sides, than whether to resuscitate someone on the verge of death. Continue reading
Dec 30 U.S. had its slowest population growth rate in a century By Mike Schneider, Associated Press Declining births, increasing deaths and the slowdown of international migration made the past year’s population growth rate in the United States the slowest in a century, according to figures released Monday by the U.S. Census Bureau. Continue reading
Dec 30 Chinese scientist linked to gene-edited babies sentenced to prison By Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press He disappeared from public view shortly after he announced his research at a conference in Hong Kong 13 months ago, apparently detained by authorities. Continue reading
Dec 30 Trump has revealed no single plan to replace all of Obamacare By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press Nearly three years after taking office, Americans still are waiting for Trump’s big health insurance reveal. Continue reading
Dec 30 Are health care claims overblown about artificial intelligence? By Liz Szabo, Kaiser Health News Many health industry experts fear AI-based products won’t be able to match the hype. Continue reading
Dec 28 Watch 12:07 Making NewsHour Weekend: A year of reporting on the "Future of Food" By Hari Sreenivasan, Megan Thompson, Melanie Saltzman This year, the NewsHour Weekend special series “Future of Food” covered global efforts to produce and consume food sustainably and ethically. The producers behind the series, Megan Thompson and Melanie Saltzman, joined Hari Sreenivasan to discuss their reporting and how… Continue watching
Dec 26 Watch 9:49 How climate and corruption have combined to create Zimbabwe's food crisis Continue watching
Dec 23 Watch 9:08 Behind the troubling rise of uninsured American kids By Sarah Varney, Jason Kane Over a million children have fallen out of public health insurance programs since December 2017. In some cases, their parents acquired coverage at work. But researchers also see a troubling rise in uninsured children -- and say the Trump administration's… Continue watching
Dec 23 WATCH: One-on-one with Trump's Medicare and Medicaid chief Seema Verma By Jason Kane Seema Verma discussed her views on President Donald Trump’s plan for sustaining public health insurance programs, how the administration would respond if Obamacare is struck down by the courts in the future, and her thoughts on how the latest Medicare… Continue reading
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