Oct 09 Trump administration proposes overhauling Medicare fraud rules By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press A major focus is to try to improve follow-up care for patients after they are discharged from hospitals, an area in which Medicare is increasingly holding hospitals accountable. Continue reading
Oct 08 Is a vaping-linked lung illness a public health crisis? That depends on who you ask By Laura Santhanam News of a poorly understood illness linked to vaping e-cigarettes has swept parenting forums, social media feeds and news headlines in recent weeks. Continue reading
Oct 08 Beauty products for vulvas? These doctors say don't buy it By Jamie Leventhal Instagram influencers and companies are selling cosmetic products for vulvas and "wellness" products for vaginas, which could put people at risk for infection and bacterial vaginosis. Continue reading
Oct 07 Kroger, Walgreens to stop selling e-cigarettes in U.S. By Associated Press The vaping industry has come under scrutiny after hundreds of people have fallen ill and at least eight have died after using vaping devices. Continue reading
Oct 07 Should you eat more red meat? By Nsikan Akpan Despite new guidelines for red and processed meat, the answer is still broadly no. Here's why nutritional studies are so confusing. Continue reading
Oct 07 Nobel Medicine prize awarded to 3 scientists for learning how cells use oxygen By Jan M. Olsen, Maria Cheng, David Keyton, Associated Press The prize winners' work has paved the way for new strategies to fight anemia, cancer and other diseases. Continue reading
Oct 05 Column: How the US could afford 'Medicare for all' By Gerald Friedman, The Conversation There is a simpler and less costly path toward single-payer, and it may have a better chance of success: simply strike the words “who are age 65 or over” from the 1965 amendments to the Social Security Act that created… Continue reading
Oct 03 Watch 6:44 Why Flint residents are still dealing with water worries, 5 years after lead crisis By John Yang, Rachel Wellford Since 2014, Flint, Michigan, has been synonymous with tainted water. Five years on, not all of the city's residents have access to safe water. Some wait for hours in line to obtain bottled water, while others deal with the physical… Continue watching
Oct 03 Consumer watchdog agency probes Juul and other vaping firms By Associated Press More than 1 in 4 high school students reported vaping in the past month, according to the latest government survey data. Continue reading
Oct 03 WATCH: Trump announces Medicare executive order in Florida By Kevin Freking, Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press Florida is Trump’s favorite state for rallies before appreciative crowds: He’s held seven there since taking office. Continue reading