Health

Could being born in August make an ADHD diagnosis more likely?

By Laura Santhanam

More than 6 million of U.S. children have been diagnosed with ADHD, the most common neurobehavioral disorder during childhood. And this number has doubled in less than two decades.

Mother whose infant died after detention files claim against U.S. for $60 million

By Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press

Yazmin Juarez's lawyers said 1-year-old Mariee developed a respiratory illness while she and her mother were detained at the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas. The girl died six weeks later in Philadelphia.

It’s safe to eat some romaine again, U.S. health officials say

By Candice Choi, Associated Press

Just check the label.

Trump administration proposes Medicare drug benefit changes

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press

The proposal could create winners and losers among seniors, insurers, middlemen and drugmakers.

FDA pledges to modernize how it approves medical devices

By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press

U.S. health officials said Monday they plan to overhaul the nation's decades-old system for approving most medical devices, which has long been criticized by experts for failing to catch problems with risky implants and related products.

Many Hurricane Michael survivors spent Thanksgiving homeless

By Simon Ostrovsky

Still in tents and makeshift shelters six weeks after the most powerful hurricane in its history hit the Florida Panhandle, thousands remained homeless on Thanksgiving day. Traveling to Bay County for the holiday, NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Simon Ostrovsky reports.

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Butte County Town Attempts to Save Salmon From Wildfire Devastation

By Chloe Veltman, KQED

Despite being evacuated nearly two weeks ago from their homes in the wake of spreading wildfires, residents of the town of Butte Creek Canyon have joined forces to save the local salmon population.

Defense Department funds tech to test organ tissue in lieu of humans

By PBS News Hour

Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, with funding from the Department of Defense, want to speed up the clinical trial process with a device that could enable researchers to test new drugs on organ tissue grown in a lab…

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Trump administration approves Kentucky’s Medicaid work requirement waiver

By Adam Beam, Associated Press

The Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services announced the approval on Tuesday, nearly five months after a federal judge blocked the state's first attempt.