Jul 07 New approach to breast cancer screening — tailoring guidelines for each patient — may save lives and money, study says By Orly Nadell Farber, STAT A new study suggests that women might benefit from individualized approaches to mammograms rather than from universal guidelines. Continue reading
Jul 06 What happened to Zika? By Amanda Grennell Two summers ago, Zika virus infected more than half a million people and caused more than 3,700 birth defects in the Americas. Then, the virus nosedived. With the weather warming and mosquitoes out, how much do we need to worry… Continue reading
Jul 05 Watch 7:00 Why there are shocking costs on your emergency room bill The cost of health care remains a big concern, even for people with insurance. A new analysis found the cost of emergency care has nearly doubled in the last eight years even as the total number of visits has stayed… Continue watching
Jul 05 Watch 3:19 How giving black women time for self-care benefits the whole community Black women carry the trauma of systemic racism and serving other people before taking care of themselves, and it's killing them, say GirlTrek founders Morgan Dixon and Vanessa Garrison. Dixon and Garrison give their Brief but Spectacular take on mobilizing… Continue watching
Jul 05 When should you file for Social Security if you have a young child? By Philip Moeller Realistically, money earned today is worth more than money earned in the future, writes Philip Moeller. Continue reading
Jul 05 Pedestrian deaths are up nationwide, fueled by people who walk while drunk By Jenni Bergal, Stateline When alcohol impairment factors into a pedestrian death, it’s more often the pedestrian than the driver who is drunk. But nationwide, little has been done to address drunken pedestrian deaths. Continue reading
Jul 04 Watch 6:55 This advice could help parents of kids with serious illnesses As a psychologist and counselor specializing in the care of children with cancer, Joanna Breyer has advice for families facing stress for which they never prepared. Author of "When Your Child Is Sick," Breyer joins Judy Woodruff for a conversation. Continue watching
Jul 04 Climber on Statue of Liberty base after anti-ICE banner hung By Associated Press Several people who hung a banner calling for abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement from the Statue of Liberty's pedestal on the Fourth of July have been arrested, and authorities say a person is scaling the statue's base. Continue reading
Jul 02 Does palliative sedation ease suffering during end-of-life care? By Michael Ollove, Stateline While aid-in-dying, or “death with dignity,” is now legal in seven states and Washington, D.C., medically assisted suicide retains tough opposition. Palliative sedation, though, has been administered since the hospice care movement began in the 1960s and is legal everywhere. Continue reading
Jul 01 The age plateau: New study suggests, at certain age, risk of death no longer increases By Meghana Keshavan, STAT Humans are living longer than ever before. But does our species have a fixed shelf life, or could we prolong our lives indefinitely?… Continue reading