Apr 03 5 important medical stories that you might have missed By Dr. Amber Robins It’s easy for politics to dominate our news feeds these days. But there are many important stories in the health and medical communities, too. Here’s what we’re reading now. Continue reading
Apr 02 Watch 3:32 We need to include children with autism in the real world. Here’s what everyone can do to help By Whitney Ellenby Helping children with autism make small steps toward overcoming hurdles in public life requires shifting some of the burden, says Whitney Ellenby, a mom to a son with autism. That means parents need to educate others by disclosing a child’s… Continue watching
Mar 29 Watch 8:09 David Shulkin: Political appointees pushing VA privatization to financially benefit others, not veterans By PBS News Hour David Shulkin, the outgoing secretary of veterans affairs, says political appointees at the department who were installed after the election saw him as a threat to their political philosophy and an obstacle to giving veterans unfettered access to private sector… Continue watching
Mar 29 Should you treat a sinus infection with antibiotics? By Dr. Amber Robins With spring comes sinus infections. And many questions from my patients about how to best to treat them. Continue reading
Mar 29 The problem with overusing antibiotics By Laura Santhanam Here’s what we know about antibiotic resistance, and how researchers are trying to fight it. Continue reading
Mar 24 Watch 10:54 What makes eggs ‘organic’? It depends on who you ask By Sam Weber, Connie Kargbo The U.S. Department of Agriculture finalized a plan under the Obama administration that required chickens laying organic eggs to have access to soil, not just enclosures attached to hen houses. But before the rule could be implemented under the Trump… Continue watching
Mar 24 Doctors and drugmakers may be looking at your social media By Menaka Wilhelm, Future of You Doctors and drugmakers are looking at patients' experiences on social media for clues on problems. Continue reading
Mar 23 Analysis: California’s forced sterilization programs once harmed thousands, especially Latinas By Nicole L. Novak and Natalie Lira, The Conversation In the first half of the 20th century, approximately 60,000 people were sterilized under U.S. eugenics programs. California led the nation in this effort at social engineering. Continue reading
Mar 22 Why the federal Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program’s fate is uncertain By Laura Santhanam While the latest version of Congress' massive funding bill saves some of the funding the Trump administration planned to cut June 30, for now, it also puts millions more toward abstinence education, bringing the issue of how to handle teen… Continue reading
Mar 21 Your trip to the dentist wouldn’t include anesthesia without this doctor By Dr. Howard Markel Our collectively aching teeth thank you, Dr. Carl Koller. Continue reading