Nov 10 Risky stimulants turn up, once again, in weight loss and workout supplements By Rebecca Robbins, STAT New findings highlight just how hard it has been for the FDA to keep potentially unsafe supplement ingredients off the market. Continue reading
Nov 09 Why Maine voted to expand Medicaid — and what’s next By Laura Santhanam Maine voters said they want to offer Medicaid to more people in the state, but in the face of opposition from Governor Paul LePage and the Trump administration, will it happen?… Continue reading
Nov 09 The air quality is so bad in Delhi that the city is closing schools By Larisa Epatko The air pollution has gotten so bad in Delhi, India, that authorities have advised people with breathing problems to stay inside and closed 6,000 schools for most of the week. Continue reading
Nov 07 Urine screens cost $8.5 billion a year — more than the entire EPA budget By Fred Schulte and Elizabeth Lucas, Kaiser Health News Spending on urine screens and related genetic tests quadrupled from 2011 to 2014 to an estimated $8.5 billion a year — more than the entire budget of the Environmental Protection Agency. The federal government paid providers more to conduct urine… Continue reading
Nov 04 Watch 4:03 Study questions whether stents relieve chest pain By PBS News Hour A new medical study questions whether the hundreds of thousands of Americans with clogged heart arteries who choose to implant stents to relieve chest pain will actually feel any benefits. The study, recently published by The Lancet, found that while… Continue watching
Nov 04 ‘What the 21st century demands’: designing homes to improve patients’ health By Rebecca Robbins, STAT New interior design programs train students to use lighting, acoustics, and fabric to make day-to-day living easier for people with medical conditions. Continue reading
Nov 03 China disputes Trump’s claim of ‘flood’ of fentanyl into U.S. By Christopher Bodeen, Associated Press BEIJING — A Chinese official on Friday disputed President Donald Trump's claim that the deadly opioid fentanyl that is flooding the U.S. is mostly produced in China, just days before a visit by Trump at which he has said he… Continue reading
Nov 02 Do you plan to enroll for health care coverage under Obamacare? Tell us your story By Laura Santhanam Is this enrollment season better, worse or the same for millions of Americans signing up for health insurance coverage? The PBS NewsHour wants to hear your story. Continue reading
Nov 02 Treating the opioid babies By Dr. Amber Robins A doctor working in the Appalachian foothills watches a town and its newborns on the brink of a public health epidemic. Continue reading
Nov 01 Watch 5:08 What you need to know about Obamacare signups under the Trump administration By PBS News Hour It's opening day of open enrollment for the Obamacare insurance marketplaces, and under President Trump, there are significant changes in store for people shopping for health care coverage. Mary Agnes Carey of Kaiser Health News joins Lisa Desjardins to go… Continue watching