Oct 26 Words matter when it comes to declaring the opioid crisis an emergency By Laura Santhanam, Daniel Bush President Donald Trump's public health emergency declaration elevated his administration’s response to the opioid crisis -- and stopped short of declaring a national emergency. Here's the key difference. Continue reading
Oct 26 2.1 million Americans use water wells with hazardous levels of arsenic, USGS estimates By Nsikan Akpan While arsenic is an ancient health threat, this analysis offers one of the first nationwide appraisals for the groundwater contaminant and spotlights regulatory gaps in the nation’s water infrastructure. Continue reading
Oct 26 ‘No one is coming.’ Hospice patients abandoned at death’s door By JoNel Aleccia, Melissa Bailey, Kaiser Health News An analysis by Kaiser Health News of 20,000 government inspection records revealed that missed visits and neglect are common for patients dying at home. Families across the country have called for help in times of crisis and been met with… Continue reading
Oct 26 WATCH: Donald Trump declares opioid crisis a public health emergency By Laura Santhanam President Donald Trump declared the opioid crisis a nationwide public health emergency, but provided no new funds to confront this problem nor took media questions during a press briefing in the White House East Room Thursday. Continue reading
Oct 25 Fact or fiction: Do redheads feel more pain? By Julia Griffin, Nsikan Akpan Redheads are rumored feel more pain and need more painkillers than their blonde and brown-haired cousins, but the science itself is murky. Continue reading
Oct 25 ACA ‘silver plan’ premiums up an average of 34 percent, new analysis finds By Associated Press An analysis of newly released government data finds that premiums for the most popular health plans under the Affordable Care Act are going up by an average 34 percent next year. Continue reading
Oct 25 Online ‘window shopping’ for 2018 health law plans underway By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press Consumers can start previewing plans and premiums online Wednesday for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act in 2018. Continue reading
Oct 25 WATCH: House committee gives update on efforts to address opioid crisis By Associated Press The Committee on Energy and Commerce is expected to give an update on efforts to combat the opioid crisis at 10 a.m. ET. Continue reading
Oct 24 What works to educate kids about the dangers of opioid use? By Lora Strum, Vic Pasquantonio A comprehensive approach to drug education that builds students' decision-making, goal-setting and self-management skills may work best. Continue reading
Oct 24 How a wounded combat veteran and his wife struggled to make a family By William Brangham I met Rachel and Jason Hallett two years ago while reporting a story about how the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs wouldn’t cover in-vitro fertilization for wounded veterans. Here's where things stand for the Halletts - and the legislation -… Continue reading