Mar 16 Photos: Families pour out of Syria's besieged Eastern Ghouta By Larisa Epatko For weeks during brief cease-fires in the volatile rebel-held Eastern Ghouta region outside Damascus, few Syrians left. That all changed this week as thousands escaping Syrian government bombings left by foot with the only belongings they could carry. Continue reading
Mar 15 Watch 7:50 Amid a barrage of negative headlines, VA chief faces push for more privatization By PBS News Hour Despite denials of another Cabinet shakeup from President Trump, Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin's standing has taken a hit on multiple fronts, including a probe revealing improper use of taxpayer funds for his wife's travel and ongoing scandals about how… Continue watching
Mar 14 Purdue Pharma promoted Oxycontin for years. Now, it is combating the opioid crisis By Jenny Gold, Kaiser Health News After years of aggressively promoting OxyContin as a safe and effective way to combat pain, the company is — equally aggressively — recasting itself as a fundamental player in the response to a crisis that many experts say it helped… Continue reading
Mar 12 Watch 6:49 To solve opioid epidemic, governors say there need to be federal dollars behind pledges By PBS News Hour The governors of Maryland and Oregon are making an urgent call for greater federal help to deal with the opioid epidemic in their hard-hit states. Gov. Larry Hogan, R-Md., and Gov. Kate Brown, D-Ore., sit down with William Brangham to… Continue watching
Mar 10 Flu vaccine grown without eggs provided measurably better protection this season, FDA says By Helen Branswell, STAT The sole influenza vaccine made in cell culture in the United States may have worked about 20 percent better this flu season than the standard vaccines made in eggs, Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said Thursday. Continue reading
Mar 09 Mississippi could soon be the only state to ban abortion after 15 weeks By Laura Santhanam Critics say the new law, which Gov. Phil Bryant is expected to sign, could set up a Supreme Court showdown over the 40-year-old landmark Roe v. Wade case that gave women in the United States the legal right to have… Continue reading
Mar 09 Martin Shkreli, pharmaceutical chief who increased price of lifesaving drug, sentenced to 7 years in prison By Tom Hays, Colleen Long, Associated Press Martin Shkreli, the self-promoting pharmaceutical executive notorious for trolling critics online, was convicted in a securities fraud case last year unconnected to the price increase dispute. Continue reading
Mar 09 Does Tamiflu work? We asked a scientist By Teresa Carey, Nsikan Akpan When the flu strikes, many rush to the doctor for Tamiflu, but there is debate over the complications it can treat. Continue reading
Mar 07 Help! How will receiving a legal settlement affect my health care? By Philip Moeller A reader asks: When money from a legal settlement runs out, how should she get medical and rehab care again?… Continue reading
Mar 06 Opinion: To prevent school shootings, can mental health be taught? By Lauren Porosoff, Jonathan Weinstein Maybe if students learn how to accept feelings of frustration, fear and embarrassment, they won’t need to avoid those feelings by hurting themselves or someone else. Continue reading