Jul 03 Watch 5:27 Opioid addiction rates far exceed growth of medically assisted treatment, report finds By PBS News Hour A new report offers striking revelations about opioid use in the U.S. When insurance giant Blue Cross Blue Shield analyzed 30 million medical records, it found that roughly 20 percent of patients filled at least one prescription for opioid painkillers… Continue watching
Jul 03 Watch 7:05 Senate health bill puts many moms and babies at risk, says March of Dimes president By PBS News Hour How would the current Senate Republican health care plan affect pregnant women, mothers and babies? Judy Woodruff speaks with Stacey Stewart, president of March of Dimes, about how many women depend on Medicaid to get prenatal care and have healthy… Continue watching
Jul 02 McConnell has about $200B to make deals on ‘Obamacare’ repeal By Michael McAuliff, Kaiser Health News Many policy experts, lobbyists and senators seem skeptical that the Better Care Reconciliation Act could be saved, but Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has $200 billion to build a bridge to victory. Continue reading
Jul 01 Freeze-dried placenta pills likely caused this newborn’s dangerous bacterial infection By Catherine Caruso, STAT A case report describes a baby born in 2016 who suffered repeat strep infections — which were then traced back to the placenta pills taken by mother. Continue reading
Jul 01 Insect venom shortage stings allergy sufferers this summer By JoNel Aleccia, Kaiser Health News Allergists are warning of a shortage of a little-known product — honeybee, hornet and wasp venom extracts used in shots that prevent life-threatening reactions. Continue reading
Jun 30 Watch 3:15 My daughter escaped being a scary health statistic. Here’s what I learned. By PBS News Hour When Elizabeth Silver's daughter was 6 weeks old, she suffered a serious stroke and spent weeks in the NICU. Confronted with damning statistics, Silver began to see the numbers as one version of a story, with room for interpretation. The… Continue watching
Jun 30 Drastic price hikes hit medicines for radiology scans By Ed Silverman, STAT The cost of two widely used radiology medicines for lung and kidney scans has jumped between 500 percent and 1,800 percent over the last four years. Continue reading
Jun 29 Watch 8:07 In a city with few health care options, this firehouse answers the call By PBS News Hour In the city of Hayward, California, options for health care are limited. But officials there came up with an innovative solution: integrating a new fire station with medical services to take advantage of its prime location and other conveniences. Special… Continue watching
Jun 29 More millennials are having strokes. Here’s where By Dina Fine Maron, Scientific American A Scientific American analysis finds the rising trend of stroke among millennials differs based on where one lives. Continue reading
Jun 28 Why McConnell plans to hide health care bill’s pain until after midterms By Michael McAuliff, Kaiser Health News Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is well aware of the political peril of taking health benefits away from millions of voters. He also knows the danger of reneging on the pledge that helped make him the majority leader: to repeal… Continue reading