Jul 24 Trump says GOP health care push is 'last chance' By Associated Press President Donald Trump has a message for Republican lawmakers deliberating the latest proposed health care bill: This is your last chance. Continue reading
Jul 23 Ahead of key vote, details of GOP health bill still unknown By Hope Yen, Associated Press The Senate will move forward with a key vote this week on a Republican health care bill but it's not yet known whether the legislation will seek to replace the Affordable Care Act or simply repeal it. Continue reading
Jul 21 Watch 2:46 What a scientist suggests you tell your kids about legal marijuana By PBS NewsHour With marijuana legal in some form in 26 states and the District of Columbia, the old script for talking to your children about pot is changing. Behavioral scientist Elizabeth D’Amico, who has researched drug and alcohol use among teens for… Continue watching
Jul 21 Uber and the gig economy used to publicly support Obamacare. What happened? By Erin Mershon, STAT Uber, Lyft, and other tech companies behind the "gig economy" once rallied behind Obamacare for their freelance workforces. Since President Trump was elected and congressional Republicans began in earnest their efforts to reform the health system, the industry titans have… Continue reading
Jul 21 These doctors think electronic health records are hurting their relationships with patients By David Gorn, KQED Future of You Given their cumbersome nature, the electronic health record -- long touted as a way to dramatically improve patient care -- often does just the opposite. Continue reading
Jul 20 Why glioblastoma tumors like John McCain's are so aggressive By Nsikan Akpan Many outlets have described John McCain's tumor as "aggressive." Here's why. Continue reading
Jul 20 Latest Republican health care bill would leave 22 million more Americans without insurance By Laura Santhanam The latest legislation in the Senate offers a greater reduction in the deficit by preserving certain taxes Republicans had killed in the older version. They found more savings by reducing and ending certain federal matching funds and capping per-capita-based payments… Continue reading
Jul 20 Trump administration ends Affordable Care Act assistance contracts in 18 cities By Carla K. Johnson, Associated Press Community groups say the move, announced to them by contractors last week, will make it even more difficult to enroll the uninsured and help people already covered re-enroll or shop for a new policy. That's already a concern because of… Continue reading
Jul 20 Is it safe to take expired medications? By Marshall Allen, ProPublica Hospitals and pharmacies are required to toss expired drugs, no matter how expensive or vital. Meanwhile the FDA has long known that many remain safe and potent for years longer. Continue reading
Jul 20 Scientists endorse these three strategies to delay dementia By Judith Graham, Kaiser Health News This is the first time experts convened by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine have deemed scientific evidence strong enough to suggest that preventing dementia and age-related cognitive decline might be possible. Continue reading