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
Jun 27 WATCH: McConnell says 'good progress' made on Senate health bill By Associated Press President Donald Trump invited them to meet after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell decided to delay a vote on a Senate health care bill because there aren’t enough votes to pass it. Continue reading
Jun 27 This human protein may unfurl toxic tangles in Alzheimer's disease By Roni Dengler A human protein -- called CyP40 -- can untangle the neurodegenerative clumps that characterize Alzheimer's and Parkinson’s diseases, according to a new study. Continue reading
Jun 27 51 percent of opioid prescriptions go to people with depression and mood disorders By Catherine Caruso, STAT People with mood disorders are at increased risk of abusing opioids, and yet they received many more prescriptions than the general population, according to an analysis of data from 2011 and 2013. Continue reading
Jun 27 Facing defections, Senate GOP leaders delay health care vote By Alan Fram and Erica Werner, Associated Press Senate leaders scrambled to rescue their health care bill, in deepening jeopardy as opposition from rebellious Republicans intensified. Continue reading
Jun 26 Watch 7:35 Conservatives are targeting the wrong things to bring down health care costs, says hospital system CEO By PBS News Hour Every major hospital group has criticized the health care bill crafted by Senate Republicans, especially for deep reductions in Medicaid spending for the poor and those with disabilities. At the Spotlight Health Conference at the Aspen Institute, Judy Woodruff talked… Continue watching