May 22 Senate Republicans quietly work on their version of a health overhaul bill By Alan Fram, Associated Press Remember the Republican health care bill?… Continue reading
May 21 Can poppyseed oil help infertile couples conceive? By Kate Sheridan, STAT Flushing fallopian tubes with a poppyseed oil-based solution may help a woman to conceive, according to a new study in the New England Journal of Medicine. Continue reading
May 20 Sanofi rejects U.S. Army request for ‘fair’ pricing for a Zika vaccine By Ed Silverman, STAT The rejection prompted anger from Sen. Bernie Sanders, who has pushed the U.S. Army to negotiate a more favorable agreement with Sanofi. Continue reading
May 20 In rural Tennessee, a hospital turns to crowdfunding to stay afloat By Max Blau, STAT The Copper Basin Medical Center has launched a GoFundMe campaign to try to raise enough money to serve its rural community. It's not going well. Continue reading
May 18 Column: Fidget toys and why your kid’s brain loves them By Katherine Isbister, The Conversation A psychologist dives into fidget items and the science behind why people seek such distractions. Continue reading
May 18 How older adults can recover from loneliness By Judith Graham, Kaiser Health News It’s widely believed that older age is darkened by persistent loneliness. But a considerable body of research confirms this isn’t the case. Continue reading
May 17 How Maine got high-risk pools to work By Patty Wight, Maine Public One option touted by House Republicans borrows an idea that Maine used just before the Affordable Care Act went into effect. It’s called an “invisible high-risk pool” — invisible because people in it didn’t even know they were. Continue reading
May 17 Twitter Chat: Can healthy eating replace medicine? By Lora Strum Join us at 1 p.m. EDT on Thursday for an online conversation about using nutrition to treat obesity-related chronic conditions such as heart disease, stroke and Type 2 diabetes. Continue reading
May 16 After compulsively watching YouTube, teenage girl lands in rehab for ‘digital addiction’ By Lesley McClurg, KQED Science Digital addictions are not official mental disorders. But researchers see the same patterns in digital addictions as in other substance abuse. Continue reading
May 16 Column: 5 reasons why health care is vulnerable to cyberattacks By John Halamka The past few days have been filled with reports about the ransomware impact on the UK National Health Service. Was the NHS specifically targeted? No. Was it uniquely vulnerable? Yes. Continue reading