Jun 06 Hospitals now tap lawyers to fulfill patients' legal needs By Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News As health care systems continue to shift toward becoming comprehensive medical homes for patients, health care providers are increasingly incorporating lawyers into the team of professionals who are on hand to help people at no additional charge to patients. Continue reading
Jun 05 Think you're too old for a bucket list? These 90-somethings disagree By Bruce Horovitz, Kaiser Health News An assisted living facility in New York is helping their residents accomplish bucket list items like flying a plane and completing college. Continue reading
Jun 04 A taxpayer gamble on medical tourism: Louisiana subsidizes proton therapy to boost its economy By Max Blau, STAT Proton therapy only works for specific types of cancer, but Louisiana officials are hopeful their centers will make the state a medical tourism destination. Continue reading
Jun 03 As government-funded cancer research sags, scientists fear U.S. is 'losing its edge' By Liz Szabo, Kaiser Health News Less and less of the research presented at a prominent cancer conference is supported by the National Institutes of Health, a development that some of the country’s top scientists see as a worrisome trend. Continue reading
Jun 01 Watch 3:33 This is what Alzheimer's looks like: 'It looks like me' By PBS News Hour What does it feel like to be diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease? Pam Montana and Chris Hannafan offer their Brief but Spectacular takes on what it means to live with the disease and how their worlds have changed. Continue watching
Jun 01 Mylan may have overcharged taxpayers by $1.27 billion for EpiPens, HHS says By Ike Swetlitz, STAT Mylan may have overcharged taxpayers as much as $1.27 billion over 10 years for its signature EpiPens, according to an analysis released Wednesday. Continue reading
Jun 01 Why more dust storms and Valley fever are blanketing the Southwest By Dave Berndtson Scientists found the frequency of dust storms more than doubled in recent years, along with an 800 percent uptick in Valley fever, a fungal lung infection. Continue reading
May 31 Watch 9:26 The science of nurturing and its impact on premature babies By William Brangham, Jason Kane Continue watching
May 31 How music therapy helped my premature baby By Terry Rubin On the second day of my son's life, born 11 weeks early, a woman approached me in the NICU with a guitar and other instruments. As a music therapist, she said she had scientifically proven ways of alleviating the stress… Continue reading
May 30 Watch 8:12 The simple acts of care that could help premature babies develop By William Brangham, Jason Kane Continue watching