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
May 15 Watch 6:15 Trump administration expands limits on foreign aid over abortion services By PBS News Hour President Trump majorly expanded the so-called "Mexico City policy" -- or as critics call it, the "gag rule" -- in a new executive order Monday. The rule has blocked international assistance to any programs that mention or provide abortions. In… Continue watching
May 15 Racial segregation may raise blood pressure among African Americans, study says By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez, Kaiser Health News Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, and African-Americans are disproportionately affected by the condition. Continue reading
May 14 Watch 3:46 What's behind America's rising maternal mortality rate By PBS NewsHour The U.S. has the highest rate of mothers dying during pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum of any developed country -- 26 women for every 100,000 live births. Last week, NPR and ProPublica published a joint investigation into the reasons why mothers… Continue watching
May 14 Missouri targets doctor dearth, expands first-in-nation law By David A. Lieb, Associated Press Numerous doctors from around the U.S. could become eligible to treat patients in Missouri's underserved areas as a result of a planned expansion of a first-in-the-nation law aimed at addressing doctor shortages. Continue reading
May 14 6 ways Medicaid cuts under GOP health care overhaul could impact schools By Sally Ho and Carolyn Thompson, Associated Press For school districts still getting their financial footing after the Great Recession, the Medicaid changes being advanced as part of the health care overhaul are sounding familiar alarms. Continue reading