Health

Can science make diagnosing PTSD less of an ordeal?

By PBS News Hour

Researchers around the country are trying to nail down a more specific diagnosis of PTSD through the use of an array of methods, from genetic testing to MRIs. In part two of our series War on the Brain, special correspondent…

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Diagnosing Vincent Van Gogh

By Dr. Howard Markel

Every schoolchild knows that Vincent Van Gogh cut off his ear. The bloody event occurred on Dec. 23, 1888. But how much he sliced away (the entire ear, a chunk of his earlobe, or a mutilation in between) and why…

Here’s what Trump’s new executive order means for opioid addiction

By Laura Santhanam

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie will lead a commission designed to combat opioid addiction, part of Trump's plan to fight the crisis.

The stigma that stops veterans from getting help for PTSD

What discourages veterans from seeking treatment for post-traumatic stress? As part of our series War on the Brain, special correspondent Soledad O’Brien talks to former service members who have struggled to accept the diagnosis and get help.

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Four veterans living with PTSD reveal the disorder’s many faces

By Jennie Amias, Starfish Media Group

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder is caused by a vast array of traumatic events and can take many forms. The stories of the four individuals profiled here illustrate how PTSD’s symptoms and solutions are as varied as the people it affects.

How to build a female reproductive system that fits in the palm of your hand

By Ike Swetlitz, STAT

On Tuesday, scientists unveiled a five-organ female reproductive system on a chip small enough to hold in your hand, and showed that it could simulate a 28-day menstrual cycle.

Can Republicans revive their effort to repeal Obamacare?

By Lisa Desjardins

Last week, House Republicans failed to move forward with a vote on their health care bill. But days later, House GOP leaders said they will try again.

States push to protect birth control despite failed GOP health care bill

By David Crary and Alison Noon, Associated Press

Even with the Republican failure to repeal Barack Obama's health care law, Democratic lawmakers in some states are pressing ahead with efforts to protect birth control access and Planned Parenthood funding.

In Trump country, voters don’t blame president for the health care bill debacle

By Max Siegelbaum and David Steen Martin, STAT

“He did all he could, I think,” said one Virginia supporter of President Trump's efforts to save the American Health Care Act.

McCaskill launches investigation of opioid drugmakers

By Kevin Freking, Associated Press

Sen. Claire McCaskill said prescription opioid sales have quadrupled since 1999, taking a financial toll on the government and a deadly toll on consumers.