Jan 16 Can Instagram’s new tool really help users who self-harm? By Emily Wishingrad Is social media reporting the future of mental health treatment?… Continue reading
Jan 15 Watch 25:01 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Jan. 15, 2017 By PBS News Hour On this episode for Sunday, Jan. 15, breaking down the tradition of using the first 100 days of presidency as a benchmark for future success. Later, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency is considering whether it should make kratom, a painkiller… Continue watching
Jan 15 Thousands attend Sanders health care rally in Michigan By Corey Williams, Associated Press Thousands of people showed up in freezing temperatures at a community college in Michigan on Sunday to support the Affordable Care Act. Continue reading
Jan 15 Watch 10:39 If kratom helps opioid addicts, why might DEA outlaw it? By Saskia de Melker, Melanie Saltzman The national epidemic of opioid abuse has claimed more than 300,000 lives in the U.S. over the last 16 years -- and some researchers claim that kratom, an herbal psychoactive drug that is currently unregulated, could help people struggling with… Continue watching
Jan 14 Why patients blame the weather for their aching joints By Eric Boodman, STAT New research adds to the evidence that weather doesn't aggravate joint pain. But patients will likely hold onto the belief. Continue reading
Jan 13 Tom Price, Trump’s HHS nominee, got a sweetheart deal from a foreign biotech firm By Jay Hancock and Rachel Bluth, Kaiser Health News When Australian biotech firm Innate Immunotherapeutics needed to raise money last summer, it offered a sweetheart deal to “sophisticated U.S. investors.” One of them was Rep. Tom Price. Continue reading
Jan 13 A superbug resistant to every available antibiotic in the U.S. kills Nevada woman By Helen Branswell, STAT Public health officials from Nevada are reporting on a case of a woman who died in Reno in September from an incurable infection. Continue reading
Jan 12 What medical marijuana can and can’t do for your health By Nsikan Akpan Cannabis can help chronic pain, and other conclusions from a federal advisory review of more than 10,000 marijuana studies to determine the health pros and cons. Continue reading
Jan 11 Trump picks Veterans Affairs insider to lead agency By Hope Yen, Associated Press President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday tapped the Department of Veterans Affairs' top health official to lead a beleaguered agency struggling to meet the health needs of millions of veterans. Continue reading
Jan 11 VA health system to return to list of troubled federal programs By Hope Yen, Associated Press Veterans health care remains a "high risk" issue threatening the federal budget and quality of care for former service members, auditors say in a forthcoming report. Continue reading