Feb 03 Employers fret job-based coverage is vulnerable to fallout from GOP health overhaul By Jay Hancock, Kaiser Health News Business dislikes many parts of the ACA. But large companies in particular say a poorly thought-out replacement might turn out to be worse for their workers. Continue reading
Feb 02 Toddler eye burns spike due to laundry detergent pods By Nsikan Akpan Ever-popular laundry detergent pods now account for a quarter of chemical-related eye injuries in kids aged 3 to 4. Continue reading
Feb 02 These newlyweds dreamed of being U.S. doctors, then Trump's immigration order happened By Andrew Joseph, STAT Abdelsalam Elshaikh and Israa Taha dreamed of becoming physicians in Minnesota, but only one arrived before President Trump’s immigration order. Continue reading
Feb 02 Watch The economics and potential emotional cost of repealing Obamacare By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 02 Gorsuch case review shows he's no crusader on abortion By Larry Neumeister, Garance Burke, Mitch Weiss, Associated Press A review of decisions and writings by Neil Gorsuch, the federal appeals court judge the president has just chosen to elevate to the high court, turns up no guarantees on how he might rule on abortion. Continue reading
Feb 01 Watch 5:29 Why is cervical cancer killing many more African-American women than we thought? By PBS News Hour A new research analysis suggests the mortality rate of cervical cancer is higher than we thought, especially among African-American women. Miles O’Brien talks with Dr. Jennifer Caudle of the Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine about the findings, as well… Continue watching
Feb 01 Watch 5:43 Can a cleaner cookstove save lives? By PBS News Hour Nearly half of the world’s population cooks using stoves that burn fuel like wood or charcoal, creating harmful -- even deadly -- smoke when inhaled. In Ghana, where cooking with wood is the norm, there’s a study underway to find… Continue watching
Feb 01 Democrats say Cabinet choice Tom Price 'misled' the public. Here's what we know By Christina Jewett, Kaiser Health News A key committee vote on Health and Human Services cabinet nominee, Rep. Tom Price, stalled Tuesday amid charges from Senate Democrats that he has misled the public about his financial background. Continue reading
Jan 30 Watch Your phone is trying to control your life By PBS News Hour Whether you're killing time in line at Starbucks or scrolling through an endless meme stream on Twitter, your smartphone is trying to seduce you. Former Google employee Tristan Harris felt something needed to be done to combat tech designers' relentless… Continue watching
Jan 29 Mysterious cluster of amnesia cases, possibly tied to opioids, alarms health officials By Andrew Joseph, STAT The patients experienced various memory problems affecting both long- and short-term memory. Continue reading