Jan 27 Watch 9:31 Anti-abortion activists welcome Trump administration support By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 27 At GOP retreat, still searching for 'repeal and replace' consensus By Julie Rovner, KFF Health News Republicans from the House, Senate and White House gathered in Philadelphia this week searching, among other things, for some agreement on how exactly to “repeal and replace” the federal health law. By the end of the second day of the… Continue reading
Jan 27 First human-pig chimeras spark hopes for transplantable organs — and debate By Sharon Begley, STAT These human-pig “chimeras” were not allowed to develop past the fetal stage, but the experiment suggests such creations could eventually be used to grow fully human organs for transplant… Continue reading
Jan 26 Column: America needs to keep the door open to immigrant physicians By Jason J. Han and Neha Vapiwala, STAT Immigrant physicians represent a huge asset U.S. health care. Attracting and training these physicians is a boon for public health. Continue reading
Jan 26 Aid-in-dying laws don't guarantee patients can choose to die, advocates say By Julie Rovner, KFF Health News Across California — and in the five other states where medical aid-in-dying is now legal—many hospitals and doctors are not obligated to prescribe medication. Continue reading
Jan 25 Watch 8:36 Why psychedelic drugs are having a medical renaissance By Miles O'Brien For C.J. Hardin, an Army veteran, dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder is an everyday feat. After years of pills and therapy failed to help his disorder, Hardin knew he needed an alternative. So he turned to a surprising substitute that's… Continue watching
Jan 25 Affordable water may soon dry up, especially if you live here By Nsikan Akpan Water may become unaffordable for a third of American households within the next five years, according to a Michigan State University study. Continue reading
Jan 25 The infectious disease that sprung Al Capone from Alcatraz By Dr. Howard Markel after he was finally imprisoned for his life of crime, it was neither case law nor strong-armed tactics that set him free. It was, in fact, a tiny microbe called Treponema pallidum. Continue reading
Jan 25 Block grants are the heart of GOP's Medicaid plans. Here's how they work By Shefali Luthra, Kaiser Health News Republican plans to transform Medicaid could help set debate on the role of government and entitlements. Here's an explanation of how it could work. Continue reading
Jan 24 Opioids as a first response to pain? Hospitals are rethinking that policy By Max Blau, STAT With heroin deaths now surpassing gun homicides, hospitals have been retraining staff to minimize prescriptions of narcotic painkillers. Continue reading