Health

Scorching your toast and potatoes could cause cancer, UK scientists say

By News Desk

Scientists in the UK are cautioning against cooking potatoes and toast to a blackened color, saying a by-product of the cooking process could cause cancer.

Republican states look to tweak Medicaid expansion under Obamacare, not eliminate it

By Christine Vestal, Stateline

As candidates two years ago, the Republican governors of Kentucky and Arkansas swore they would do away with “Obamacare” if elected. But a funny thing happened between the campaign trail and the governor’s mansion: Reality set in.

Trans patients, looking for fertility options, turn to cancer research

By Corinne Segal

There are an estimated 1.4 million trans Americans, and physicians told the PBS NewsHour Weekend that demand is increasing for health care specific to them. Many doctors are confronting the issue of fertility among trans communities.

A guide to Obama and Trump's differences on health policy

By Dylan Scott, STAT

While Trump may play some wild cards in the realms of medicine, science, and public health, you can look for some surprising continuity with Obama’s administration.

Diabetes-related kidney disease drops among Native Americans

By Michael D. Regan

The Indian Health Service said an aggressive campaign to educate and treat diabetes, bolstered by $150 million in annual federal funding, played a large part in the reductions.

How Trump's executive order impacts future of the Affordable Care Act

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar and Julie Pace, Associated Press

President Donald Trump's first executive order targets the sweeping "Obamacare" law by giving federal agencies broad leeway to chip away at the measure.

A 'civil war' over painkillers rips apart the medical community

By Bob Tedeschi, STAT

As doctors and regulators restrict access to opioid treatments, many patients who genuinely need drugs to manage their pain say they are being left behind.

Reassessing the value of care for chronic health conditions

By PBS News Hour

Surgeon Atul Gawande says we need to reconsider health care’s focus on generously rewarding physicians who practice heroic interventions, rather than those who practice incremental medicine for chronic conditions. Gawande talks with William Brangham about the value of that kind…

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Planning to cheer or jeer at inauguration? Here's how to care for your voice

By Nsikan Akpan

When the dust settles this weekend, after inauguration celebrations and protests alike, many may complain of hoarse voices, but why?…

Poll: Americans of all stripes say fix health care

By Laurie Kellman and Emily Swanson, Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Sylvia Douglas twice voted for President Barack Obama and last year cast a ballot for Democrat Hillary Clinton. But when it comes to "Obamacare," she now sounds like President-elect Donald Trump. This makes her chuckle amid the serious…