Nov 21 Dementia rates decline sharply among senior citizens By Liz Szabo, Kaiser Health News A new study finds that the prevalence of dementia has fallen sharply in recent years, most likely as a result of Americans’ rising educational levels and better heart health, which are both closely related to brain health. Continue reading
Nov 21 Wireless brain implant allows paralyzed woman to communicate, but is it safe? By R. Douglas Fields, Scientific American Experts call the brain implant technology a “significant achievement,” but critics say the risks may not be justified. Continue reading
Nov 18 No longer an emergency, Zika virus is a long-term problem, says WHO By Alison Thoet After a nine-month emergency designation, the WHO reclassified Zika as a long-term epidemic similar to other mosquito-borne diseases like malaria and yellow fever. Continue reading
Nov 18 This Trump-in-law may lose millions if Obamacare is repealed By Rebecca Robbins, STAT Jared Kushner’s younger brother, Josh Kushner, cofounded a startup created to capitalize on the Affordable Care Act — which Trump has vowed to quickly dismantle. Continue reading
Nov 17 How cancer could emerge as the leading cause of death in the U.S. By Laura Santhanam Researchers at the CDC studied four decades of data to project when cancer may become the single most lethal illness in the United States. Continue reading
Nov 17 Uncertain about Obamacare’s future, millions ask if they should enroll By Ana B. Ibarra, Kaiser Health News Now, amid the uncertain future of Obamacare in a Trump administration, some resisters are feeling vindicated and other consumers simply don’t see the need to sign up. Still others, according to Affordable Care Act advocates, are eager to take advantage… Continue reading
Nov 17 Loneliness harms aging health. This new campaign aims to curb isolation By Judith Graham, Kaiser Health News A new national campaign rolling out on Wednesday aims to raise awareness of a hidden but devastating complication of aging: loneliness. Continue reading
Nov 16 Watch 8:15 The challenges of fighting gynecological cancers By PBS News Hour PBS journalist Gwen Ifill passed away Monday after a battle with endometrial cancer. Do gynecological cancers receive the attention they deserve? Hari Sreenivasan talks to Dr. Angela Marshall of the Black Women's Health Imperative and Dr. Karen Lu of the… Continue watching
Nov 16 First human treated with CRISPR gene-edited cells in China, report says By Leigh Anne Tiffany For the first time, a cancer patient is being treated with cells altered using a gene editing technique called CRISPR-Cas9. Continue reading
Nov 16 Why is the teen birth rate so much higher in rural areas? By Laura Santhanam For the first time, government researchers studied teen birth rates in rural and urban counties. The differences surprised them. Continue reading