Jul 17 Are NYC rats disease ‘sponges’? Scientists want to track them to find out By Andrew Joseph, STAT Rats are commonplace in cities around the world, but they remain in many ways mysterious, including in the potential threat they pose to public health, experts say. Continue reading
Jul 16 Watch 25:08 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode July 16, 2016 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, July 16, the Trump-Pence ticket makes its debut, just two days before the GOP convention begins. Later, a failed coup attempt in Turkey leaves hundreds killed. And, from Nice, France, the latest on the investigation… Continue watching
Jul 16 Gonorrhea may soon become resistant to all antibiotics and untreatable By Helen Branswell, STAT The Neisseria gonorrhoeae bacteria may be developing resistance to the only two antibiotics left that can cure the sexually transmitted disease. Continue reading
Jul 16 With Pence pick, Trump just made women’s health a top-tier election issue By David Nather, STAT Donald Trump may have just made women’s health a bigger issue in the 2016 election. Continue reading
Jul 15 First female-to-male sexual transmission of Zika reported in New York City By Nsikan Akpan A New York City resident has become the first woman suspected of transmitting Zika virus to a sexual partner. Continue reading
Jul 15 Psychotherapists gravitate toward patients who can pay By April Dembosky, KQED A lot of psychotherapists who were trained to work in the public sector saw a better financial opportunity and jumped ship. Continue reading
Jul 14 Watch 9:16 How Rwanda, once torn by genocide, became a global anti-AIDS leader By William Brangham, Jason Kane Rwanda emerged from its genocide in 1994 to build one of the most successful AIDS responses in Africa and is now working mightily to halt mother-to-child HIV transmissions. They’re doing it with a creative mix of science, technology and “aggressive… Continue watching
Jul 14 CDC: Rio Olympics pose direct Zika threat to only four countries By Andrew Joseph, STAT The Rio Olympics should not fuel much wider spread of the mosquito-borne Zika virus, according to a CDC risk assessment. Continue reading
Jul 14 Oldest Americans aren’t the ones with biggest end-of-life medical bills By Rachel Bluth, Kaiser Health News Kaiser researchers said their findings suggest that providers, patients and their families may favor more costly, lifesaving care for younger seniors, and turn to hospice care when patients are older. Continue reading
Jul 13 Watch 54:06 PBS NewsHour full episode July 13, 2016 By PBS News Hour Wednesday on the Newshour, a new prime minister moves into 10 Downing Street as David Cameron steps down and Theresa May takes over. Also: A look at the Republican veepstakes, New York’s daunting task of defeating AIDS, how medical marijuana… Continue watching