Jun 06 Early results of W.Va. town’s needle exchange program show progress By Christine Vestal, Stateline HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The high school students who lined up to graduate at the civic center here on a recent afternoon celebrated their bright futures. And for the college students in shorts and flip flops who filled the downtown cafes… Continue reading
Jun 05 Was boxing to blame for Parkinson’s disease in Muhammad Ali? By Bob Tedeschi, STAT Muhammad Ali was still boxing professionally when observers first noticed signs of neurological decline, and many have been quick to link his profession to his diagnosis, years later, of Parkinson’s disease. Continue reading
Jun 04 Young people at risk for STDs often don’t get tested, study says By Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News Although they account for half of all new sexually transmitted infections, most young people between the ages of 15 and 25 have never been tested for those infections. Continue reading
Jun 03 Why are so many white Americans dying young? By Dylan Scott, STAT A 15-year study shows the life expectancy of white Americans seems to have plateaued, while for blacks and Hispanics it keeps rising. Continue reading
Jun 03 How and where to dump your leftover opioid medications — responsibly By Emily Bazar, Kaiser Health News Opioids commonly languish in medicine cabinets, making easy pickings for someone with an addiction. Here is step-by-step advice for cleaning out your drug closet. Continue reading
Jun 02 Watch 5:44 Prince’s fentanyl overdose gives new urgency to opioid epidemic By PBS News Hour The opioid epidemic sweeping the nation once more took center stage after law enforcement officials revealed that music icon Prince’s death in April was due to an accidental overdose of fentanyl, a synthetic opioid far stronger than morphine. Hari Sreenivasan… Continue watching
Jun 02 How children’s hospitals are helping kids sleep at night By Shefali Luthra, Kaiser Health News Children’s hospitals are now adopting some of the strategies used to foster better sleep at hospitals serving adults. Continue reading
Jun 01 Watch 53:02 PBS NewsHour full episode June 1, 2016 By PBS News Hour Wednesday on the NewsHour, a look at President Obama’s interview with Gwen Ifill ahead of the PBS NewsHour town hall in Elkhart, Indiana. Also: Shields and Brooks analyze the president’s interview, NASA experiments with inflatable modules, why American families are… Continue watching
Jun 01 Insurance rates going up: New concerns for Obamacare By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Fresh problems for "Obamacare": The largest health insurer in Texas wants to raise its rates on individual policies by an average of nearly 60 percent, a new sign that President Barack Obama's overhaul hasn't solved the problem of… Continue reading
Jun 01 New federal guidelines pressure food industry to lower salt By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press The proposed guidelines are voluntary, so the industry won't be required to comply. Many of those companies and restaurants have already worked to reduce sodium. But the idea is to persuade them to take a more consistent approach. Continue reading