Jul 06 As Epipen prices skyrocket, consumers and EMTs resort to syringes for severe allergies By Ike Swetlitz, STAT The prices of Epipen auto-injectors have soared, so many are turning to manual syringes as a cheaper alternative, but the practice may not be the safest option. Continue reading
Jul 06 Blood banks could feel the squeeze from Zika advisories By Shefali Luthra, Kaiser Health News As public health officials hustle to implement strategies like these to undermine the threat of the Zika virus, one such tactic could exacerbate a different health concern: maintaining the nation’s supply of donated blood. Continue reading
Jul 05 Watch 6:43 Are young kids losing the brain-boosting benefits of playtime? By PBS News Hour As kindergarten and pre-k have become more academically rigorous, some worry that the very youngest students may be missing out on crucial development through abundant playtime. But other educators believe setting high expectations for achievement helps kids, especially low-income students,… Continue watching
Jul 05 Meet the ER doctor who poured $1.3 million of his own money to study gun violence By Cynthia H. Craft, Kaiser Health News Garen Wintemute, one of the nation’s most prominent gun violence experts, finds “teaching moments” in the grief-filled days and weeks following mass shootings in America. Continue reading
Jul 05 Silly rabbit! Junk food ads contribute to childhood obesity, study says By Lora Strum Child-centric marketing icons contribute to childhood obesity, according to a new study. Continue reading
Jul 04 Watch 7:03 For some NFL players, ban on medical marijuana is a real pain By PBS News Hour Percocet or pot? An increasing number of Americans are choosing to use legalized cannabis instead of highly addictive opioids to control chronic pain but not in the NFL where a blanket ban is still in place. A group of retired… Continue watching
Jul 02 Watch 24:55 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode July 2, 2016 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, July 2, ISIS claims responsibility for a terrorist attack in Bangladesh that killed at least 20 people. Later, immigrants in the American heartland are keeping rural businesses afloat. Hari Sreenivasan anchors from New York. Continue watching
Jul 02 Florida confirms 10 new cases of Zika virus as U.S. total nears 1,000 By Michael D. Regan Florida health officials confirmed on Friday the discovery of 10 new cases of the Zika virus in parts of the state. Continue reading
Jul 02 Watch 4:08 Antarctic ozone hole believed to be shrinking By PBS News Hour Scientists studying climate change in Antarctica reported this week that a hole in the protective ozone layer of the Earth’s atmosphere has shrunk. The discovery of the hole in the 1980s led to a worldwide phasing out of ozone-depleting chemicals… Continue watching
Jun 30 FDA warns against cookie dough after E. coli outbreak By Eugene Mason The Food and Drug Administration warned Thursday that eating raw cookie dough may be harmful to your health following an E. coli outbreak that prompted the recall of millions of pounds of flour. Continue reading