May 17 Feds cap how much sensitive medical data employers can collect through wellness programs By Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News Employer wellness programs can gather medical information from employees and spouses — so long as financial incentives or penalties don’t exceed 30 percent of the annual cost for an individual in the company’s group health plan, according to final rules issued… Continue reading
May 16 Watch 53:55 PBS NewsHour full episode May 16, 2016 By PBS News Hour Monday on the NewsHour, Donald Trump hits back at David Cameron as Democrats prepare for future primaries. Also: The Supreme Court punts on Obamacare’s contraception mandate, the schism within the Democratic party, Amy Walter and Tamara Keith talk politics, Bosnian… Continue watching
May 16 3 months later, Congress ready to act on Obama's call to battle Zika By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Congress is ready to act on President Barack Obama’s long-stalled request for emergency funds to combat the Zika virus, which has been linked to serious birth defects and other major health problems. Continue reading
May 16 Fix for VA health snarls veterans and doctors in new bureaucracy By Quil Lawrence, NPR News Veterans are still waiting to see a doctor even after Congress and the Veterans Affairs Department came up with a fix. Continue reading
May 16 Here's a map that shows each state's top cause of death By Tim Henderson, Stateline Although the top causes of death are similar for most states, many states have their own peculiar hard cases. Continue reading
May 16 Boston hospital records first penis transplant in U.S. By Eric Boodman, STAT In a 15-hour procedure earlier this month, a man received a penis transplant from a deceased donor at Massachusetts General Hospital. Continue reading
May 16 Five health issues presidential candidates aren't talking about -- but should By Julie Rovner, KFF Health News References to the Affordable Care Act — sometimes called Obamacare — have been a regular feature of the current presidential campaign season. Here are five more health issues candidates should be discussing. Continue reading
May 14 Watch 9:17 Beyond debt default and Zika, Puerto Rico struggles as trash piles up By Ivette Feliciano, Melanie Saltzman As Puerto Rico’s government grapples with an economic crisis, a Zika outbreak, and widespread landfill closures, another disaster is brewing -- trash on the island. Whenever it rains, several feet of black, contaminated water and trash flood the homes of… Continue watching
May 13 Watch 3:54 News Wrap: Pfizer halts sale of drugs used in lethal injection executions By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, pharmaceutical giant Pfizer -- the last remaining federally approved supplier of lethal injection drugs -- announced it will no longer allow its products to be used for executions. Also, Russian President Vladimir Putin stepped up… Continue watching
May 13 Column: Students are addicted to their cellphones, and they need our help By Steve Gardiner Addiction is a strong word, but it accurately describes the dysfunctional behavior exhibited by teenagers in my high school English classroom when I ask them to put away their cellphones. Continue reading