May 13 All the strange stuff that kids swallow in a single hospital museum By Megan Thielking, STAT A collection at Boston Children’s Hospital includes scores of objects removed from pediatric patients going all the way back to 1918. Continue reading
May 12 Watch 4:19 News Wrap: Judge rules $175 billion Obamacare subsidy for the poor is unconstitutional By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, a federal judge struck down the Obama administration’s $175 billion spending plan to subsidize health care for low-income Americans, agreeing with Congressional Republicans that the government was spending the money without Congress’ approval. Also, Islamic… Continue watching
May 12 Watch 6:55 A dad learns to 'Love That Boy' when son diagnosed with Asperger's By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 12 Watch 7:46 Its economy in shambles, Puerto Rico also stares down the Zika virus By PBS News Hour As if a crumbling economy and crippling debt weren’t enough to handle, Puerto Rico is also in the throes of a new looming crisis: the mosquito-borne Zika virus is gaining ground. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control predicts an astounding… Continue watching
May 12 Senate reaches deal on reduced Zika funding By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press Top Senate negotiators announced agreement on a $1.1 billion emergency funding measure to battle the Zika virus. Continue reading
May 12 Column: To the kid who bullied me in third grade By Wendy Thomas Russell I don’t know about you, but I’m starting to think the only time schools should exercise “zero tolerance” is when it comes to zero-tolerance policies. Continue reading
May 12 Cigarettes still haunt these former smokers By Jocelyn Wiener, Kaiser Health News A national campaign from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention targets groups across the U.S. where smoking remains a prevalent habit. Continue reading
May 11 California may raise health insurance rates amid Obamacare concerns By Chad Terhune, Kaiser Health News California’s health insurance exchange estimates that its Obamacare premiums may rise 8 percent on average next year, which would end two consecutive years of more modest 4 percent increases. Continue reading
May 10 Watch 8:31 What happens when a nursing home and a day care center share a roof? What can a 5-year-old learn from a 95-year-old? At Seattle’s Providence Mount St. Vincent nursing home, that question is answered daily. You see, “The Mount” also houses a child care center of 125 tots. And the full cycle of life… Continue watching
May 10 Too many American women die during pregnancy By Michael Ollove, Stateline The Joint Commission, a nonprofit that accredits health care organizations and programs, calls maternal deaths “sentinel” events. “For every woman who dies, there are 50 who are very ill, suffering significant complications of pregnancy, labor and delivery,” Dr. William Callaghan,… Continue reading