Feb 15 Quest for blood pressure cuff highlights inequality By Rachel Bluth and Capital News Service The doctor told Sharlene Adams to get a blood pressure cuff, so Adams set out to buy one. For Adams, who lives in West Baltimore, that meant four bus rides, a stop for a doctor's signature, two visits to a… Continue reading
Feb 15 Viagra Rx would require wives’ consent in proposed Kentucky bill By Joshua Barajas A Kentucky legislator has introduced a bill that would require men to get signed permission from their spouses and visit a doctor twice before they could receive drugs for erectile dysfunction. Continue reading
Feb 15 A tale of two Baltimores plays out in devastating medical care disparities By Jay Hancock, Kaiser Health News Baltimore residents have little more confidence in the medical system intended to heal them than in the criminal justice system intended to protect them. Continue reading
Feb 13 Watch 4:32 California natural gas leak temporarily plugged after four months By PBS News Hour For the first time in four months, natural gas has stopped leaking from a well in Southern California. The leak released methane and other compounds, causing several thousand residents to evacuate their homes. NPR's Kelly McEvers joins Megan Thompson to… Continue watching
Feb 12 Watch 8:34 Up to code? An algorithm is helping Chicago health officials predict restaurant safety violations By Megan Thompson In Chicago, the Department of Public Health has partnered with the city's data team to improve restaurant inspections by using analytics and social media to predict and detect which establishments are more likely to have potential food safety violations. NewsHour's… Continue watching
Feb 12 9 human health trends that have gone to the dogs (and cats) By Leah Samuel, STAT Felines and fidos are getting fit with these nine health trends typically reserved for humans. Continue reading
Feb 12 Zika virus may persist in semen for months, scientists say By Helen Branswell, STAT Zika virus may last up to two months in semen, according to a report from the United Kingdom. Continue reading
Feb 10 Watch 6:16 Will a surprising Supreme Court move shake the Paris climate accord? By PBS News Hour The Supreme Court temporarily blocked major regulations, designed by the EPA, to cut back on greenhouse gas emissions from coal-fired power plants. The move, which has been called unprecedented, means that the Obama administration's rules can't go into effect until… Continue watching
Feb 08 Watch 4:34 News Wrap: CDC plays down major Zika outbreak risk in U.S. By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, President Obama said he will ask Congress for more than $1.8 billion to fight the Zika virus, but top U.S. health officials downplayed the possibility of a major outbreak in the U.S. Also, rescuers in… Continue watching
Feb 08 Watch 7:52 In Brazil, a race to solve the mysteries of Zika virus By PBS News Hour In Brazil, health workers are searching for the smoking gun link between the virus and infant microcephaly, while troops attack mosquito breeding grounds and mothers of affected children face the long-term consequences. Science correspondent Miles O’Brien reports. Continue watching