Mar 12 Watch 7:49 Detoxing after delivery: When babies are born withdrawing from opioids By Saskia de Melker, Melanie Saltzman The number of American babies born going through withdrawal from prescription painkillers and heroin used by their mothers during pregnancy, a condition called Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, increased fivefold between 2000 and 2012. NewsHour's Alison Stewart explores the consequences of the… Continue watching
Mar 12 Watch 8:04 Disparity in the life spans of the rich and poor is growing By PBS News Hour Research has long established that wealthy people tend to live longer than the poor, but despite advances in medicine, technology and education, the economic ladder has been widening dramatically. Dr. Lisa Berkman, the director of Harvard's Center for Population and… Continue watching
Mar 10 Watch 53:38 PBS NewsHour full episode March 10, 2016 By PBS News Hour Thursday on the NewsHour, Sen. Ted Cruz picks up his first senatorial endorsement, from Utah Sen. Mike Lee. Also: Who’s on pace to win Ohio and Florida, the Atlantic examines Obama’s foreign policy legacy, the Federal Reserve considers hiking interest… Continue watching
Mar 09 Watch 5:18 Pediatric guidelines now urge holistic health and wellbeing checks By PBS News Hour New guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics released Wednesday recommend that, during routine checkups, physicians also screen children for signs of poverty. The move is part of a larger effort to improve mental health and physical development in adolescents. Continue watching
Mar 09 Watch 9:18 After tragic mistake, rural hospital transforms into model of success By Jason Kane and Sarah Varney, Kaiser Health News Since 2010, more than 50 rural hospitals have closed across the country, and hundreds more are at risk. But Hill Country Memorial Hospital in Fredericksburg, Texas, is surviving -- and thriving. Prompted by a tragic medical failure seven years ago,… Continue watching
Mar 09 The first uterus transplant in U.S. has failed, doctors say By Melissa Bailey, STAT Despite this setback with the nation's first uterus transplant, a small clinical trial into this pregnancy-assistance method will continue. Continue reading
Mar 09 Celebrating Rebecca Lee Crumpler, first African-American woman physician By Dr. Howard Markel Today we celebrate the life of Rebecca Lee Crumpler, the first African-American woman physician in the United States. On this anniversary of her death, let us applaud her courage, perseverance and pioneering achievements. Her passion “to mitigate the afflictions of… Continue reading
Mar 08 Retail clinics add convenience but also hike costs, study finds By Chad Terhune, Kaiser Health News Retail clinics, long seen as an antidote to more expensive doctor offices and emergency rooms, may actually boost medical spending by leading consumers to get more care, a new study shows. Continue reading
Mar 08 For many uninsured, Obamacare fines double at tax time By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Many people who went without health insurance last year are now seeing fines more than double under President Barack Obama's health care law, tax preparation company H&R Block said Tuesday. Continue reading
Mar 08 Nike, Sharapova's biggest backer, cuts ties with tennis champion By Joshua Barajas Three of Maria Sharapova’s sponsors distanced themselves from the tennis star Tuesday after she announced failing a drug test at the Australian Open in January. Continue reading