Aug 20 Many rural hospitals remain at risk nationwide By Michael Ollove, Stateline There are approximately 2,300 rural hospitals in the U.S., most of them concentrated in the Midwest and the South. For a variety of reasons, many of them are struggling to survive. Continue reading
Aug 20 Most Americans want government to curb prescription costs, poll finds By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Regardless of political affiliation, Americans strongly support government action to control prescription drug costs, according to a poll released Thursday. Continue reading
Aug 19 Watch 6:47 Why some doctors are wary of the new female libido pill By PBS News Hour Addyi, a new female libido pill, will hit the market this fall, but the prescription drug was twice rejected by the FDA in the past. For a closer look at the uses and risks, Judy Woodruff speaks to Dr. Adriane… Continue watching
Aug 19 Watch 1:59 Promising to stoke female desire, new drug Addyi will come with serious warning By PBS News Hour Like that popular blue pill Viagra, this new pink pill aims to treat sexual dysfunction. But unlike Viagra and Cialis, the newly FDA-approved Addyi aims to treat women who aren't interested in sex by gradually adjusting brain chemistry. Judy Woodruff… Continue watching
Aug 19 Second person contracts plague after visiting Yosemite National Park By Alexandra Hall According to health department officials in California, a second visitor to Yosemite National Park has been diagnosed with what is believed to be the human plague. Continue reading
Aug 19 In Ebola-ravaged village, nurse sees power of the human spirit By Larisa Epatko When Doctors Without Borders called nurse Kim Federici to join their forces fighting Ebola in spring 2014, she answered without reservation. Continue reading
Aug 19 FDA approves first drug to improve a woman’s sex drive By News Desk The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved the world’s first drug aimed at increasing women’s sex drives after rejecting it twice previously. Continue reading
Aug 18 Watch 7:03 When patients live far from care, video conferencing can be a palliative support lifeline By PBS News Hour People facing life-threatening illnesses often access palliative care to ease their pain and help with difficult end-of-life choices. But for those living in remote, rural areas, getting that comforting care can be unwieldy. Special correspondent Joanne Elgart Jennings reports on… Continue watching
Aug 18 Giving the disabled and homebound a chance to ‘hike’ a volcano By Joanne Elgart Jennings For millions of Americans who are bound to their homes with sickness or disability, the idea of strolling along the Seine in Paris or hiking the rim of a Hawaiian volcano is only a dream. But a Canadian photographer thinks… Continue reading
Aug 17 Watch 6:18 How the growing cost of drugs might affect your employer’s health plan By PBS News Hour More than half of large U.S. employers will more tightly manage their employees' use of prescription drugs next year, according to a new survey. The increased expenses from costly drugs threaten to push some employer health care plans over a… Continue watching