Jul 19 Higher-than-expected Medicaid enrollment numbers prompt state budget worries By Daniel Costa-Roberts A dozen states that chose to expand Medicaid coverage under the Affordable Care Act have seen their enrollment numbers far outpace projections, raising budget concerns as the federal government gets set to reduce its funding for the expansions… Continue reading
Jul 19 Watch 6:16 Here’s what you should know about choosing the right surgeon By PBS News Hour A new report by ProPublica sheds light on the importance of choosing the right surgeon, especially when it comes to elective surgery. The non-profit news organization analyzed the complication rates of 17,000 surgeons nationwide and released its findings to the… Continue watching
Jul 19 Watch 9:21 Advocates warn genital cutting may increase during summer months By PBS NewsHour Female genital mutilation is widely thought of as something affecting women in countries halfway around the world. But advocates in the U.S. say many women who have immigrated here may have been subjected to the painful procedure or could still… Continue watching
Jul 19 Happy birthday to the woman who revolutionized endocrinology By Dr. Howard Markel Rosalyn S. Yalow was a giant of medicine. A Nobel laureate and medical physicist, Yalow co-discovered the radioimmunoassay, an exquisitely sensitive means of using “radioactive tracers” to measure hormones in the bloodstream. Continue reading
Jul 18 U.K. study: Most obese people unlikely to lose weight and keep it off By Rialda Zukic A study published this week in the American Journal of Public Health shows that obese people are statistically unlikely to lose weight and keep it off. Continue reading
Jul 17 Watch 2:39 Running and leaping through life at full speed By PBS News Hour In this video produced by young journalists in the NewsHour’s Student Reporting Labs program, Justin Frevert, a parkour artist, explains how the sport has helped him overcome obstacles and embrace life’s challenges. Continue watching
Jul 17 How much does it cost to have a baby? By Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News Which hospital parents pick to deliver their baby can have serious cost consequences, according to a new study. Continue reading
Jul 16 Watch 5:59 Kindergarteners with good social skills turn into successful adults, study finds By PBS News Hour In a report released today, researchers found that kindergarteners’ social skills, like cooperation, listening to others and helping classmates, provided strong predictors of how those children would fare two decades later. Judy Woodruff speaks to Damon Jones of Pennsylvania State… Continue watching
Jul 16 Home Health Agencies Get Medicare’s Star Treatment By Jordan Rau, Kaiser Health News The federal government released on Thursday a new five-star rating system for home health agencies, hoping to bring clarity to a fast-growing but fragmented corner of the medical industry where it’s often difficult to distinguish good from bad. Continue reading
Jul 15 Do cell phones belong in the operating room? By Shefali Luthra, Kaiser Health News Next time you’re on the operating table and you have one last look around as the anesthesiologist approaches, don’t be too sure that that person in scrubs looking at a smartphone is pulling up vital health data. He or she… Continue reading