Sep 08 Obama administration on track for 2015 health insurance sign-ups By Carla K. Johnson, Associated Press About 9.9 million people have signed up and paid for health insurance under President Barack Obama's health care law, the administration said Tuesday, a slight dip from a previous count but on track toward the administration's year-end goal of 9.1… Continue reading
Sep 07 West Nile virus cases hit record numbers in California last year By Barbara Feder Ostrov, Kaiser Health News The number of these serious California cases was 83 percent higher than the previous record number reported in the state in 2005, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Continue reading
Sep 04 From eggs to trees, USDA's promotional programs have courted controversy By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The slogans are familiar: "The Incredible Edible Egg," ''Pork: The Other White Meat," and "Got Milk?" They've all been part of promotional campaigns overseen by the Agriculture Department and paid for by the industries that vote to organize… Continue reading
Sep 03 Obama administration plan protects transgender community's access to healthcare By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press Mirroring a shift in society, the Obama administration proposed Thursday to ban discrimination against transgender people throughout the health care system. Continue reading
Sep 02 Watch 8:06 Why doctors are prescribing legal aid for patients in need By PBS News Hour Though lawyers are often the last people doctors want to see involved in patient care, across the country, many medical systems have begun establishing special legal partnerships. Lawyers become allies for disadvantaged patients who need help navigating problems with landlords… Continue watching
Sep 02 First polio outbreak since 2010 reported in Europe, WHO says By Michelle Harven The World Health Organization reports two children in southwestern Ukraine have been diagnosed with polio for the first time in Europe since 2010. Continue reading
Sep 02 Photos give powerful visibility to chronic illness By Margaret Sessa-Hawkins “Suffering the Silence” is aimed at enabling those with chronic illness to discuss their illness publicly and on their own terms. Continue reading
Sep 01 Study: Midlife obesity may spur risk for earlier Alzheimer's By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press Obesity in midlife has long been suspected of increasing the risk of Alzheimer's. Researchers at the National Institutes of Health took a closer look and reported Tuesday that being overweight or obese at age 50 may affect the age, years… Continue reading
Aug 31 WATCH: 26 years ago, Oliver Sacks wanted to be remembered like this By Colleen Shalby Not long after Oliver Sacks wrote the bestseller, “The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat,” and just before his 1973 memoir “Awakenings” made its movie debut starring Robin Williams, “The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour” interviewed the famed neurologist. Continue reading
Aug 30 Watch Price of contact lenses at issue in court case By PBS News Hour About 40 million Americans wear contact lenses to correct their vision -- and how much those lenses cost is now the subject of a courtroom battle. The largest lens manufacturers don’t want eye doctors who sell contacts to be undercut… Continue watching