Jun 12 Watch 1:41 Flying a drone in the Crew Bay slum of Freetown, Sierra Leone By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jun 12 Medicare drug plans favor generic opioids over those designed to avoid abuse, study finds By Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News The abuse of prescription painkillers is a growing problem for seniors, as it is for other age groups. But Medicare drug plans are cutting back on coverage for a specially designated type of painkiller that deters abuse in favor of… Continue reading
Jun 11 Watch 9:58 Using the power of prediction to halt Ebola in its tracks By PBS News Hour The Ebola outbreak in West Africa has claimed more than 11,000 lives. But it could have been worse if it wasn’t for sophisticated prediction models. In the third installment in our series Cracking Ebola's Code, science correspondent Miles O’Brien discovers… Continue watching
Jun 11 How to find care for LGBT seniors By Leah Eskenazi, Family Caregiver Alliance While LGBT seniors face many issues shared among all older adults and those who care for them, a number of specific factors should be considered. Continue reading
Jun 10 Watch 7:03 Powerful new class of cholesterol drugs offers hope for some patients By PBS News Hour More than 30 million Americans take statins to lower their cholesterol, according to estimates. But these popular drugs don't work for everyone. Now the FDA may be poised to approve a powerful new class of drugs that can attack cholesterol… Continue watching
Jun 10 Organ donation: State efforts have done little to close supply gap By Lisa Gillespie, Kaiser Health News In the U.S., an average of 21 people die every day waiting for an organ transplant, and the wait times can range from four months for a heart to five years for a kidney, dependent on the how sick the… Continue reading
Jun 09 NYC health officials push for high-sodium warning labels in chain restaurants By Joshua Barajas New York City’s health department will push a plan Wednesday for new warning labels that singled out food products high in sodium on chain restaurant menus, the Associated Press reported. If the plan comes to fruition, New York will be… Continue reading
Jun 09 In honor of Cole Porter’s 124th birthday, his story of triumph over pain By Dr. Howard Markel When Cole Porter died of kidney failure at age 73 on Oct. 15, 1964, only his closest friends knew the extent of the physical and mental anguish he had endured for 27 years. Against all clinical odds, even if only… Continue reading
Jun 05 Watch 9:34 What’s delaying some generic drugs from coming to market? By PBS News Hour The Federal Trade Commission's recent $1.2 billion settlement over the drug Provigil has brought so-called "pay for delay" deals for generic drugs back into the spotlight. Opponents say these deals delay generic medications to market, costing consumers billions. But drug… Continue watching