Jul 31 First-ever Ebola vaccine shows 'promise' -- now what? By Larisa Epatko A vaccine against the Ebola virus – the first of its kind in the disease’s 40-year recorded history – shows promise in trials in Guinea, according to a report released Friday in the medical journal Lancet. Continue reading
Jul 31 Quiz: How much do you know about long-term care at hospitals? By Margaret Sessa-Hawkins Take this quiz to see how much you really know about the role hospitals play in long-term care. Continue reading
Jul 30 Why the anti-HIV pill is a hard sell to the Latino community By Anna Gorman, Kaiser Health News In California, New York, Texas and elsewhere, health workers are trying to get more high-risk Latino men to use the drug, Truvada. The medication, which is used for “Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis” or PrEP, was approved by the FDA in 2012 for… Continue reading
Jul 29 Watch 10:25 After 50 years, how do we ensure Medicare and Medicaid longevity? By PBS News Hour Fifty years since Medicare and Medicaid were established, the programs cover the health care needs of more than 120 million Americans. But new projections underscore worries over long-term sustainability. Judy Woodruff speaks to two former secretaries of the Department of… Continue watching
Jul 29 Hospitals look to laborists to fill gaps left by on-call obstetricians By Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News Despite concerns about turning obstetrics into “shift” work similar to emergency physicians, the trend of employing laborists, hospitalists who handle births and obstetrical and gynecological emergencies, is growing as hospitals seek to improve patient safety and physicians increasingly recognize they… Continue reading
Jul 28 Watch 8:50 New Mexicans claim cancer is living legacy of world's first atomic bomb test By PBS News Hour This July marks the 70th anniversary of the first ever test of an atomic bomb in New Mexico. But a group called the Downwinders -- local residents whose homes were downwind of the blast site -- aren't celebrating the milestone. Continue watching
Jul 28 To boost patient health, rehab sometimes starts before cancer treatment By Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News Cancer patients who do rehabilitation before they begin treatment may recover more quickly from surgery, chemotherapy or radiation, some cancer specialists say. But insurance coverage for cancer “prehabilitation,” as it’s called, can be spotty, especially if the aim is to… Continue reading
Jul 27 How coordinated care gives patients the freedom to stay at home By David Pelcyger How does coordinated caregiving work? Meet three older Americans with chronic illnesses who are benefitting from coordinated caregivers in their homes. Continue reading
Jul 26 State health insurance markets grapple with high costs By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press State-run health insurance markets that offer coverage under President Barack Obama's health law are struggling with high costs and low enrollment, challenges that could lead more of them to turn over operations to the federal government or join forces with… Continue reading
Jul 24 Proposed label would tell you how much added sugar to eat By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Wondering if you are eating too much added sugar? The nutrition label on your food may one day help you figure it out. Continue reading