May 10 Poll: Many doubt court will rule fairly on health law case By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press Many people in the United States doubt that the Supreme Court can rule fairly in the latest litigation jeopardizing President Barack Obama's health care law… Continue reading
May 09 WHO declares Liberia free of Ebola By Daniel Costa-Roberts Following more than a month during which no new Ebola cases were reported in the country, Liberia was officially declared Ebola-free on Saturday by the World Health Organization. Continue reading
May 07 Johnson & Johnson creates panel to look into experimental drug access By Stephen Fee Drugmaker Johnson & Johnson said today that it would tap bioethicist Arthur Caplan of the NYU School of Medicine to lead an independent group overseeing requests from dying patients to use experimental medications. Continue reading
May 06 Watch 9:17 Does vaping save smokers or create new nicotine addicts? By PBS News Hour E-cigarettes, which produce vapor instead of smoke, are supposed to be a safer nicotine option. But the product is completely unregulated by the federal government, and there’s been little research on its long-term effects. The industry, too, faces uncertainty, as… Continue watching
May 06 Here’s what you need to know about the serious backlog of Medicare appeals By Philip Moeller There is a serious issue here, but its direct impact on Medicare beneficiaries is perhaps not so great. Continue reading
May 05 Watch 4:47 Worst U.S. bird flu outbreak threatens Midwest poultry industry By PBS News Hour The growing outbreak of bird flu is now the largest ever seen in the U.S. Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin have declared states of emergency and another 11 states have found cases of the virus. The federal government has added another… Continue watching
May 05 Watch 7:39 Why African-American seniors are less likely to use hospice By PBS News Hour Black seniors are more likely than whites and Latinos to forgo hospice care. Due to deeply felt religious beliefs and a long history of discrimination in the U.S., African-American patients are often reluctant to plan for the end of their… Continue watching
May 03 Watch 3:16 How did Iowa’s Avian Flu outbreak get so bad? By PBS News Hour Iowa, the country's largest egg-producing state, declared a major outbreak of the Avian Flu. And to try and contain the disease, millions of chickens and turkeys there and in Wisconsin and Minnesota have been killed. Amy Mayer, a reporter for… Continue watching
May 02 Genius and autism may share genetic link, study finds By Carey Reed Child prodigies and their autistic family members may share a genetic link, according to findings published online in the April issue of Human Heredity. Continue reading