Jun 30 Why I wake up at 5 a.m. to golf alone By Mike Melia Golfing alone allows my mind to go fallow for a few hours. It offers me the space to think through conflicts at work or home. It helps me recharge emotionally. Continue reading
Jun 30 Is the secret of happiness contained in this Danish word? By Megan Crigger Denmark ranks extremely high in work-life balance. Understanding the Danish concept of “hygge” may explain why. Continue reading
Jun 29 7 ways to add an extra hour to your day By Corinne Segal How can we be so effective in our work, that we’re creating an extra hour for our life outside of work? Here are seven tips. Continue reading
Jun 28 What's next for U.S. health policy? By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press There's no shortage of pressing issues, including prescription drug prices, high insurance deductibles and long-term care. Continue reading
Jun 27 Engineers create collapsible battery powered with the help of dirty water By Carey Reed Engineers at Binghamton University have created a paper origami biobattery that gets its charge from a drop of dirty water. Continue reading
Jun 25 Watch 11:03 Is this the end of Obamacare legal challenges? By PBS News Hour The Supreme Court handed down a victory for the Affordable Care Act, ruling that people living in states with federal health exchanges are eligible for tax subsidies despite language in the law. Gwen Ifill looks at the ruling with Marcia… Continue watching
Jun 25 Watch 3:46 Chief Justice Roberts: Congress passed ACA to improve insurance markets, not destroy them By PBS News Hour The Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Affordable Care Act for a second time, stating that states with federally run exchanges can still receive tax subsidies. Had the court ruled against subsidies, millions of Americans would have been left… Continue watching
Jun 25 Are we closer to a rapid test for Ebola? By Caleb Hellerman, Global Health Reporting Center In the early stages of infection it’s easy to mistake Ebola for other diseases, and sorting out which patients carry the virus is a delicate and dangerous task. Now, there’s new evidence that a simple test could make that job… Continue reading
Jun 25 Having survived court ruling, what's next challenge for health insurance markets? By Jordan Rau, Kaiser Health News Despite having survived a challenge in the U.S. Supreme Court, the federal government’s health insurance markets face weighty struggles as they try to keep prices under control, entice more consumers and encourage quality medical care. Continue reading
Jun 24 California caps what patients pay for pricey drugs. Will other states follow? By April Dembosky, KQED Expensive specialty medicines used to treat cancer and chronic illnesses have forced some very ill Americans to choose between getting proper treatment and paying their rent. To ease the financial burden, the California agency that governs the state's Affordable Care… Continue reading