Mar 16 App’s terms of service give away your SSN, medical history By Daniel Costa-Roberts Do you know what you’re agreeing to when you click “I agree” on a website’s terms of service form?… Continue reading
Mar 15 South Korea announces app to combat student suicide By Daniel Costa-Roberts In an effort to curb the country's student suicide problem, South Korea's education ministry announced a smartphone app designed to screen students' social media posts, messages and web searches for words related to suicide, AFP reported Friday. Continue reading
Mar 14 USDA: Strain of highly contagious bird flu detected in Kansas By Daniel Costa-Roberts The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced that a strain of highly contagious bird flu was detected in a poultry flock in Leavenworth County, Kansas, the latest flare-up in a multistate outbreak threatening U.S. poultry producers. Continue reading
Mar 14 Nearly sold to pay off debt, Diego Rivera, Frida Kahlo art on view in Detroit By Carey Reed An exhibition celebrating Mexican artists Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo is set to open in Detroit on Sunday, featuring artwork that was almost sold at auction last year to help pay off the city's crippling debt. Continue reading
Mar 14 New sign-up window under health care law opens tomorrow By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press Several million people hit with new federal fines for going without health insurance will get a second chance to sign up starting Sunday, and that could ease the sting of rising penalties for being uninsured. But as the enrollment window… Continue reading
Mar 12 Efforts to instill empathy among doctors is paying dividends By Sandra G. Boodman, Kaiser Health News The patient was dying and she knew it. In her mid-50s, she had been battling breast cancer for years, but it had spread to her bones, causing unrelenting pain that required hospitalization. Jeremy Force, a first-year oncology fellow at Duke… Continue reading
Mar 12 Ultrasound helps restore memory to mice with Alzheimer’s By Anna Sillers A team of Australian researchers recently found that ultrasound waves have helped restore memory to mice with Alzheimer’s disease, potentially bringing scientists closer to finding a way to prevent the disease. Continue reading
Mar 10 Hundreds of hospitals struggle to improve patient satisfaction By Jordan Rau, Kaiser Health News SALISBURY, N.C. — Lillie Robinson came to Rowan Medical Center for surgery on her left foot. She expected to be in and out in a day, returning weeks later for her surgeon to operate on the other foot. Continue reading
Mar 08 Liberian government closes crematorium in sign of Ebola progress By Triana Kalmanoff The Liberian government has closed and dismantled a crematorium in Monrovia in a move that represents significant progress in the country’s fight against the disease. Continue reading
Mar 08 FDA approves first biosimilar drug for distribution in the U.S. By Triana Kalmanoff The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first biosimilar drug for distribution in the United States, the agency announced on Friday. Continue reading