Health

Ebola efforts shift from keeping up with new cases to eliminating the epidemic

By PBS News Hour

Death of the bake sale: New rules mean healthier fundraisers

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

WASHINGTON — When it comes to school fundraisers, bake sale tables loaded with sugary goodies are out. Fun runs, auctions and sales of healthier treats are in.

Why you shouldn’t RSVP to a ‘measles party’

By PBS News Hour

In California, a parent reportedly invited others to a “measles party” -- a way to intentionally expose unvaccinated children to the virus with the goal of building immunity. Rear Adm. Anne Schuchat of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…

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In ‘Still Alice,’ a neuroscientist-novelist explores what it’s like to live with Alzheimer’s

By PBS News Hour

Confronted by her own grandmother’s illness, writer and neuroscientist Lisa Genova started her exploration of Alzheimer’s with one question: What does it actually feel like to have the disease? Her resulting novel, “Still Alice,” was adapted into a film that…

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How do you spot Alzheimer’s? Neuroscientist, author behind ‘Still Alice’ explains

By Ruth Tam

Lisa Genova, neuroscientist and author of "Still Alice," answers questions about recognizing and dealing with Alzheimer's.

Report urges better diagnosis for chronic fatigue syndrome

By Lauren Neergaard, Associated Press

WASHINGTON -- Chronic fatigue syndrome is a real and serious disease that needs a new name to reflect that -- and a straightforward way to diagnose the illness, a government advisory group declared Tuesday.

Why Hispanic Americans still aren’t signing up for Obamacare

By Mary Agnes Carey, Kaiser Health News

Nearly a third of the ACA’s media budget this year is focused on Hispanic media, tripling the 10 percent spent on reaching Latinos last year, according to HHS Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell.

Lack of encryption standards raises health data privacy questions

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press

Insurers aren't required to encrypt consumers' data under a 1990s federal law that remains the foundation for health care privacy in the Internet age -- an omission that seems striking in light of the major cyberattack against Anthem.

Rand Paul’s vaccine claims under microscope

By Thomas Beaumont, Laurie Kellman, Associated Press

As a medical doctor, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul has a rare set of credentials at the intersection of science and politics. But the glare of the 2016 presidential race is searing, and under it, Paul had a rough week.