Jan 28 Poll: Congress should restore insurance subsidies if Supreme Court rules against them By Julie Rovner, KFF Health News A new poll finds that most people think Congress or states should act to restore health insurance subsidies if the Supreme Court decides later this year they are not permitted in states where the federal government is running the marketplace. Continue reading
Jan 28 Loss of honey bees and other pollinators could mean malnutrition for millions around the world By Adelyn Baxter New research from scientists at the University of Vermont and Harvard University demonstrates the devastating impact the continued loss of pollinators like honey bees could have on millions of people in the developing world. Continue reading
Jan 27 ‘Baby-talk’ might not be easy to understand for kids, study finds By Anna Sillers Parents may be using “baby-talk” when speaking to infants with the goal of making it easier for babies to understand, but a new Japanese study shows this may have the opposite effect. Continue reading
Jan 27 In Vietnam, learning to embrace life with HIV By Larisa Epatko Lu Thi Thanh, a 28-year-old woman residing in northern Vietnam, speaks matter-of-factly about living with HIV. The words didn’t always come so easily, but things changed after she joined a support network called Sunflower. Continue reading
Jan 26 Nearly 500 people in England hospitalized for female genital mutilation in November By Corinne Segal In November, 466 people were treated in English hospitals for the effects of female genital mutilation, according to a recent analysis by the Health and Social Care Information Centre. Continue reading
Jan 25 Watch 5:32 ‘Completely avoidable’: Vaccination could have prevented Disneyland measles outbreak By PBS News Hour U.S. health officials say the recent measles outbreak that began at Disneyland in Southern California continues to ripple across the nation with approximately 100 cases reported so far. How great a risk does this pose and how can people protect… Continue watching
Jan 25 WHO contemplates reforms after admitting missteps on Ebola By Carey Reed In a special session on Sunday, the World Health Organization debated how to reform itself after acknowledging the organization had botched its response to the 2014 Ebola emergency. Continue reading
Jan 24 Advocates seek greater privacy protections for HealthCare.gov By Jack Gillum, Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press Privacy advocates say the Obama administration needs to make more changes to protect consumer privacy on the government's health insurance website. Continue reading
Jan 22 Despite birth defect risks, many women receive strong pain drugs By Laura Santhanam A government report found that a significant number of U.S. women who are of reproductive age have been prescribed opioid pain medication, which are known to cause birth defects. Continue reading
Jan 22 Many of the hospitals awarded Medicare bonuses won’t be able to collect By Jordan Rau, Kaiser Health News Medicare is giving bonuses to a majority of hospitals that it graded on quality, but many of those rewards will be wiped out by penalties the government has issued for other shortcomings, federal data show. Continue reading