Sep 15 Could a toilet seat help prevent hospital readmissions? By Nicholas Conn, The Conversation Despite physician recommendations, fewer than 10% of congestive heart failure patients monitor themselves for symptoms of deterioration. Continue reading
Sep 14 AP Fact Check: Trump, Dems and their tale of 2 countries By Calvin Woodward, Hope Yen, Associated Press The country described by the Democrats running for president is mired in child poverty, riven with economic unfairness and broken in its approach to health care, crime and guns. The country presented by President Donald Trump is roaring and ascendant. Continue reading
Jul 30 Fact check: The first night of the 2020 Democratic debates in Detroit Did what candidates said the first night of the Democratic debate in Detroit hold up?… Continue reading
Jul 30 ‘I wrote the damn bill.’ Sanders defends ‘Medicare for All’ proposal in 2020 debate By Associated Press Universal health coverage has been a cornerstone of both of Sen. Bernie Sanders' presidential campaigns. He noted that countries like Canada have lower health care costs. Continue reading
Jul 29 2020 candidate Kamala Harris releases new details of her health care plan By Juana Summers, Associated Press Harris is a supporter of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders' "Medicare for All" legislation, but she still envisions a role for the private system… Continue reading
Jul 25 Will Medicare cover my addiction treatment? By Philip Moeller In terms of whether Medicare will cover addiction treatment, the key variable is whether such care is proscribed as medically necessary. Continue reading
Jul 22 Watch 8:59 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Trump’s approval ratings, Mueller testimony NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Amna Nawaz to discuss the latest political news, including current approval ratings for President Trump and poll numbers for 2020 Democrats, what voters want to see when it… Continue watching
Jul 20 AP Fact Check: Trump and Dems on an incendiary week By Hope Yen, Amanda Seitz, Calvin Woodward, Associated Press President Trump attributed statements to a Democratic congresswoman that she didn't make as he set off an incendiary week of vilification with accusations that she and three other lawmakers of color hate America. Continue reading
Jul 18 How racial inequity is playing out in the opioid crisis By Jenae Addison Non-whites make up 20 percent of deaths involving prescription and non-prescription opioids in the U.S. According to recent government data, the number is growing. Continue reading
Jul 15 Biden cancer nonprofit suspends operations indefinitely By Stephan Braun Biden, who on Monday was detailing his health care plan , headed the Obama administration effort to accelerate a cancer cure in tribute to his son Beau, who died of the disease in 2015. Continue reading