Feb 11 In need of complex care, a Syrian child gets a second chance at a U.S. hospital By Hyacinth Empinado, STAT Jude and her family are refugees from Al-Thawrah, Syria, a town some 100 miles east of Aleppo. Their house was destroyed in a government airstrike in 2013. Continue reading
Feb 10 Watch 7:39 As HHS secretary, Tom Price has significant powers to change health care By PBS News Hour Tom Price, a Republican congressman from Georgia, was confirmed as the next secretary of health and human services overnight. The longtime opponent of the Affordable Care Act sees a smaller role for the federal government in health care. But his… Continue watching
Feb 01 Watch 5:43 Can a cleaner cookstove save lives? By PBS News Hour Nearly half of the world’s population cooks using stoves that burn fuel like wood or charcoal, creating harmful -- even deadly -- smoke when inhaled. In Ghana, where cooking with wood is the norm, there’s a study underway to find… Continue watching
Dec 02 Health law’s experiment that tests new ways to pay for care could offer tool for GOP ideas By Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News Economists and policymakers think the U.S. may be overpaying for many medical services, and the health law has a program to test that. But with the ACA up for potential repeal, what happens to that testing now? One of the… Continue reading
Oct 26 Women are fast catching up to men in alcohol consumption — and abuse By Megan Thielking, STAT Women worldwide are catching up to men when it comes to alcohol consumption. Continue reading
Oct 08 A ‘liver-friendly’ vodka? Scientists and regulators may need convincing By Sheila Kaplan, STAT The scion of an Indian pharmaceutical family claims to have crafted a liver-friendly vodka. But does it work?… Continue reading
Sep 29 Why is the risk of death during pregnancy going up in the U.S.? By Michael Ollove, Stateline The 15-year trend in the U.S. not only runs counter to the worldwide rate, but to that in most other industrialized countries. Continue reading
Sep 29 Most Americans want restraints on drug prices By Jordan Rau, Kaiser Health News An overwhelming majority of Americans favor government action to restrain prescription drug prices, according to a poll released Thursday. Continue reading
Sep 28 7 things you didn’t know about lead By Leigh Anne Tiffany Learn some interesting facts about lead, its effect on our health and how it gets in our water. Continue reading
Sep 18 Why do suicidal patients wait hours for a hospital bed? By Corinne Segal Psychiatric beds have been a disappearing resource for suicidal patients in recent years. Continue reading