Feb 22 Watch Elephant genes hold big hopes for cancer researchers By PBS News Hour Elephants have 100 times more cells in their bodies than humans, which should make them far more vulnerable to cancer than we are. But less than 5 percent of elephant deaths are linked to cancer, which researchers credit to the… Continue watching
Feb 15 On HIV/AIDS, poet challenges you to not look away By Corinne Segal Today is the 258th day that Michael Broder has published a poem on HIV. The online collection, titled HIV Here & Now, is a yearlong project by Broder to publish one poem a day leading up to June 5,… Continue reading
Jan 18 California natural gas leak just one of thousands across country By Elisabeth Ponsot Experts estimate there are thousands of methane leaks across the U.S., compounding the nation’s greenhouse gas inventory and foisting political pressure onto federal regulators to deal with the global warming contributor. Continue reading
Jan 14 Detroit teacher: ‘How can you teach or learn in conditions like these?’ By Lakia Wilson More than 60 schools in Detroit closed earlier this week after teachers called in sick in protest of rodent and mold problems. Continue reading
Jan 12 Telenovelas work to educate Hispanics about kidney donations By Fran Kritz, Kaiser Health News The marketing strategy is intended to address a growing need among Latinos for kidney transplants. Continue reading
Jan 03 Watch 3:14 Financial incentives prompt rural hospitals to perform more surgeries—but at a greater risk By PBS News Hour An investigation by The Wall Street Journal found that surgeries performed at so-called critical access hospitals in mostly rural areas carry a greater risk of complications than those at general hospitals. And financial incentives lead the small facilities to perform… Continue watching
Dec 22 Study: Some cardiac arrest victims ignore warning symptoms By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press Sudden cardiac arrest may not always be so sudden: New research suggests a lot of people may ignore potentially life-saving warning signs hours, days, even a few weeks before they collapse. Continue reading
Dec 21 Why health plans’ drug coverage can be confusing for consumers By Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News Patients getting chemotherapy or other complex medications may have a sudden panic when shopping for health insurance: Their drugs often don’t appear to be covered. Continue reading
Dec 01 Major insurer will offer individual life insurance coverage to people with HIV By Barbara Feder Ostrov, Kaiser Health News Prudential Financial Inc., one of the nation’s largest life insurers, plans to announce this week that it will offer traditional individual policies to eligible people living with HIV. Continue reading
Nov 30 Obama: Climate pact an ‘act of defiance’ after Paris attacks By Nancy Benac, Associated Press LE BOURGET, France -- Pushing for a powerful climate deal, President Barack Obama called the global talks opening Monday outside Paris an "act of defiance" against terrorism that proves the world stands undeterred by Islamic State-linked attacks in Europe and… Continue reading