Sep 06 Report: Most Americans with drug or alcohol addictions don't get treatment By Carey Reed The survey, released by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, reported that of the 22.7 million people with substance use disorder in 2013, only 2.5 million received treatment at specialty facilities. Continue reading
Sep 03 In Ebola-stricken West Africa, many of the sick 'have nowhere to go' By Larisa Epatko Despite world health agencies’ best efforts to clamp down on ever-increasing Ebola outbreaks, people in West Africa who are in the center of the virus' path are finding it hard to get accurate information and proper medical care, United Nations… Continue reading
Sep 03 How one tick bite can lead to a life-threatening meat allergy By Ruth Tam One night in the summer of 2009, Jeremy Spittle emerged from a hot tub covered in hives that itched "four times more than poison ivy." For months, his skin broke out like this every few days. The only thing that… Continue reading
Aug 28 Watch Ebola's spread hastens preparations for vaccine testing By PBS News Hour An Ebola vaccine may be ready for human testing as early as next week. Though the vaccine is in its first stage of testing with humans, it showed favorable results in an infected monkey. Gwen Ifill learns more from Dr. Continue watching
Aug 28 Ebola outbreak could affect 20,000 people before it's over By Ayan Sheikh, Sarah McHaney Controlling the epidemic could cost $490 million and will need the help of thousands of local health workers and hundreds of international experts. Continue reading
Aug 24 Watch Ebola tensions ease in quarantined Liberia, but government mistrust lingers By PBS News Hour There are now more than 2,600 confirmed or suspected cases of Ebola, and more than 1,400 deaths resulting from the virus. All of the cases have originated in West Africa. For the latest on the global health crisis, Drew Hinshaw… Continue watching
Aug 17 Are new health insurance policies blocking care to the sick? By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press Ending insurance discrimination against the sick was a central goal of the nation's health care overhaul, but leading patient groups say that promise is being undermined by new barriers from insurers. Continue reading
Aug 10 How mapping the Ebola outbreak may ease future health crises By Victoria Pasquantonio How is a computer program able to spot Ebola happening before researchers can? HealthMap is a website that’s been around since 2006 and aims to help public health organizations determine that a crisis is occurring. Continue reading