Mar 26 25 pharmaceutical companies will phase out animal antibiotics By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press The Food and Drug Administration says 25 pharmaceutical companies are voluntarily phasing out the use of antibiotics for growth promotion in animals processed for meat. Continue reading
Mar 24 Watch Healing the psychological scars crippling Liberia in the wake of civil war By PBS News Hour After 14 years of civil war, more than 40 percent of Liberians suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder. But most have nowhere to turn; the cash-strapped West African nation has only one psychiatrist for 4 million people. Special correspondent Molly Knight… Continue watching
Mar 19 Losing sleep can lead to brain damage, scientists warn By Justin Scuiletti Research published in the Journal of Neuroscience Tuesday claims that chronic sleep loss can lead to a permanent loss of brain cells -- nullifying any hope to “make up” for lost sleep. Continue reading
Mar 18 In times of stress, men become self-centered, women focus on others By Robert Pursell A new study reveals how men and women react differently to stress. The study, to be published in the May issue of the journal Psychoneuroendicrinology, claims that in times of stress male subjects become more egocentric and less able to… Continue reading
Mar 17 Insurance marketplace enrollment hits 5 million By News Desk More than 5 million Americans have signed up for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act’s new “marketplaces,” the Obama administration announced Monday. Continue reading
Mar 14 Women increase use of ADHD medication more than any other group, study finds By Talia Mindich Young women have increased their use of ADHD medication more than any other group in the U.S., according to the most current and comprehensive analysis of these medications. Continue reading
Mar 10 Watch Syria's shattered health care system causes suffering from eradicated diseases, preventable amputations By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 10 Doctors monitor patients remotely via smartphones and fitness trackers By Daniela Hernandez, Kaiser Health News With high-risk patients hooked up to “personal data trackers” — a portable electrocardiogram built into a smartphone case, for instance — he and his researchers can track the ups and downs of patients’ conditions as they go about their lives. Continue reading
Feb 21 Editor's note: Remembering Martha Monsson By News Desk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbqixL8Ubaw Last November, the PBS NewsHour ran a series of reports exploring how the Affordable Care Act was affecting the lives of Americans. On November 13, we aired our report about Martha Monsson, a Colorado woman with cancer… Continue reading
Feb 17 Librarians find new purpose helping uninsured navigate health care By Elana Gordon, WHYY What can’t librarians do? Many are now becoming health insurance guides. Continue reading