Health Jan 02 Too many cancer screens skew how we understand risk factors, study says By Sharon Begley, STAT
Health Nov 07 Urine screens cost $8.5 billion a year — more than the entire EPA budget Spending on urine screens and related genetic tests quadrupled from 2011 to 2014 to an estimated $8.5 billion a year — more than the entire budget of the Environmental Protection Agency. The federal government paid providers more to conduct urine… By Fred Schulte and Elizabeth Lucas, Kaiser Health News
Oct 04 Watch Can CT scans for smokers save lives? Dr. Henschke is a leading expert in lung cancer screenings.
Nation Sep 25 Watch Challenges Abound in Trying to Prevent Violence Via Mental Health Screening Challenges Abound in Trying to Prevent Violence Via Mental Health Screening…
Nation Sep 18 Watch Pentagon Orders Review of Security at Military Facilities Worldwide Pentagon Orders Review of Security at Military Facilities Worldwide…
Apr 23 Watch Boston Marathon Bombings Stir Up Questions, Lessons for Public Safety Protocol Boston Marathon Bombings Stir Up Questions, Lessons for Public Safety Protocol… Continue watching
Dec 25 Watch Are Annual Mammograms Necessary? Physicians Debate Tool’s Prevention Capability Are Annual Mammograms Necessary? Physicians Debate Tool's Prevention Capability… Continue watching
Feb 03 Watch Komen Charity Reverses Planned Parenthood Grant Cuts After two days of uproar and different explanations for its initial decision, the Susan G. Komen for the Cure charity reversed course Friday on cutting funding for Planned Parenthood. Hari Sreenivasan and Amina Khan of The Los Angeles Times discuss… Continue watching
Oct 20 Watch Patients, Doctors Face Tough Questions Amid Changes in Prostate Cancer Screening There have been plenty of questions and reactions in the medical community since a government panel recommended changing the way men are screened for prostate cancer. Health correspondent Betty Ann Bowser reports on some of the responses among patients and… Continue watching
Jan 20 Watch After Christmas Bomb Plot, New Airport Screening Techniques Examined Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano testified before Senators today that airport screening techniques are vital to protecting the U.S. from terrorist threats. Ray Suarez reports on some of the latest technology that you might see in U.S. airports. Continue watching