Women To See Higher Prices For Long-Term Care Insurance
The country’s largest long-term care insurer is making it tougher for people — especially women — to buy its policy. …
U.S. Doctors Head Overseas To Train, Not Just Treat
A few months ago, we told you about a Peace Corps initiative that sends doctors and nurses abroad to teach …
How ‘Crunch Time’ Between School And Sleep Shapes Kids’ Health
It’s an important question for American families and the nation as a whole: Why do so many kids weigh too …
Contagion On The Couch: CDC App Poses Fun Disease Puzzles
Disease detectives are kind of the rock stars of public health. They travel around the world, on a moment’s notice, …
Parents, Just Say No To Sharing Tales Of Drug Use With Kids
It’s a moment many parents dread — sitting down to talk with their kid about drugs. What should they say? …
The Whole Community Gets A Health Boost From HIV Treatment
Over the last few decades, one of the most perplexing questions in global health is how to stop HIV. There …
Feds Set New Rules for Controversial Bird Flu Research
Government-funded scientists here in the U.S. are a step closer to being able to resume some controversial experiments with lab-altered …
Flu Vaccine Has Been Feeble For Elderly This Season
This year’s flu vaccine appears to be doing a unusually poor job of protecting the elderly, federal health officials reported …
Hospitals Clamp Down On Early Elective Births
For decades, doctors have been warned about the dangers of delivering babies early without a medical reason. But the practice …
Medical Waste: 90 More Don’ts For Your Doctor
Doctors do stuff — tests, procedures, drug regimens and operations. It’s what they’re trained to do, what they’re paid to …
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