Will Your Long-Term Care Coverage Keep Up With Changing Times?
If you’re investing to protect yourself from something that may happen 20 or 30 years down the road, you’d like …
Why Health Officials Want You To Eat More Potassium
It’s a real bummer to be told to eat less of something. Especially when it’s salt, the ubiquitous ingredient that …
Experimental Tuberculosis Vaccine Fails To Protect Infants
Researchers are disappointed in the results of a long-awaited study of the leading candidate vaccine against tuberculosis, one of humankind’s …
Shortage Of Brain Tissue Sets Autism Research Back
Research on autism is being hobbled by a shortage of brain tissue. The brain tissue comes from people with autism …
Got A Superbug? Bring In The Robots
Drug-resistant bacteria are a growing problem at hospitals across the country. The bacteria, such as Staphylococcus and Clostridium difficile, are …
Quick TB Test Builds Up Arsenal Against Drug-Resistant Bacteria
The people on the front lines of tuberculosis control have their hands full, but their biggest challenge for the moment …
Novartis Recalls Triaminic And Theraflu Cough Syrups
The Consumer Products Safety Commission says that “child-resistant” caps on some bottles of cough and flu syrup aren’t as sturdy …
Religious Nonprofits May Get ‘Broader Opt-Out’ From Birth Control Coverage
“The Obama administration is announcing a broader opt-out for religious nonprofits that object to providing health insurance that covers birth …
Are NFL Football Hits Getting Harder And More Dangerous?
Super Bowl XLVII will kick off Sunday with its typical bombastic fanfare: Beyonce will wow us with her live halftime …
Lesson Learned: A Curb On Drugmakers’ Gifts To Medical Students
It used to be common for drugmakers to ply medical students with meals and gifts as a way to curry …
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