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Full body scans miss the mark when it comes to improving U.S. disease prevention
NPR· 6 days ago“The old adage that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure,” Reed said, “is probably grossly underestimated.” This story comes the nonprofit news outlet Public Health
Kansas City Super Bowl parade shooting survivors await promised donations while bills pile up
Missouri Independent via Yahoo News· 3 days agoAbigail Arellano keeps her son Samuel’s medical bills in a blue folder in a cabinet above the...
'A totally new kid': Parents push for coverage of controversial IV treatment for brain condition
Detroit News· 4 days agoNine-year-old Jack Stackpoole, who was diagnosed with autism at age 3, developed a host of new...
Pushing for IVF coverage for gay men
Politico· 6 days agoHochul has often spoken about how opioid addiction has taken a personal toll on her family following the death of her nephew. “The illicit supply of...
Super Bowl parade shooting survivors await promised donations while bills pile up
ABC News· 2 days agoThis is a KFF Health News story. Abigail Arellano keeps her son Samuel's medical bills in a blue...
The Opaque Industry Secretly Inflating Prices for Prescription Drugs
The New York Times via Yahoo News· 3 days agoIt is a common, long-standing complaint. And the culprits seem obvious: Drug companies. Insurers. A...
Cedar Falls firefighter’s widow pushes for change in city policy
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier· 4 days agoBrad Sherwood left a legacy of service, hard work, humor and love. Brad was a Cedar Falls fire...
Health panel urges interventions for children and teens with high BMI
Washington Post via Yahoo News· 5 days agoWith obesity continuing to loom as a major public health threat, a leading panel of independent U.S....
In drug-pricing debate, Mass. gene-therapy drugmakers make their case - Boston Business Journal
The Business Journals· 3 days agoWhen a new gene therapy to treat a deadly rare disease called metachromatic leukodystrophy was approved earlier this year, the first thing on Maria Kefalas’ mind wasn’t the price. Kefalas' daughter ...
When You're Self-Employed, Determining Maternity Leave Is a Double-Edged Sword
PopSugar· 6 days agoIt's no secret that being a working mother in the United States is difficult. The length of one's...