Poll: Americans increasingly think their health care will get worseMay 31, 2017 9:07 AMBy NPR StaffA survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation found that about half of people now have a favorable view of the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, while one-third prefer the Republican alternative.
Play3min 55secStates fear price of new Zika vaccine will be more than they can payMay 30, 2017 12:38 PMBy Alison Kodjak The vaccine against Zika vaccine was developed by the Army, with the government paying for clinical trials, too. Health officials want to be sure drugmaker Sanofi Pasteur doesn't make it unaffordable.
In public understanding of science, alternative facts are the normMay 30, 2017 10:52 AMBy Andrew Shtulman If we are committed to combating "alternate facts" in science - as we should be - then we must also combat the alternative theories that license them, says guest blogger Andrew Shtulman.
Play2min 56secAs brains mature, more robust information networks boost self-controlMay 26, 2017 6:06 PMBy Jon Hamilton Impulsive children become thoughtful adults only after years of improvements to the brain's information highways, a team reports in Current Biology.
Many adults don't think exposure to vaping is bad for kidsMay 26, 2017 10:11 AMBy Courtney Columbus Nicotine, heavy metals and tiny particles that can harm the lungs float around in the aerosol from e-cigarettes. But a survey finds many adults don't think secondhand vape is dangerous for children.
Patient, doctor groups say new CBO score reveals health bill's flawsMay 25, 2017 8:36 AMBy Alison Kodjak The latest analysis by the Congressional Budget Office says the bill would lead to 23 million fewer people having insurance coverage, and cut the federal deficit by $119 billion over 10 years.
Doctors once thought bananas cured celiac disease. They saved kids' lives - at a costMay 25, 2017 8:09 AMBy Jill Neimark In the early 20th century, kids with the disease faced severe malnutrition, even death. The banana-based diet doctors came up with seemed to cure them -- but led kids back to foods that made them sick.
Marijuana extract helps some kids with epilepsy, study saysMay 24, 2017 5:24 PMBy Associated Press"This is the first solid, rigorously obtained scientific data" that a marijuana compound is safe and effective for this problem, said one study leader, Dr. Orrin Devinsky of NYU Langone Medical Center.
CBO: Republicans' health plan would leave 23 million more uninsuredMay 24, 2017 4:13 PMBy Danielle Kurtzleben The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimates that the GOP's Obamacare repeal-and-replace bill would increase the number of uninsured and reduce the deficit.
Budget office set to release report on House GOP health billMay 24, 2017 11:37 AMBy The Associated PressThe new estimates could give talking points to House Republicans, or to Democrats, who voted unanimously against that bill.