Is ‘Internet Addiction’ Real?
(By Lesley McClurg for NPR) When her youngest daughter, Naomi, was in middle school, Ellen watched the teen disappear behind
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Emerging Health Issues
Common Lead Test Can Give False Results, FDA Warns
(By Nell Greenfield Boyce for NPR) Common blood tests for lead can give falsely-low results in certain cases, according to
Read More‘Save Copper Basin Medical Center!!’: Rural hospital seeks to raise $100,000 on GoFundMe
(By Molly Gamble for Becker’s Hospital Review) n the past 10 days, a rural critical access hospital in Copperhill, Tenn.,
Read MoreThe Senate’s Bipartisan Chronic Care Working Group
On Tuesday at a Senate Finance Committee meeting, a doctor, health plan administrator, and hospital system administrators testified “expanding telemedicine
Read MoreCommunities Key To Fighting Opioid Crisis, HHS Secretary Says
(By Rachel Martin, Ashley Brown, Barry Gordemer and Rebecca Hersher for NPR) In March, President Trump called opioid abuse in the U.S.
Read MoreIssues Facing the New FDA Commissioner
The new commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Scott Gottlieb, will have a full plate of issues
Read MoreTrump’s pick to run mental health is poised to shake things up. Even some liberals can’t wait
(By Meghana Keshavan for STAT) President Trump’s pick to run federal mental health services has called for a bold reordering
Read MoreHepatitis C: 3.5 Million People Living with it.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports, in 2015, there were 34,000 newly diagnosed Americans with hepatitis C, a
Read MoreDon’t Screen For Thyroid Cancer, Task Force Says
(By Richard Harris for NPR) If you hear rock star Rod Stewart’s husky voice in a radio spot imploring you
Read MoreLife Expectancy Can Vary By 20 Years Depending On Where You Live
(By Rob Stein for NPR) There’s more grim news about inequality in America. New research documents significant disparities in the
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