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How to safely dispose of pain medication
When opioids are not safely disposed, there’s the risk that they’ll get into the wrong hands.
The story about drinking while pregnant that got our newsroom talking
On tonight’s PBS NewsHour, National Correspondent Amna Nawaz reports from Minnesota on a subject often referred to as the “invisible disability:”
5 important medical stories that you might have missed
It’s easy for politics to dominate our news feeds these days. But there are many important stories in the health and medical communities, too. Here’s what we’re reading now.
Should you treat a sinus infection with antibiotics?
Over the past few months I’ve seen patient after patient drag themselves to the clinic with coughing, sneezing, headaches and green or yellow nasal discharge, sometimes accompanied by ear and tooth pain.
5 medical stories you might have missed
It’s easy for politics to dominate our news feeds these days. But there are many important stories in the health and medical communities, too. Here’s what we’re reading now.
5 medical stories you should be reading now
It’s easy for politics to dominate our news feeds these days. But there are many important stories in the health and medical communities, too. Here’s what we’re reading now.
What we know and don’t know about Donald Trump’s medical exam
President Donald Trump recently had his first routine physical exam, along with cognitive testing, performed by the White House physician Ronny Jackson.
African American women face a more aggressive type of endometrial cancer. Researchers can’t explain why
It’s a puzzle with answers that have long eluded researchers: African American women are more likely to have a more aggressive…
Treating the opioid babies
In the new NICU, babies in bassinets cried in dark rooms as medical staff tried to console them, with little success. Each day, a new baby would join the echoing shrills: the distinct sound of newborns in opioid withdrawal.
This smartphone app wants to screen for pancreatic cancer through selfies
A new smartphone app aims to diagnose liver and pancreatic disease through selfie photographs.
Understanding California’s Hepatitis A outbreak
On March 18, the California Department of Public Health first announced an outbreak of the Hepatitis A virus. Seven months later on Oct. 13, California Governor Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency.
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