How much sleep do adolescents really need and how can parents help them achieve it?
Why Measles Hits So Hard Within N.Y. Orthodox Jewish Community
More than 275 cases of the measles have been confirmed statewide Brooklyn and in Rockland County/
Hidden FDA Reports Detail Harm Caused By Scores Of Medical Devices
FDA lets medical device companies file reports of injuries and malfunctions out of a widely scrutinized public database, leaving doctors in the dark.
Child Enrollment in Public Health Programs Fell by 600K Last Year
The drop that has alarmed many health policy analysts, but several states say the decline is a sign of an improving economy.
Always Connected With Thousands Of ‘Friends’ — Yet Feeling All Alone
Although “connecting” online, may young people report feeling lonely.
Pregnancy infection increases a child’s autism, suicide risk, UW study finds
Any infection in the mother during pregnancy may increase a child’s risk of autism and depression.
Online tool allows you to compare nursing homes
Nursing Home Inspect allows you to compare nursing homesbased on the deficiencies cited by regulators and the penalties imposed in the past three years.
Patients Experiment With Prescription Drugs To Fight Aging
Metformin is prescribed for diabetes, and rapamycin prevents organ rejection after a transplant, but doctors can prescribe drugs off-label for “aging.”
Americans Cross Border Into Mexico To Buy Insulin At A Fraction Of U.S. Cost
For one patient, a three-month supply of insulin is $3,700 in the U.S. versus $600 in Mexico. But is it legal?
Rate of life-threatening childbirth complications increasing sharply across U.S. racial, ethnic groups
From the National Institutes of Health Racial and ethnic disparities in severe maternal morbidity — life-threatening maternal complications associated with childbirth — have persisted and increased at high rates among U.S. women, according to an analysis of nearly 20 years…
What happens if I lose my health insurance?
Health insurance is available only during open enrollment. But certain events can qualify you for a special enrollment.
Big Pharma Gave Money To Patient Advocacy Groups Opposing Medicare Changes
By Sydney Lupkin and Elizabeth Lucas, Kaiser Health News, and Victoria Knight. Dozens of patient advocacy groups, like the Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation and the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship, recently appeared in national advertisements objecting to a…
More Babies Are Being Born With Syphilis. Blame Meth and Opioids.
Editor’s note: This article was updated Feb. 26 to show that 18 states, including Michigan, have screening requirements in a woman’s third trimester for all pregnancies or for those considered at high risk of infection. Alayna Alvarez Edittorial Assistant, Stateline Some…
Same same but different: when identical twins are non-identical
Hannah Brown, University of Adelaide We all know a set of twins; perhaps even a set of identical twins. In Australia, twins account for about one in 80 births. But in research from the University of New South Wales and…
Weekend Reading…
Must-Reads Of The Week From Brianna Labuskes, Kaiser Health News Happy first day of March! Yours truly could barely keep up with all the news coming off Capitol Hill this week (yes, there were other things going on besides a…