Health & Safety
Most Kids On Medicaid Who Are Prescribed ADHD Drugs Don't Get Proper Follow-Up
An inspector general report from the Department of Health and Human Services found that 100,000 kids who were newly prescribed ADHD medication didn't see a care provider for months afterward.
Opioid Prescribing Guidelines Are Slowing The Flow Of Pills — But Progress Is Slow
After a group of hospitals in Michigan implemented opioid prescribing guidelines, surgeons there reduced the number of pills they prescribed by around a third. Nationally numbers are slow to change.
Planned Parenthood To Withdraw From Title X, Unless Court Intervenes
Planned Parenthood officials asked for a stay against new Trump administration rules that forbid organizations receiving Title X funds to provide or refer patients for abortion.
'Cadillac Tax' On Generous Health Plans May Be Headed For Repeal
The tax on an employer's generous health plan — originally envisioned as a way to get patients to avoid unneeded care — has never been implemented. Now Congress is considering a bipartisan repeal.
Hide The Wine! I'm Hosting My First Eid Al-Adha Feast
I haven't been to a mosque in ages. I had no idea how to celebrate the holiday — or whether it was appropriate for me to do so.
'Lithium' Is A Homage To A Drug — And To The Renegade Side Of Science
By celebrating those who applied the substance as a drug, Walter A. Brown aims to raise awareness — and to demolish what remains of the myth that scientific progress is driven by rigorous dispassion.
Air Pollution May Be As Harmful To Your Lungs As Smoking Cigarettes, Study Finds
Smog can spike during hot days. A new study finds that the effects of breathing air pollution may be cumulative. Long-term exposure may lead to lung disease, even among people who've never smoked.
Newark's Drinking Water Problem: Lead And Unreliable Filters
Officials in the New Jersey city began to hand out water bottles this week after the Environmental Protection Agency said filtered drinking water samples exceeded government thresholds on lead levels.
How Bad Is Pakistan's Plastic Bag Problem? See For Yourself
Prime Minister Imran Khan's ban on plastic bags in Pakistan goes into effect on Aug. 14. Environmentalists say it's a good idea — but argue that the plan is flawed.