Republicans Take On Health Care, Again
House Republicans say they are putting the "finishing touches" on a new health care overhaul proposal. A previous effort fell apart.
Health & Safety
Controversial Hog Waste Bill Moves On In NC Senate
House Bill 467, capping the amount of compensation awarded to someone living by a farm,
GOP Plan To Trim Insurance Benefits Might Not Tame Premiums
House Republicans are taking another stab at replacing the Affordable Care Act. But industry analysts say cutting required coverage won't meet their goal of lowering premiums for individual insurance.
Don't Give Kids Cough Syrup Or Pain Meds That Contain Codeine, FDA Says
The agency expanded its warnings about prescription cough and pain medications that contain the narcotics codeine or tramadol, saying they can cause dangerously slow breathing in some kids.
New GOP Health Proposal Could Ditch Protections For People Who Are Sick
The proposal allows states to put people with pre-existing conditions into high-risk pools and get rid of minimum health benefits for health insurance plans if they choose.
Lawyer Behind West Virginia County Lawsuit Against Opioid Distributors
Pharmaceutical distributors — the middle men in the opioid epidemic — have already been paying out millions to federal and state law enforcement officials for the companies' role in the crisis. But a new front in the legal battle against opioids has opened. One personal injury lawyer in small-town West Virginia has come up with a creative legal theory to go after these distributors so that small, ravaged communities can collect too.
Electrical Stimulation To Boost Memory: Maybe It's All In The Timing
Research in epilepsy has found a key to why small pulses of electricity to the brain sometimes help and sometimes hurt a failing memory. Brains hurt by physical trauma or dementia might benefit, too.
What Country Spends The Most (And Least) On Health Care Per Person?
A new report looks at data from 184 countries. And raises the question: Does more spending lead to better health outcomes?
How Do Former Opioid Addicts Safely Get Pain Relief After Surgery?
Max Baker got treatment for his opioid dependency and kicked the habit. He'd been clean for more than a year when a car accident and subsequent surgery returned him to addiction's spiral.
Human Umbilical Cord Blood Helps Aging Mice Remember, Study Finds
Researchers found that a protein in human umbilical cord plasma improved learning and memory in older mice, but there's no indication it would work in people.