Challenging Medical Racism and Physicians' Preference For White Patients

Challenging Medical Racism And Physicians' Preference For White Patients.  Thinkprogress.  February 23, 2015. 

Vatican Cites Intellectual Property Law As A Barrier To Affordable Medicines For Poor People

The Vatican Just Called For Reforming The Biggest Health Care Problem You've Never Heard Of by Jack Jenkins.  Thinkprogress.  February 24, 2015. 

Cytokine Levels May Be Key To Diagnostic Tool For Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Study Findings May Lead To Diagnostic Tool by David Tuller.  The New York Times.  February 27, 2015. 

Recommendations For Georgia Rural Hospitals

Rural Health Panel Offers Plan To Cut ER Use by Andy Miller.  Georgia Health News.  February 23, 2015. 

C. diff Infects Twice As Many American As Previously Thought; Antibiotics And Hosptal Stays Linked To Sickness

Nasty Stomach Bug Becoming Far More Common.  CBS/AP.  February 26, 2015. 

Food Waste In Most Developed Countries Could Feed All The World's Hungry; Significant Methane Source

Food Waste Is Becoming Serious Economic And Environmental Issue, Report Says by Ron Nixon.  The New York Times.  February 25, 2015. 

Use Of "Smart Syringes" Could Less The Spread Of Deadly Diseases

WHO Urges Global Use Of "Smart Syringes" by Emiko Jozuka.  Wired.Co.UK.  February 23, 2015. 

Westernization Of Diets Resulting In Deteriorating Nutrition Worldwide

World's Diet Worsening With Globalisation, Major Study Finds by Chris Arsenault.  Reuters.  February 23, 2015. 

Looking At The Big Picture, Not For A Magic Solution, May Be Key For Preventing Cancer With Nutrition

Looking For That Fruit Or Vegetable That Might Prevent Cancer?  by Suzanne Allard Levingston.  Washington Post.  February 16, 2015. 

Innovation Is A Key Part Of New And Revised Medical Schools

Innovation Is Sweeping Through U.S. Medical Schools by Melinda Beck.  Wall Street Journal.  February 16, 2015. 

The Next Global Epidemic: An Analysis Of Preparations

Are We Ready For The Next Global Epidemic?  by Meera Senthilingam.  CNN.  February 13, 2015. 

Old Recomendations On Fat Consumption And Saturated Fat Were Not Supported By Research Even When Issued

No Evidence To Support Dietary Fat Recommendations, Meta-Analysis Finds by Michael O'Riordan.  Medscape.  February 12, 2015. 

Waiver Of Pre-Market Review For Genetic Test Could Have Broad Implications

FDA Signals Broad Genetic Test Deregulation With Latest Approval by Darius Tahir.  Modern Healthcare.  February 20 2015. 

Natural Ways To Reduce Blood Pressure

5 Ways To Naturally Reduce Blood Pressure by Abigail Thorpe.  Time.  February 19, 2015.

Damage From UV Radiation May Linger In The Dark

Here's Why You May Soon Be Using Sunscreen In The Dark by Alice Park.  Time.  February 19, 2015.

World Obesity Federation Official: Fat Children Are An Investment In Future Food Industry Sales"

Global Obesity Response Is "Unacceptably Slow," According To Experts by David Mcnamee.  Medical News Today.  February 19, 2015.

Research Into the Health Benefits Of Psychedelics

The Trip Treatment by Michael Pollan.  The New Yorker.  February 9, 2015.

The Consequences Of Believing That Vitamins Are Health

Vitamins Hide The Low Quality Of Our Food by Catherine Price.  The New York Times.  February 14, 2015.

Unnecessary Procedures Found Not To Be The Result Of Patient Requests: Study

Study:  Physicians Report Few Requests By Patients For "Unnecessary" Treatments by Shefali Luthra.  Kaiser Health News.

Data Storage For Eternity In DNA

Data Storage For Eternity, Stored In The Form Of DNA.  ETH Zurich/Science Daily.  February 12, 2015.

Medicaid Expansion In Kentucky Predicted to Yield Positive Fiscal Impact of Nearly $1 Billion Over Next Seven Years: Study

Study Backs Kentucky Medicaid Expansion by Abby Goodnough.  The New York Times.  February 12, 2015.

Health System Evaluation Methods Do Not Often Employ Most Effective Research Method

Few Health System Studies Use Top Method, Report Says by Sabrina Tavernise.  The New York Times.  February 12, 2015.

Some Anti-Vaxxers May Change Their Minds With Narratives, Targeting, Use Of Information

How To Get Silicon Valley's Anti-Vaxxers To Change Their Minds by Katie M. Palmer.  Wired.  February 12, 2015.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Renamed To Systemic Exertion Intolerance Disease

Chronic Fatigue syndrome Gets Controversial Redefinition by Sara Reardon And Nature Magazine.  SCientific American.  February 10, 2015.

Panel Posed To Shift Nutritional Concerns Away From Cholesterol To Saturated Fat

The U.S. Government Is Poised To Withdraw Longstanding Warnings About Cholesterol by Peter Whoriskey.  Washington Post.  February 10, 2015.

Ideas Being Developed For Georgia Rural Health Crisis

Georgia Researches Remedies For Rural Health Woes by Maggie Lee.  The Telegraph.  February 9, 2015.

Proposed Merger Of WellStar And Emory Would Produce Health Care Giant

Emory, WellStar Discuss A Blockbuster Merger by Andy Miller.  Georgia Health News.  February 9, 2015.

Yoga And Fish Oil Show Significant Increases In Complementary And Integrative Health

Yoga Shows Highest Growth In Natural Therapy by Kimberly Leonard.  US News.  February 10, 2015.

Only 1 In 3 Donated Hearts Are Actually Used; Lack Of Effectiveness Data, Technology, And Lack Of Standards Cited

Donor Hearts Going To Waste Researchers Report by Steven Reinberg.  US News/HealthDay.  February 10, 2015.

Microbiology, Genomics And Population Genetics Combine To The Examine The Ecology Of Micro-organisms In New York Subway

Big Data And Bacteria:  Mapping The New York Subway's DNA by Robert Lee Hotz.  Wall Street Journal.  February 5, 2015.

Coinsurance, High Deductibles, Narrow Networks Add Patient Costs Under Affordable Care Act

Insured, But Not Covered by Elisabeth Rosenthal.  The New York times.  February 7, 2015

Medicaid Expansion Would Provide Georgia With About 60 Times The Jobs Of Mercedes Headquarters Relocation

The Mercedes Health Care Plan For Georgia by Stefan.  Peach Pundit.  February 3, 2015.

"Use It Or Lose It" The Key To Brain Health

Our Amazingly Plastic Brains by Norman Doidge.  Wall Street Journal.  February 6, 2015.

Positive Emotions Such As Awe Found To Be Associated With Lower Levels Of Inflammation

Add Nature, Art And Religion To Life's Best Anti-Inflammatories.  University of California-Berkeley/Science Daily.  

Tightened IS Security In Some Industries Makes Health Care Target For Hackers

Anthem Hacking Points To Security Vulnerability Of Health Care Industry by Reed Abelson And Matthew Goldstein.  The New York Times.  February 5, 2015.

U.S. Doctors Deal With Immigrants With Genital Cutting

Effects Of Ancient Custom Present New Challenge To U.S. Doctors by Julie Turkewitz.  The New York Times.  February 5, 2015.

Money Found To Be Top Stressor: APA

Money Tops Americans' List Of Stressors by Dennis Thompson.  HealthDay/US News.  February 4, 2015.

Death Of The Father Of The Birth Control Pill Provides Opportunity For A Brief History Of Contraception

The Long, Strange History Of Birth Control by Megan Gibson.  Time.  February 2, 2015.

Possible Politicalization Of Vaccines Poses Dangers

Why Christie Vs. Obama On Vaccines Sets A Dangerous Precedent by Chris Mooney.  The Washington Post.  February 2, 2015.