Study: Female Doctors Save More Senior Citizen Lives

How To Save At Least 32,000 Lives Each Year:  Replace Male Doctors With Female Ones by Karen Kaplan.  Los Angeles Times.  December 20, 2016

Carrie Fisher And Bipolar Disorder

Carrie Fisher Put Pen And Voice In Service of 'Bipolar Pride' by Benedict Carey.  December 28, 2016.

Ingredients Are Hot; The Simpler The Better

Fat-Free Is Out.  Gluten-Free Is In.  What To Look For On The Label by Deena Shanker.  Bloomberg.  December 27, 2016. 

Cardiovascular Disease And Carrie Fisher, George Michael, And Robin Thicke

What Are Heart Failure, Heart Attack And Cardiac Arrest by Susan Scutti, CNN.  December 28, 2016.

H.I.V Cases Surge In Russia: Stigma, Politics, Top-Down Rule, Lack Of Prevention, Traditional Values, Fail to Stop An Epidemic

H.I.V. Cases Surpass A Million In Russia, But Little Is Done by Neil MacFarquhar.  The New York Times.  December 28, 2016.

Hospitals In Peril Under Obamacare Repeal

Hospitals In Safety Net Brace For Health Care Law's Repeal by Abby Goodnough.  The New York times.  December 28, 2016

10 Criteria For Evaluating Articles About Health Care Interventions

Our Review Criteria.  Health News Review. 

Key Element Needed To Evaluate Medical Research Articles Often Missing

Many Health  News Stories Lack Independent Sources by Andrew M. Seaman.  Reuters.  December 22, 2016. 

Women Drinking Heavily: Increasing and Increasingly Deadly

For Women, Heavy Drinking Has Been Normalized. That's Dangerous by Kimberly Kindy and Dan Keating.  The Washington Post.  December 23, 2016. 

Free Market Research Institute Ranks Georgia Last In Terms of Access, A Key Concept Of Some Republican Reform Proposals

Georgia Ranks Last In The HOAP Index With A Score of 2.55.  Mercatus Center/George Mason University.  December 1, 2016.

352,282 Georgians Sign Up For Affordable Care Act Coverage; 85 Percent Receive Subsidies; Act Slated For Repeal

With Its Future Cloudy, ACA Continues To Draw Rising Enrollment by Andy Miller.  Georgia Health News.  December 21, 2016.

Higher And Higher With Higher To Go: Felony Indictments Reach Officials In Flint Water Crisis

Four More Officials Charged With Felonies In Flint Water Crisis by Brady Dennis.  Washington Post.   December 20, 2016

Study: Affordable Care Act Largely Explains The Drop In Uninsured Rate

How Much Of A Factor Is The Affordable Care Act In The Declining Uninsured Rate?  The Commonwealth Fund. 

Congressional Budget Office Lays Down Key Metric For Comparing Any Obamacare Replacement Plan

CBO Lays Down Key Ground Rules For Scoring Obamacare Replacement Plans by Tierney Sneed. Talking Points Memo. December 20, 2016

Trump Administration Puts The U.S. At A Crossroad For Global Health Aid

Trump Administration Puts The U.S. At A Crossroad For Global Health Aid by Donal G. McNeil Jr.  December 19, 2016

Therapists Help Their Clients and Themselves With Postelection Anxiety

8 Therapists On Postelection Anxiety--Their Clients' and Their Own by Alexa Tsoulis-Reay.  New York.  December 16, 2106

Yamanaka Genes, Epigenome May Have Role In Reversing Aging

Scientists Say The Clock Of Aging May Be Reversible by Nicholas Wade.  The New York Times.  December 15, 2016. 

20 Tips Too Avoid Weight Gain During The Holidays

20 Tips To Avoid Weight Gain During The Holidays by Brianna Elliott.  Alternet.org.  December 16, 2016

"Extraordinary" Demand For Obamacare Coverage Requires Extended Dealine Before Repeal In 2017

Feds Extend ObamaCare Signup Deadline by Sarah Ferris.  The Hill.  December 15, 2016

One-Use, Throwaway Scopes: A Way To Ditch Superbugs?

The Throwaway Scope:  A Way To Ditch Superbugs by Chad Terhune.  Kaiser Health News.  December 15, 2016.

"Access To Coverage To Some Degree Or Other" The Aim Of Republican Repeal And Replace Plan

G.O.P Plans To Replace Health Care Law With 'Universal Coverage' by Robert Pear And Thomas Kaplan.  The New York Times.  December 15, 2016. 

Creating A "Second Truth" About Health Issues And More

Trump's Outrageous Lies Come Straight From Big Businesses' Playbook by Ari Rabin-Havt.  The Washington Post.  December 16, 2016.

Celebrity Health Disclosure May Not Produce Appropriately Focused Response

The Unintended Consequence Of Angelina Jolie's Viral Breast Cancer Essay by Carolyn Y. Johnson.  The Washington Post.  December 15, 2016

Georgia Slips To 41st In Ranking Of States By Health; Top Ten In Fewest Drug Deaths

Georgia Slips To 41st In Ranking Of States By Health by Tony Pugh.  McClatchy/Myrtle Beach Online.  December 15, 2016. 

Working Age Hearing Loss Declines; Oldest People Have The Greatest Growth

Americans' Hearing Loss Decreases Even With Ubiquitous Headphones by Gina Kolata.  The New York Times.  December 15, 2016

Abortion Study Reveals Resilience After 6 Months Whatever The Personal Decision

Abortion Is Found To Have Little Effect On Women's Mental Health by Pam Belluck.  The New York Times.  December 14, 2016

Georgia Health News Top 10 Health Care Stories In 2016

Georgia's Top 10 Health Care Stories In 2016 by Any Miller.  Georgia Health Care.  December 12, 2016. 

Veteran Affairs Department Will Allow Advanced-Practice Nurses To Practice To Full Authority

VA Finalizes Rule that Expands Scope Of Nurse Practice by Virgil Dickson.  Modern Healthcare.  December 13, 2016

Medscape Advanced Practice RN Salary Survey Reports Average Income Was $109,000

Salaries For Advanced Practice Nurses Rise, But Don't Come Close To Doc Pay by Ilene MacDonald.  Fierce Healthcare.  December 14, 2016.

Death Rates By County For 21 Leading Causes Of Death

How Americans Die May Depend On Where They Live by Anna Maria Barry-Jester.  FiveThirtyEight.  December 13, 2016

These Maps Show How Americans Are Dying Younger.  It's Not Just The Opioid Epidemic by Julia Belluz and Sarah Frostenson.  Vox.  December 13, 2016

States Which Benefit The Most From Federal Spending Are Clamoring For Cuts Under Trump; Apparent Goal? Becoming Poor, Unhealthy Pardises

Under Trump, Red States Are Finally Going To Be Able To Turn Themselves Into Poor Unhealthy Paradises by Steven Pearlstein. 

Startling Rise In Oral Cancer In Men: Role Of Changing Sexual Habits

The Startling Rise In Oral Cancer In Men, And What It Says About Our Changing Sexual Habits by Ariana Eunjung Cha.  The Washington Post.  October 25, 2016

The Way Doctors Are Trained May Endanger Their Mental Health

Doctors Have Alarmingly High Rates Of Depression.  One Reason:  Medical School by Julia Belluz.  Vox.  December 9, 2016. 

Increasingly Patients Get Their Own Data In Clinical Trials

More Research Volunteers Are Getting Their Medical Test Results.  Should We Cheer--Or Worry? by Kat McGowan, Stat.  December 1, 2016

New Alliances Between Health Care Advocates And Environmentalists Forming To Protect Health Under Trump

Environmentalists Offer To Help Protect Health Care Under Trump by Pauline Bartolone.  Kaiser Health News.  December 8, 2016.

Repeal Of Obamacare Will Result In Big Tax Cut For Wealthy While Facilitating Additional Cuts

Obamacare Repeal Could Be Biggest 2017 Tax Cut For Wealthy by Brian Faler.  Politico.  December 8, 2016. 

Breathing Linked To Emotional Judgments And Memory Recall

Rhythm Of Breathing Affects Memory, Fear.  Northwestern University/Science Daily.  December 7, 2016

Proposed Changes To Medicare Largely Unknown To The Public

Key Findings On Medicare by Josh Marshall.  Talking Points Memo.  December 8, 2016

FDA Candidate Wants To Eliminate Agency Guarantee That New Drugs Are Effective

Trump Considers Naming FDA Chief Who Would Radically Overhaul The Agency by Sheila Kaplan.  Stat.  December 7, 2016

Fate Of People With Mental Illness Under Obamacare Repeal

Obamacare Repeal Could Be "Akin To Armageddon' For People With Mental Illness by Briaana Ehley.  Politico.  December 7, 2016

Estimate: Vast Losses For Hospitals With Repeal Of Obamacare

Estimating The Impact Of Repealing The Affordable Care Act On Hospitals.  Dobson Davanzo & Associates.  December 6, 2016. 

The Realities Of Repealing Obamacare Begin To Become Apparent

Five Reasons The ACA Won't Be Repealed by Billy Wynne.  Health Affairs Blog.  December 7, 2016

Major Hospital Groups Warn Against Repeal Of Obamacare Without Replacement Plan; Wanr of Major Hardships Throughout System

Hospitals Issue Dire Warnings About Repealing Obamacare Without A Backup Plan by Jeffrey Young.  Huffington Post.  December 6, 2016.

Doctors And Hospitals Say 'Show Me The Money' Before Treating Patients

Doctors And Hospitals Say 'Show Me The Money' Before Treating Patients by Michelle Andrews.  Kaiser Health News.  December 6, 2016

Uninsured Children Levels Experienced Largest Two Year Decline On Record; ACA Often Cited As Cause

 Children's Health Coverage Rate Now At Historic High of 95 Percent.  Center for Children And Families.  October 26, 2016

Survey: Doctors Still Over-Prescribing Antibiotics, For Terminally Ill, and For Pain

U.S. Doctors Still Over-Prescribing Drugs:  Survey.  HealthDay/Real Clear Health.  December 6, 2016

Artificial Blood Is Closer; Could Revolutionize Eergency Medicine

Another Step Closer To Artificial Blood by Dennis Thompson.  Real Cler Health.  December 5, 2016. 

Future Of Marijuana Under Trump And Sessions

Jeff Sessions' Coming War On Legal Marijuana by James Higdon.  Politico.  December 5, 2016

Treating The Patient's Whole Life

Should Doctors Check Your Electric Bill?  by Brett Norman.  Politico.  November 30, 2016

Republicans Struggle To Avert Chaos And Collapse Of Insurance Market After Obamacare Repeal

GOP In Talks About Helping Insurers After ObamaCare Repeal by Peter Sullivan.  The Hill.  December 1, 2016. 

Lobbying Effectiveness Shown In 21st Century Cures Act winners And Losers

Grab Bag Of Goodies In 21st Century Cures Act by Sydney Lupkin and Steven Findlay.  Kaiser Health News.  December 2, 2016

What Trump May Have In Store For Americans' Health Care: A Discussion

What Trump May Have In Store For Americans' Health Care.  FiveThirty Eight.  December 2, 2016

Kaiser Family Foundation Poll: 26% Of Americans Want Repeal of Entire ACA; 50% of Trump Supporters

Kaiser Health Tracking Poll:  November 2016.  Kaiser Family Foundation.  December 1, 2016;

Poll:  Only About 1 in 4 Wants Trump To Repeal Obamacare.  Talking Points Memo.  December 1, 2016

Anti-Vaccine Activists Are Hopeful After Election Of Trump And Selection Of Price

Meeting With Trump Emboldens Anti-Vaccine Activists, Who See An Ally In The Oval Office by Rebecca Robbins.  Stat.  November 30, 2016. 

21st Century Cures Act Raises Concerns About FDA Approval Process

21St Century Cures Act Will Distort The Meaning Of 'FDA Approved' by Reshma Ramachandran And Zackary Berger.  December 1, 2016

Price Nomination Reveals Fissures In Doctor Group

Liberal MDS are Furious After Top Doctors Group Backed Trump's Pick For Health Secretary by Rebecca Robbins.  Stat.  December 1, 2016. 

Tradeoffs in Prescription Drug Pricing

The True Story Of America's Sky-High Prescription Drug Prices by Sarah Kliff.  Vox. November 30, 2016

Issues And Obstacles Facing New HHS Secretary

Health Nominee Price May Find That Changing HHS Isn't Easy.  Associated Press/WTOP.  November 29, 2016

New HHS Secretary-Nominee Offers Many Changes

Tom Price, H.H.S. Nominee, Nominee, Drafted Remake Of Health Law by Robert Pear.  New York Times.  November 29, 2016

Checkup For Aerobic Fitness

Should A Simple Fitness Check Be Part Of Your Checkup? by Gretchen Reynolds.  New York Times.  Nov.  30, 2016.

Tom Price's Plan To Cut Medicaid Spending Explained

Tom Price's Plan To Cut Medicaid Spending Explained by Sarah Kliff.  Vox.  November 29, 2016

What An Obamacare Replacement May Look Like

By Picking Tom Price To Lead HHS, Trump Shows He's Absolutely Serious About Dismantling Obamacare by Sarah Kliff.  Vox.  November 28, 2016

Learning To Love The Secret Language Of Urine

Learning To Love The Secret Language Of Urine by Jonathan Reisman.  Washington Post.

Planting Trees In Cities Could Save Thousands Of Lives Worldwide

Why Planting More Trees Is One Of The Smartest Things A City Can do by Brad Plumer.  Vox.  November 26, 2016

Expertise And Systematic Evaluation As Partners In Scientific Investigation

Flossing And The Art Of Scientific Investigation by Jamie Holmes.  New York Times.  November 25, 2016

After Voting For Candidates Who Say They Will Repeal Obamacare, Many Florida Voters Depend On It

Many In Florida Count On Obama's Health Law, Even Amid Talk Of Its Demise by Abby Goodnough.  New York Times.  November 25, 2016

Everyday Creativity And Positive Psychological Functioning

Creative Activities Promote Day-To-Day Wellbeing.  University of Otago/Science Daily.  November 23, 2016

Mental Disorders And Physical Diseases Often Go Hand In Hand

Depression In Young People Affects The Stomach, Anxiety The Skin.  Universitat Basel/Science Daily.  November 24, 2016

Data "Protectionism" In Health Care Hurting IT Innovation

Is Protectionism Hurting Health IT Innovation?  by Bill Simpson.  MedCity News.  November 22, 2016

Masculine Norms Lead To Mental Health Problems

Sexist Men Have Psychological Problems by Sarah Kaplan.  Washington Post.  November 22, 2016. 

Doctor Shortage May Not Be The Problem. Could Be Service Distribution Shortage Instead

A Doctor Shortage?  Let's Take A Closer Look by Aaron E. Carroll.  The New York Times.  November 7, 2016

Obamacare Repeal? What Might Happen

Let's Say Obamacare Is Repealed.  What Then?  by Aaron E. Carroll and Austin Frakt.  The New York Times.  November 21, 2016

DNA Sequences Found To Be Affected by Diet

Scientists Uncover Genetic Evidence That 'We Are What We Eat."  University of Oxford/Science Daily.  November 15, 2016. 

Systemic Change Of Family Environment Believed Key To Adopting Healthy Family Behaviors

No Willpower Required:  Families Adopt Healthy Behaviors Through Trial And Error.  Case Western Reserve University/Science Daily.  November 16, 2016.

Virtual Reality To Treat Patients With Dementia

This Physician Is Using Virtual Reality To Treat Patients With Dementia by Hayley Tsukayama.  Washington Post.  November 17, 2016

GOP Senator: Repealing And Replacing Obamacare Could Be Gradual And Piecemeal

Key GOP Senator:  Repealing And Replacing Obamacare Could Take Years by Lauren Fox.  Talking Points Memo.  November 17, 2016.

Obamacare Repeal And Georgia

How Will A Trump Presidency Affect Health Care In Georgia by Andy Miller.  Georgia Health News.  November 9, 2016

Surprise Billing For Out-Of-Network Services May Be Very Common

The Surprisingly Comon Reason Your Medical Bill Might be Higher Than You Expect by Carolyn Y. Johnson.  Washington Post.  November 17, 2016.

Internet Use Contributing To Surge In Highway Deaths, Reversing Declines Over Four Decades

Biggest Spike In Traffic Deaths In 50 Years?  Blame Apps by Neal E. Boudette.  New York Times.  November 15, 2016.

Billion + Living With High Blood Pressure

More Than 1 Billion People Globally Are Living With High Blood Pressure by Meera Senthilingam.  CNN.  November 16, 2016.

Ultra-Long-Acting Drug Delivery System Cited In Proof-Of Concept Study

Oral Capsule Could Deliver Medications For Weeks At A Time by Troy Brown.  Medscape.  November 16, 2016

Charging More For Inferior Health Coverage

The Republican Medicare Plan Is An Atrocity by Ian Millhiser.  Thinkprogress.  November 15, 2016

Paul Ryan Drive To Gut Medicare Will Demand Informed Journalism

Paul Ryan Is Determined To Gut Medicare.  This Time He Might Succeed by Michael Hiltzik.  Los Angeles Times.  November 14, 2016

AMA: Ethical Guidelines For Team-based Care

American Medical Association Adopts New Guidance Furthering Patient Care Collaboration by Jeff Lagasse.  Healthcare Finance.  November 15, 2016

GOP Hates Obamacare Penalties; May Have To Use Them In Any Alternative

GOP Health Insurance Alternatives May Wind Up Using Penalties Like The Mandate by Michelle Andrews.  Kaiser Health News/NPR.  November 15, 2016

Research Study: Florida's 'Stand Your Ground' Law Linked To Homicide Increase; Proponents Question Objectivity

Florida's 'Stand Your Ground' Law Linked To Homicide Increase by Josh Sanburn.  Time.  November 14, 2016.

Depression Worsening In Teens, Especially Girls

Depression Worsening In Teens, Especially Girls by Maggie Fox.  NBC News.  November 14, 2016

Health Under Trump: Setbacks For Medicine Possible

Health Under Trump by James Hamblin.  The Atlantic.  November 11, 2016. 

Eating The Last Meal Of The Day By Mid-afternoon Proves Effective In Fighting Body Fat

Eating Dinner Early, Or Skipping It, May Be Effective In Fighting Body Fat.  Obesity Society/Science Daily.  November 3, 2016

California Vote To Legalize Marijuana For Recreational Use Is A Landmark

California Lends Its Weight To Wider Marijuana Acceptance by Anna Gorman.  Kaiser Health News.  November 9, 2016

Possible Demise Of Obamacare And 20 Millions Without Health Insurance Leads to Changed Recommendations for Birth Control Methods

Women Consider Long-Term Birth Control Now That Trump Victory Looms Over Reproductive Health by Ben Guarino.  Washington Post.  November 10, 2016

How Trump And The Republicans Can Dismantle Obamacare

The 4 Ways Republicans Can Dismantle Obamacare, Explained by Sarah Kliff.  Vox.  November 10, 2016

Interns To Work Longer Without A Break Under New Rule; Safety, Learning, And Patient Care Cited As Benefits

Medical Interns Could Work Longer Without A Break Under New Rule by Rob Stein.  NPR. November 4, 2016.

Suicide Rate Among Adolescents Reflects Changing Communications and Culture; Rate Now As High As From Traffic Accident

Young Adolescents As Likely To Die From Suicide As From Traffic Accidents by Sabrina Tavernise.  The New York Times.  November 3, 2016

Community Paramedics Treat Patients At Home Taking Burden Away From Hospitals

Going To The Emergency Room Without Leaving The Living Room by Paul Span.  The New York Times.  November 4, 2016

Sleep Deprivation Linked To Increased Calorie Intake

Sleep Deprivation May Cause People To Eat More Calories.  King's College London/Science Daily.  November 2, 2016

Amount Of Time Between Sunrise And Sunset Has Impact On Mental And Emotional Health

Sunshine Matters A Lot To Mental Health:  Temperature, Pollution, Rain Not So Much.  Brigham Young University.  November 3, 2016

How Smoking Causes Cancer: Mutations

Every Year Of Smoking Causes DNA Mutations That Make Cancer More Likely by Karen Kaplan.  The Los Angeles Times.  November 3, 2016

The Different Stakes Of Male And Female Birth Control

The Different Stakes Of Male And Female Birth Control by Julie Beck.  The Atlantic.  November 1, 2016

Another View Of GMO Crops: A Contrast With NY Times Story Linked Below

What The New York Times Missed With Its Big GMO Story by Nathanael Johnson.  Vox.  November 2, 2016

Personalized Nutritional Genomics Does Not Match The Hype

"Personalized Nutrition" Isn't going To Solve Our Diet Problems by Julia Belluz.  Vox.  November 2, 2016. 

California Requires Hospitals To Develop Violence Prevention Protocols

California Rules About Violece Against Health Workers Could Become A Model by Pauline Bartolone.  Kaiser Health News/NPR.  October 26, 2016

Placebos Seem To Work Even When The Patient Knows It Is A Placebo

Is A Placebo A Sham If You Know It's A Fake And It Still Works?  by Katherine Hobson.  NPR.  October 27, 2016

Preterm Births In US Rose In 2015 For The First Time In Eight Years

Premature Births Rise Once again, Despite Efforts To Prevent Them by carmen Heredia Rodriguez.  Kaiser Health News/NPR.  November 1, 2016

GMO Crops Seem To Facilitate Sales Of Seeds And Chemicals; Are Crop Yields In Fact Better For GMO Crops?

Doubts About The Promised Bounty Of Genetically Modified Crops by Danny Hakim.  The New York Times.  October 29, 2016

Five Ways To Reduce Hospital Diagnosis Errors

Five Ways To Reduce Inpatient Diagnosis Errors by HealthLeaders Media Staff.  MedPageToday.  October 30, 2016

Direct-To-Consumer Drug Advertisement Is A Massive Growth Industry

Essay:  Direct-To-Consumer Drug Advertising On TV A Growth Industry.  Newsworks.  October 27, 2016

Rapid Improvement In Voice Interface Could Be Key To Solving Long-Standing Problems In Healthcare

Voice Will Likely Be The Next Meaningful User Interface In Healthcare by Lisa Suennen.  MedCityNews.  October 28, 2016

Georgia Doctors: Many Negative About The Future; Suffer From Burnout

Many Georgia Doctors Are Dissatisfied, Survey Shows by Andy Miller. Georgia Health News.  October 18, 2016.

Personalized Nutrition Based Upon Individual Unique DNA

Campbell Soup Invests In Nutrition Tech Startup by John Kell.  Fortune.  October 26, 2016. 

What Would A Public Insurance Option Look Like?

What Would A Public Insurance Option Look Like?  by Pauline Bartolone.  Kaiser Health News.  October 26, 2016.

Gut Bacteria And The Brain: The Science Of Psychobiotics

The Current State Of Psychobiotics.  Cell Press/Science Daily.  October 25, 2016

5 Facts About Immigrant Mothers And U.S. Fertility Trends

5 Facts About Immigrant Mothers And U.S. Fertility Trends by Gretchen Livingston.  Pew Research Center.  October 26, 2016

A Little Perspective On Obamacare Premium Increases

Rates Up 22 Percent For Obamacare Plans, But Subsidies Rise, Too by Alison Kodjak.  NPR.  October 24, 2016.

Donald Trump Has No Idea What Obamacare Does by Ian Milhiser.  ThinkProgress.  October 25, 2016

UGA Olympian Confronts Depression

Olympic Medalist Swimmer Takes On Depression With Help Of Phelps, Others by Aria Hangyu.  CNN.  September 9, 2016

Theory: Brain Seems To Adapt To Dishonesty

Lying May Be Your Brain's Fault, Honestly by Jessica Ravitz.  CNN.  October 24, 2016

Terrifying Nightmares From Around The World: The World Dream Atlas Photography Project

Terrifying Nightmares From Around The World by Roc Morin.  Vice.  October 17, 2016

Four Metro Atlanta Counties Rank Among Nation's Highest For STD Cases

These Metro Atlanta Counties Rank Among Nation's Highest For STD Cases by Ben Brasch.  The Atlanta Journal Constitution.  October 24, 2016. 

Millennials Change The Health Care Industry

Selfie-Obsessed Millennials Can Teach Doctors A Thing Or Two by Steve Christiansen, MD.  KevinMD.  October 21, 2016

Public Health Largely Ignored In Debates

America's View Of "Health" Is Very Narrow.  The Debates Proved It.  Vox. October 20, 2016

Should You Let Your Dog Lick Your Face? Beware Of Zoonotic Bacteria

Should You Let Your Dog Lick Your Face?  by Christopher Mele.  The New York Times.  October 21, 2016

Understanding And Modifying Your Metabolism

Metabolism:  What Is It And Can It Be Controlled?  Texas A & M University/Science Daily.  October 19, 2016.

Exercise May Help Elderly People Who Already Have Memory And Thinking Problems

Exercise May Help Ward Off Memory Decline.  American Academy of Neurology/Science Daily.  October 19, 2016

Would Renaming Psychiatry Decrease Stigma?

Maybe We Should Call Psychiatry Something Else by Nathaniel P. Morris.  Scientific American.  October 20, 2016

More STD Cases Reported Last Year Than Ever

Sexually Transmitted Disease Cases Hit New High In U.S. by Maggie Fox.  NBC News.  October 19, 2016.

Survey Of Birth Control Practices On The 100th Birthday of Planned Parenhood

On Planned Parenthood's 100th Birthday, Four Surprising Ways Birth Control Has Changed by Ariana Eunjun Cha.  The Washington Post.  October 18, 2016. 

Office-Based Care Fails To Improve According To Analysis Of Many Aspects Of Outpatient Care

Study:  Efforts To Improve Outpatient Care Have Failed In Critical Areas by Karen Pallarito.  CBS News.  October 17, 2016

What Does A Doctor Look Like?

Young Black Doctor Says Delta Attendant Refused Her Help by Associated Press/Washington Post.  October 14, 2016

Understanding How Music And Dance Impact The Brain Could Have Implications For Treatment For Parkinson's And Autism

Dance And Music Alter The Brain In Opposite Ways by Tim Newman.  Medical News Today.  October 8, 2016

American Psychological Association Offers Tips For Dealing With Election Stress

People Are So Stressed By This Election That The American Psychological Association Has Coping Tips by Colby Itkowitz.  The Washington Post.  October 13, 2016

First-Of-Its-Kind Study Ranking Nations By Empathy

America Ranks In Top 10 In Empathy.  Michigan State University/Science Daily.  October 14, 2016.

Eldercare Is A Worldwide Concern: 500,000 In China Wander Away Every Year--Alzheimer's/Dementia Cited

500,000 Elderly People Go Missing In China Every Year by James Griffiths and Serenitie Wang.  CNN.  October 12, 2016

Strategies For Confronting Offensive Speech

Lessons In The Delicate Art Of Confronting Offensive Speech by Benedict Carey and Jan Hoffman. New York Times.  October 12, 2016

For First Time Paralyzed Man Experiences Touch In A Mind-Controllled Arm

In A Medical First Brain, Implant Allows Paralyzed Man To Feel Again by Amy Ellis Nutt.  Washington Post.  October 13, 2016

A New High Tech Maze May Implications For Study Of Alzheimer's And Autism

Building A Better Rat Maze Could Help Us All Cooperate.  American Technion Society/Science Daily.  October 13, 2016

Growing Field Of Population Health Demands Changing Data Analytics And Report: IBM And Siemens Respond

IBM Watson, Siemens Partner To Tap Population Health Industry  by Bruce Jansen. Forbes.  October 11, 2016.

Tuberculosis Is Now A Top 10 Killer Around The World: Link To HIV/AIDS And Antibiotic Resistance Cited

An Entirely Curable Disease Is A Top 10 Killer Around The World by Lauren Weber.  Huffington Post.  October 13, 2016

Health And the 2016 Election: Implications For Women

Health And The 2016 Election:  Implications For Women by Caroline Rosenzweig.  Kaiser Family Foundation.  October 12, 2016

Worldwide, Girls Spend 160 Million More Hours Than Boys Their Age On Household Chores

Girls Spend 550 Million Daily Hours On Domestic Chores Globally by Gaby Galvin.  US News.  October 12, 2016

Cities Create Infrastructure For Healthy Living

Big Cities Healthier?  How Some Cities Make Life Better, Study Says by Zhai Yun Tan.  Christian Science Monitor.  October 12, 2016

Antiobiotics Have The Potential To Affect The Health Of People Who Don't Receive Antibiotics

If Patient In The Hospital Bed Before You Got Antibiotics--Take Heed by Steven Reinberg.  US News.  October 10, 2016. 

State Of The World's Health: Global Burden Of Disease, Injuries, And Risk Factors

Global Burden Of Disease Study 2015 Assesses The State Of The World's Health.  The Lancet/Science Daily.  October 6, 2016. 

Diet-Related Factors Outweight Other Risk Factors Combined For Global Health

Across The Globe, Out Diets Are Making Us Sicker, Report Finds by Rhitu Chatterjee.  October 8, 2016. 

Investment Firm Seeks To Build Global Network Of Hospitals Across cultures

An Investor's Plan To Transplant Private Health-Care In Africa by Landon Thomas Jr.  The New York Times.  October 8, 2016. 

Depression and Suicide In Doctors In Training

National Academy Of Medicine 'Breaking Silence' On Doctors' Distress, Suicide by Carey Goldberg. WBUR.  October 5, 2016

The Right Hospital For Heart Attack Can Add Years To Life

Study:  Good Heart Attack Care Could Add A Year To Your Life by Marilynn Marchione.  AP.  October 5, 2016

The Demise Of And Possible Return Of Prepaid Medical Groups

Why Insurance Companies Control Your Medical Care.  The Conversation.  October 4, 2016

Evidence of Zika Link To Guillain-Barre Syndrome Grows Stronger

Pika Connection To Rare Nerve Disorder Bolstered by Study by Dennis Thompson.  US News.  October 5, 2016

Fear And Mistrust Of Water Lead To Rise Of Infectious Bacterial Disease In Flint

Amid Water Crisis, Flint Faces A Shigellosis Outbreak by Sara Ganim.  CNN.  October 4, 2016

Is There A Limit To Human Life Span? Is It 115 Years?

What's The Longest Humans Can Live?  115 Years, New Study Says by Carl Zimmer.  The New York Times.  October 5, 2016

Traffic Deaths Jump Tracking Economic Recovery

U.S. Traffic Deaths Jump by 10.4 Percent In First Half of 2016.  Associated Press/NBC News.  October 5, 2016

Computer Authentication By Brain Waves May Risk Personal Information

Brain Waves Can Be Used To Detect Potentially Harmful Personal Information.  Texas Tech University/Science Daily.  October 3, 2016

First Warning About Cyber Vulnerability Of A Medical Device

J&J Warns Diabetic Patients:  Insulin Pump Vulnerable To Hacking by Jim Finkle.  Reuters.  October 4, 2016

Democratic And Republican Doctors Treat Patients Differently

Democratic And Republican Doctors Treat Patients Differently by Erin Blakemore.  Washington Post.  October 3, 2016. 

Changes May Be Coming For Obamacare

Ailing Obama Health Care Act May Have To Change To Survive by Robert Pear.  New York Times.  October 2, 2016

Hyperelastic Bone Tissue That Can Be Produced by 3D Printable Ink

Time To Change The Ink In The Bone Printer by Karen Weintraub.  Scientific American.  September 29, 2016. 

Personality Testing Can Identify 90 Percent Of Children With High Risk Of Drug Addiction

The 4 Traits That Put Kids At Risk For Addiction by Maia Szalavitz.  The New York Times.  September 29, 2016.

Eating At Home Increases; Economic, Markets, And Health Reasons Cited

Dining In:  Homemade Chili Gains Ground On Chili's by Stephanie Strom By Stephanie Strom.  The New York Times.  September 30, 2016

Drug Blocks Immune System Molecules Causing Atopic Dermatitis

New Drug For Severe Eczema Is Successful In 2 New Trials by Gina Kolata.  The New York Times.  October 1, 2016. 

Finding Medical Billing Errors For Profit

The Company That Wants To Fight Your Medical Bills by Olga Khazan.  The Atlantic.  September 28, 2016. 

More Evidence For Calorie Restriction; Effects On Metabolism Cited

Consuming Fewer Calories Reduces The Risk Of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm, Study Suggests.  The Rockefeller University Press/Science Daily.  September 26, 2016

92% Of World's Population Breathes Polluted Air

WHO Releases Country Estimates On Air Pollution Exposure And Health Impact.  World Health Organization.  September 27, 2016

Trust And 911 Usage

Calls To 911 From Black Neighborhoods Fell After A Case Of Police Violence by Quoctrung Bui.  The New York Times.  September 29, 2016

What Is Healthy Food? The FDA Wants Your Opinion

FDA Asks Public:  What Is 'Healthy Food'? by Robert Preidt.  U.S. News.  September 28, 2016.

Mitochondrial Transfers and "Three-Parent Babies"

Birth Of Baby With Three Parents' DNA Marks Success For Banned Technique by Gina Kolata.  September 27, 2016

Physical Activity Fends Off Muscle Loss, Improves Memory

Walking Fends Off Loss Of Mobility And It's Not Too Late To Start by Katherine Hobson.  NPR.  September 26, 2016

Presidential Election Impact On Health Care Companies

Trump or Clinton?  What The Presidential Race Means For Health Care Companies by Baylee Pulliam.  September 27, 2016

Early Intervention Key to Successful therapy For Autism

DNA Research May Led To Early Intervention For Children With Autism by Andy Steiner.  MinnPost.  September 28, 2016

It's Easy For Obamacare Critics To Overlook The Merits Of Medicaid Expansion

It's Easy For Obamacare Critics To Overlook The Merits Of Medicaid Expansion by Aaron E. Carroll.  The New York Times.  September 26, 2016

Public Health Hazard: Half A Million Households Lack Hot And Cold Running Water, Bathing Facilities Or Flush Toilet

Too Poor For Proper Plumbing:  A Reality In 500,000 U.S. Homes by Sabrina Tavernise.  New York Times.  September 26, 2016.

Seeing Past The Obesity: Obstacles To Patient Care

Why Do Obese Patients Get Worse Care?  Many Doctors Don't See Past The Fat by Gina Kolata.  New York Times.  September 25, 2016

Stress Makes A Healthier-Fat Meal Seem Like A Saturated-Fat Meal

Stress May Counteract Effects Of A Healthful Diet by Nicholas Bakalar.  The New York Times.  September 22, 2016

Piedmont's Expanded Presence To Change Care In Athens Area

Piedmont's Expanded Presence To Change Care In Athens Area by Meera Naqvi.  Georgia Health News.  September 24, 2016

100 Million Opioid Pills Left Unused After Surgical Tooth Extraction; Leftover Pills Are Often Abused

100 Million Prescription Opioids Go Unused Each Year Following Wisdom Teeth Removal, Study Estimates.  Perelman School Of Medicine/Science Daily.  September 22, 2016

Lifestyle As A Life-Long Way To Confront Prostate Cancer

Not Just Waitin' On Our Prostates To Change by David L. Katz, M.D.  Huffington Post.  September 23, 2016. 

Visual Guide To America's Drug Epidemic

This Is America On Drugs:  A Visual Guide by Jen Christensen And Sergio Hernandez.  CNN.  September 23, 2016.

Robot Nurses Could Address Persistent Nurse Shortage

Robot Nurses Will Make Shortages Obsolete by Joelle Restroom.  Daily Beast.  September 24, 2016

Obama Administration Seeks To Protect Title X Family-Planning Money From State Cuts Because Of Abortion

Obama Introduces New Rule To Prevent States From Defunding Abortion Providers by Claire Landsbaum.  New York Magazine.  September 12, 2016

Leveraging Basic Research To End All Disease: The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative

An End To All Disease?  Zuckerberg, Chan Pledge $3 Billion To Ambitious Cause by Barbara Ortutay.  Associated Press/Christian Science Monitor.  September 22, 2016.

Uncertainties About Compensation Leading To Doctor Retirements

More Doctors To Retire As MACRA And Value-Based Pay Hit by Bruce Japsen.  Forbes.  September 21, 2016

Environmental Factors In Antibiotic Resistance

How Do Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Get Into The Environment?  by Suzanne Young and Valerie Harwood. RealClear Health  September 22, 2016

Antibiotics Of The Future From The Overlooked Past: Ethnobotany At Emory

Could Ancient Remedies Hold The Answer To The Looming Antibiotic Crisis?  by Ferris Jabr.  New York Times Magazine.  September 14, 2016

Depression: 1 Out Of 5 Women Will Suffered In Their Lifetime; 15 Percent Take an Antidepressant

The Women's Health Issue No One Talks About by Jenny Gold.  Kaiser Health News.  September 19, 2016.

Development And Pediatric Involvement In Decision Making

When Should Children Take Part In Medical Decisions?  by Perri Klass, M.D.  New York Times.  September 20, 2016

Diffuse, Often Asymptomatic And Dormant Zika Difficult To Track, Much Less Predict

Predict Zika's Spread?  It's Hard Enough To Count The Cases by Donald G. McNeil Jr.  New York Times.  September 19, 2016. 

Affordability And Access in Obamacare

The Vexing Economics Of Obamacare by Vann R. Newkirk II.  The Atlantic.  September 17, 2016

More Than One Quarter Of Over 50's Don't Exercise

31M Older Americans Aren't Getting Enough Exercise by Randy Dotinga.  WebMD.  September 15, 2016

Immune System Strategies Should Central To Cancer Prevention Efforts Says Physicians' Publication

Researchers Say To Conquer Cancer You Need To Stop It Before It Becomes Cancer.  University Of California San Diego Health Sciences.  September 16, 2016

Reaching Millennnials: The Lost Generation For Health Care

Doctors, Dentists Seek New Ways To Reach Millennial Patients by Terri Akman.  The Inquirer.  September 16, 20156

Harvesting Body Heat To Power Electronics To Monitor Health

Researchers Invent 'The Matrix'-Style Body Energy Harvester by Mike Brown.  Inverse.  September 16, 2016

Reality Show Medicine Meets Reality Show Politics

On 'Dr. Oz,' Trump Offers Placebo Transparency by James Poniewozik.  The New York Times.  September 15, 2016

Inability To Distinguish The Tactile Sensations Of Self And Others May Be Key To Autism Spectrum Disorder

Link Discovered Between Touch Of Individuals With Autism, Their Social Difficulties.  Ghent University/Science Daily.  September 15, 2016

Compare Health Insurance Rates In States That Expanded Medicaid And Those That Did Not--How Does Georgia Look?

The Striking Difference Between States That Expanded Medicaid And The Ones that Didn't by Carolyn Y. Johnson.  September 13, 2016. 

Up To 25% Of New Prescriptions For Blood Pressure Medicine Are Never Filled

1 In 4 Medicare Patients Uses Blood Pressure Meds Incorrectly by Dennis Thompson.  HealthDay .  September 13, 2016.

For Five Decades, Sugar Industry May Have Largely Shaped Research Into The Role Of Nutrition And Heart Disease

How The Sugar Industry Shifted Blame To Fat by Anahad o'Connor.  The New York Times.  September 12, 2016

Engineering The ICU Into The Modern Era

Raising An Alarm, Doctors Fight To Yank Hospitals ICUs Into The Modern Era by Usha Lee McFarling.  Stat.  September 7, 2016

Training, Tourniquets, Wound-Packing Are Saving Lives In Trauma Care Since 9/11

Better Training, Tourniquets And Techniques Since 9/11 Are Saving Lives by Rachel Bluth.  Kaiser Health News.  September 10, 2016

Low Carb Diet And "Uncurable" Diabetes

Before You Spend $26,000 On Weight-Loss Surgery, Do This by Sarah Hallberg and Osama Hamdy.  The New York Times.  September 10, 2016. 

The Killer Within--The Immune System Gone Haywire Resulting In "Inflammaging"

Inflammation Implication by Bruce Goldman.  Stanford Medicine.  Summer 2016. 

Painkilling Through Virtual Reality: Better Than Opiods?

Better Than Opiods?  Virtual Reality Could Be Your Next Painkiller by Rachel Metz.  MIT Technology Review.  July 18, 2016

A Female Surgeon Speaks On the "Instant Gratification Of Being A Surgeon"

The Instant Gratification Of Being A Surgeon by Adrienne Green.  The Atlantic.  September 8, 2016

What It Feels Like To Die--What Sciences Knows And Doesn't Know

What It Feels Like To Die by Jennie Dear.  The Atlantic.  September 9, 2016

Computerized Map To Predict Cancer's Next Step And Future Treatment

A Map To Help Cancer Doctors Find Their Way by Mark H. Kim.  NPR.  September 9, 2016

17 Different Health Care Providers Covered New Disster Preparedness Rule

Health Care Providers Scramble To Meet New Disaster Readiness Rule by Sheri Fink.  The New York Times.  September 9, 2016

High Variability Suggests Glycemic Index Is Unreliable Indicator of Blood Sugar Response

Hifh Variability Suggests Glycemic Index Is Unreliable Indicator Of Blood Sugar Response.  Tufts University, Health Science Campus/Science Daily.  September 7, 2016

Uninsured Rate Falls Under 9 Percent For the First Time Ever; Tremendous Declines In States That Expanded Medicaid

For The First Time Ever, America's Uninsured Rate Has Fallen Below 9 Percent by Sarah Frostenson.  September 7, 2016

Hospitals Acquire 31,000 Physician Practices Between 2012 and 2015.

Hospital Ownership of Medical Practices Grows By 86% In Three Years by Maria Castellucci.  Modern Healthcare.  September 7, 2016.

Fragmented Political System, Not Medicine Or Epidemiology, Shapes Zika Response

U.S. Response To Zika Is Uneven and Fragmented by Scott Greer.  RealClearHealth.  September 6, 2016. 

Rural Hospitals Hurt More Without Medicaid Expansion; More Likely To Be Profitable With Medicaid Expansion

Lack Of Medicaid Expansion Hurts Rural Hospitals More Than Urban Facilities by Shefali Luthra.  Kaiser Health News.  September 7, 2016.

Study: Lyft Partnership Reduces Costs, Waiting Times For Chronically Ill Seniors

Study:  Lyft Partnership Reduces Costs, Waiting Times For Chronically Ill Seniors by Mark Taylor.  MedCity News.  September 6, 2016

Oral Contraceptives Contribute To Fall In Deaths From Ovarian Cancer

Deaths From Ovarian Cancer Decline Worldwide Due To Oral Contraceptive Use.  European Soceity For Medical Oncology/Science Daily.  September 6, 2017

Independent Medical Review For Presidential Candidates?

Is This The Way To Get Rid Of The Ridiculous Health Conspiracy Theories?  by Dan Diamond.  Politico.  August 27, 2016

West Nile, Not Zika, Appears To Be The Real Killer

Freaking Out About Zika Virus?  West Nile Is The Real Killer by Sean Cockerham/Medicalxpress. September 5, 2016.  

Editorial: Maternal Death Rates In American Shockingly Out Of Line Compared With Other Advanced Nations

Editorial: America's Shocking Maternal Deaths.  The New York Times.  September 3, 2016

A Emergency Physician Tells How She Tells A Mother Her Child Is Dead

How To Tell A Mother Her Child Is Dead by Naomi Rosenberg.  The New York Times.  September 3, 2016

Why Not Eradicate Mosquitoes?

Mosquitoes Are Deadly, So Why Not Kill Them All?  by Betsy McKay.  The Wall Street Journal/Asia One.  September 3, 2016

Nondrug Approaches To Common Pain Conditions Found Effective; Massage Therapy Found Effective For Neck Pain

NIH Review Finds Nondrug Approaches Effective For Treatment Of Common Pain Conditions.  National Institutes Of Health.  September 1, 2016. 

8 Myths About Suicide That Every Educator And Parent Should Know

8 Myths About Suicide That Every Educator And Parent Should Know by Kavitha Cardoza.  NPR.  September 2, 2016. 

Major Georgia Hospital Seeks Expanded Footprint Without Obtaining Equity Interests

Emory Partnership With Stratus Boosts Clout Of hospital Alliance by Andy Miller.  Georgia Health News.  August 29, 2016. 

Georgia Chamber Of Commerce Presents Proposal For Medicaid Expansion

Task Force Unveils Options To Cover Uninsured In Georgia by Andy Miller.  Georgia Health News.  August 31, 2016

Rate Of Increase Of Obesity Has Slowed For A Decade; Rate Of Obesity Fell In Four States Last Year

Obesity Rates Fall In Four States by Maggie Fox.  NBC News.  September 1, 2016

Test Of Experimental Alzheimer's Drug Finds Progress Against Brain Plaques

Test Of Experimental Alzheimer's Drug Finds Progress Against Brain Plaques by Jon Hamilton.  NPR.  August 31, 2016. 

Evolving Antibiotic Resistance Is Making Gonorrhea Increasingly Untreatable

Gonorrhea Is Becoming Untreatable, U.N. Health Officials Warn by Rebecca Hersher.  NPR.  August 30, 2016

Hospitals In Orlando Don't Bill for $5.5 Million Cost For Treating Victims Of Pulse Shooting

Free Care A 'Blessing' For Victims Of Orlando Nightclub Attack by Alan Blinder.  The New York Times.  August 29, 2016

Four Key Challenges For Obamacare And Possible Solutions

Obamacare Marketplaces Are In Trouble.  What Can Be Done by Reed Abelson and Margot Sanger-Katz.  August 29, 2016.

Hospital At Home Found Appropriate For Some, Faces challenges Including Physician Staffing

Hospital At Home Model:  Bringing Hospital-Level Care To the Patient by Sarah Klein, Martha Hostettler, And Douglas McCarthy.  The Commonwealth Fund.  August 22, 2016

Approach To Mental Health Emphasizing The Role Of Cities Mental Health First Aid

"Mental Health First Aid"--Chirlane McCray On How N.Y.C Is Fixing The System by Shefali Luthra.  Kaiser Health News/RealClear Health.  August 26, 2016. 

Steep Price Increase on EpiPen Illustrates Trend in Generic Drug Industry

Painted As EpiPen Villain, Mylan's Chief Says She's No Such Thing by Katie Thomas.  The New York Times.  August 26, 2016

Maternal Deaths In Texas Have Doubled Over Two Years. Why Are Black Women Suffering?

Experts Search For Explanation As Two Reports Signal Maternity Crisis In Texas  by Molly Redden.  The Guardian.  August 27 2016.

More Nurses, Better Utilized, Help Shorten ER Stays

You Want Shorter ER Stays?  Bring In The Nurses.  American College Of Emergency Physicians/Science Daily.  August 24, 2016. 

In Florida Keys, Some Worry About 'Science And Goernment' More Than Zika

In Florida Keys, Some Worry About 'Science and Government' More Than Zika by Lizette Alvarez.  The New York Times.  August 24, 2016

Get Older, Get Happier?

The Aging Paradox:  The Older We Get, The Happier We Are by Deborah Netburn.  The Los Angeles Times.  August 24, 2016.

Early Job Dissatisfaction Associated With Health Impacts In The 40s

Job Satisfaction In Your 20s And 30s May Impact Your Health Later by Mary Brophy Marcus.  CBS News.  August 23, 2016

Cancer Trends Toward Replacing Heart Disease As Leading Killer; Already there in 22 States

Cancer Is Now The Leading Cause Of Death In 22 States. Surprisingly, That's Good News by Julia Belluz.  Vox.  August 24, 2016

Tayloring Strategy To The Three Types Of Diabetes

Diabetes Is Actually Three Different Diseases Requiring Different Engagement, Monitoring And Management by Jack Stockert.  MedCity News.  August 22, 2016. 

Hospital Social Media Strategy

How To Effectively Engage Patients On Social Media by Jackie Simon.  MedCity News.  August 22, 2016

Opinion: The ACA Is The Last Chance For Private Health Insurance

ObamaCare Is The Last Chance For Private Health Insurance by Patrick Tomlinson.  The Hill.  August 22, 2016. 

Diversity In Genomic Research Need For Accurate Diagnosis

Genetic Insights About Health Risks Limited By Lack Of Diversity, Study Finds by Ahzi Yun Tan.  Kaiser Health News.  August 17, 2016

Puberty Blocker May Improve The Mental Health Of Transgender Adolescents

Puberty Blockers May Improve The Mental Health Of Transgender Adolescents by Elaine Korry.  Kaiser Health News.  August 19, 2016. 

IT Costs For Medical Practices Now Top $32,000 Per Year

Annual Health IT Costs For Medical Practices Now Top $32,000 Per Doc by Neil Versel.  MedCity News.  August 10, 2016. 

Who Are The Uninsured?

Six Years Into Obama's Health Care Law, Who Are The Uninsured?  by Abby Goodnough.  August 18, 2016. 

Banking Eggs: Opportunities And Obstacles

Why Women Can't Stop Talking About Freezing Their Eggs by Sara Ashley O'Brien.  May 25, 2016

The Necessities Of Life Contain The Seeds Of Death

What Can A 1.7 Million Year Old Hominid Fossil Teach Us About Cancer?    The Conversation.  August 10, 2016

Banking Sperm: Pros and Cons

Fighting The Male Biological Clock By Banking Sperm by Elizabeth Cohen.  CNN.  August 12, 2016.

Health Care Fraud: Service Provider's Crimes Caused Patients' Deaths

Health Care Fraud.  Federal Bureau Of Investigation.  August 9, 2016. 

Is A Liberal Education Relevant To The Practice Of Medicine?

Why Get A Liberal Education?  It Is The Life And Breath Of Medicine.  The Conversation.  August 16, 2016

Why Are Single People Ignored By Social Science Research?

The New Science Of Single People by Jesse Singal.  New York Magazine.  August 16, 2016

Schizophrenia May Be A Byproduct Of Acquisition Of Language And Cognitive Skills; Early Hominids Did Not Have It

Schizophrenia Emerged After Humans Diverged From Neanderthals.  Elsevier/Science Daily.  August 15, 2016

First Nationwide Study Finds GLB Teenagers Are At Greater Risk For Depression And Violence

Gay And Lesbian High School Students Report 'Heartbreaking' Levels Of Violence by Jan Hoffman.  The New York Times.  August 11, 2016.

More Universities Will Be Allowed To Grow Marijuana For Research Under New Plan By The Obama Administration

Obama Administration Set To Remove Barrier To Marijuana Research by Catherine Saint Louis and Matt Apuzzo.  The New York Times.  August 10, 2016.

Hospital Units Tailored To Older Patients Can Help Prevent Decline

Hospital Units Tailored To Older Patients Can Help Prevent Decline by Anna Gorman.  NPR.  August 9, 2016

Political Rhetoric That Is Statistically Predictable But Individually Unpredictable Appeal To Violence

Trump's 2nd Amendment Comment Wasn't A Joke.  It Was "Stochastic Terrorism." by Emily Crockett.  Vox.  August 10, 2016. 

How The World's Tiniest Organisms Explain Our Evolution, Our Health, And Our Eventual Demise

How The World's Tinest Organisms Explain Our Evolution, Our Health, And Our Eventual Demise by Julia Belluz.  Vox.  August 9, 2016

Surgical Innovation In Addiction Treatment Requires New Skills And Facilities

New Addiction Treatment Brings New System For Doctors To Navigate by Karen Shakerdge.  Side Effects.  July 11, 2016.

New Employment Platform For Nurses Aims To Unearth Passive Talent

Can This Startup Revamp How Nurses Are Hired?  by Neil Versel.  MedCity News.  August 10, 2016

Mortality Rise In 2015 May Have Been A Blip

U.S. Mortality Rate Declines, And Researchers Breathe A Sigh Of Relief by Sabrina Tavernise.  The New York Times.  August 9, 2016.

How Comon Procedures Became 20 Percent Cheaper For Many Californians

How Common Procedures Became 20 Percent Cheaper For Many Californians by Austin Frakt.  The New York Times.  August 8, 2016

Singleness Has Its Advantages

Psychologists Revels Science Behind A fulfilling Single Life.  American Psychological Association/Science Daily.  August 5, 2016

Research: Silence Prompts Cell Development In The Hippocampus

This Is Your Brain On Silence by Daniel Z. Gross.  Nautilus.  July 7, 21

Obesity Linked To Age-Related Changes In Brain

Brains Of Overweight People 'Ten Years Older' Than Lean Counterparts At Middle-Age.  University of Cambridge/Science Daily.  August 4, 2016

Evaluation Questionnaires On Hospital Pain Management: Do They Do More Harm Than Good

Vexing Question On Patient Surveys:  Did We Ease Your Pain?  by Jan Hoffman and Sabrina Tavernise.  The New York Times.  August 4, 2016

Proposed Lifting The Ban For Funding Research That Injects Human Stem Cells Into Animal Embryos

N.I.H. May Fund Human-Animal Stem Cell Research by Gina Kolata.  The New York Times.  August 4, 2016

Benefits Of Flossing Are Questionable

Feeling Guilty About Not Flossing?  Maybe There's Not Need by Catherine Saint Louis.  The New York Times.  August 2, 2016

Turbocharing The Body's Immune System To Fight Cancer

Setting The Body's 'Serial Killers' Loose On Cancer by Andrew Pollack.  The New York Times.  August 1, 2016. 

Effectiveness Of Certain Surgeries Not Supported By Evidence

Why 'Useless' Surgery Is Still Popular by Gina Kolata.  The New York Times.  August 3, 2016

Cancer Spending And Outcomes: Policy Infographic

A Snapshot Of Cancer Spending And Outcomes by Kaiser Family Foundation.  JAMA.  June 21, 2016

23andMe Pulls Off Massive Crowdsourced Depression Study

23andMe Pulls Off Massive Crowdsourced Depression Study by Antonio Regaldo.  Technology Review.  August 1, 2016

Immunotherapy Offers Hope To Cancer Patients, But Not Certainy

Immunotherapy Offers Hope To A Cancer Patient, But No Certainty by Matt Richtel.  The New York Times.  July 31, 2016

Our Sedentary Lifestyles Cost About 5 Million Lives A Year

Our Sedentary Lifestyles Cost About 5 Million Lives A Year by Kate Kelland.  Huffington Post.  July 28, 2016

Diet's Impact On Land Needed To Produce Food

U.S. Land Capacity For Feeding People Could Expand With Dietary Changes.  Tufts University/Science Daily.  July 22, 2016

The Body As A Source Of Antibiotic That Kill MRSA

This Smells Promising:  Nasal Bacteria Pump Out A New Antibiotic That Kills MRSA by Anna Vlasits.  Stat.  July 27, 2016

What Does Effectiveness In Healthcare Mean? How Has It Evolved?

What's In A Word?  The Evolution Of Effectiveness In Health Care by Murray Ross.  Health Affairs.  July 26, 2016

Changing Functions Of Hospitals

In A Hospital, Health Care Until The Clock Runs Out by Abigail Zuger, M.D.  The New York Times.  July 25, 2016

Isolating The Causes Of Diabetes

Skinny And 119 Pounds, But With The Health Hallmarks Of Obesity by Gina Kolata.  New York Times.  July 22, 2016

Georgia Could See the Third-Largest Drop In Uninsured People With Medicaid Expansion

Study Projects Expansion's Big Impact On Georgia Uninsured by Andy Miller.  Georgia Health News.  July 19, 2016.

Can A Nurse Practitioner Replace A Physician

Can A Nurse Practitioner Replace A Physician?  by John N. Mafi And Bruce E. Landon.  Slate.  July 22, 2016

Advanced Ordering Of Meals May Cut Calories

Want To Cut Calories?  New Studies Suggest Placing Orders Before It's Time To Eat.  University Of Pennsylvania School Of Medicine.  July 19, 2016

Miniature Biorobots For Medicine

New Remote-Controlled Microrobots For Medical Operations.  Ecole Polytechnique Federale De Lausanne/Science Daily.  July 22, 2016

New Detailed Map Of Brain Presents Nearly 100 Previously Unknown Regions; Total Now 180

Updated Brain Map Identifies Nearly 100 New Regions by Carl Zimmer.  The New York Times.  July 20, 2016

Against Health Data Privatization By Opening Up The Closed-Data And Closed-Algorithm Approach

Stop The Privatization Of Health Data by John T. Wilbanks & Eric J. Topol.  Nature.  July 20, 2016

Relationship Of Mental Illness And Terrorism

The Murky Role Of Mental Illness In Extremism, Terror by Maria Cheng.  AP.  July 20, 2016

11 Charts Illustrate How Expensive American Healthcare Is Compared To Other Countries

America's Health Care Prices Are Out Of Control.  These 11 Charts Prove It by Sarah Kliff and Soo Oh.  Vox.  July 19, 2016

Up To 37,000 Premature Deaths Per Year Due To Pollution From East Asian Vessels

The Smoggy Seas:  Cargo Ships Bring Pollution, Health Risks by Natalie Jacewicz.  NPR.  July 19, 2016.

How And Why Medicine Is Failing Obese People

Medicine Is Failing Obese People by Farah Naz Khan.  Vox.  July 18, 2016

Cutting Sugar Rapidly Improves Heart Health Markers

Cutting Sugar Rapidly Improves Heart Health Markers by Rachel Rabkin Peachman.  The New York Times.  July 19, 2016

Social Behavior And The Brain/Immune System Link: Possible Implications for Schizophrenia and Autism

Shocking New Role Found For the Immune System:  Controlling Social Interaction.  University Of Virginia Health System/Science Daily.  July 13, 2016. 

Neurological Explanation For Obesity: Lack of Inhibition of Pleasant Food Memories Related To Overconsumption

Western-Style Diet Linked To State-Dependent Memory Inhibition.  Society For the Study Of Ingestive Behavior/Science Daily.  July 12, 2016.

Ethical, Environmental, And Health Problems Associated With Many Foods In The Supermarket

The Neurotic Eater's Grocery List by Nick Tabor And James D. Walsh.  New York Magazine.  July 10, 2016. 

Study Of Physician And Patient Cancer Estimates Shows Large Difference

A Lot Of Cancer Patients Aren't On The Same Page As Their Doctors by Jesse Singal.  New York Magazine.  July 15, 2016

Study: 13.54 Million Women And 3.36 Million Children In Sub-Saharan AfricaDevote Significant Time To Fetching Water

Millions Of Women Take A Long Walk With A 40-Pound Water Can by Vicky Hallett.  NPR.  July 7, 2016.

The Suprising Disease That Kills More Than Malaria, Tuberculosis Or HIV/AIDS

What Kills More People Each Year:  TB, HIV-AIDS Or Viral Hepatitis by Emily Sohn.  NPR.  July 14, 2016

CDC Director: Lessons From Ebola For Zika

What The Fading Ebola Epidemic Can Teach Us About The Looming Zika Crisis by Thomas R. Frieden.  July 13, 2016

"Right To Try" Movement May Be Reflected In Republican Platform

Republicans Embrace The "Right To Try: To Get Experimental Medicines by Ed Silverman.  Stat.  July 12, 2016

The Medical Record And Data From Wearable Fitness Devices: Key Questions

4 Questions Every Healthcare Provider Should Ask About Fitness Wearables by Lisa A. Eramo.  MedCityNews.  July 11, 2016

Pokemon Smartphone Game Has Kids On The Move With Augmented Reality

Pokemon Has Kids On The Move--And On Their Phones by KJ Dell'Antonia.  The New York Times.  July 12, 2016

Apps And Online Symptom Checkers Require Caution

Using The Web Or An App Instead Of Seeing A Doctor?  Caution is Advised by Austin Frakt.  The New York Times.  July 11, 2016

Opinion: Maybe 97% Of Medicine Can Be Reduced To Algorithms--The Uberization of Medicine

How Uber Will Redicine Healthcare by Robert Graboyes.  Realclearhealth.  July 11, 2016.

Overworked Americans Aren't Taking The Vacation They've Earned

Overworked Americans Aren't Taking The Vacation They've Earned by Patti Neighmond.  NPR.  July 12, 2016

Bagged Greens And Salad Kits Sales Projected To reach $7 Billion A Year

As Bagged Salad Kits Boom Americans Eat More Greens by Dan Charles and Allison Aubrey.  NPR.  July 12, 2016. 

American Breakfast Is Really A Sugary Dessert

We Need To Call American Breakfast What It Often Is:  Dessert by Julia Belluz And Javier Zarracina.  Vox.  July 11, 2016. 

Support For The Hygiene Theory Of Allegery: Thumb-Sucking Seems Associated With Less Allegeries

Thumb-Sucking, Nail-Biting Have A Positive Side:  Kids Less Likely To Develop Allergies.  McMaster University/Science Daily.  July 11, 2016. 

Prevalent Gender Pay Gap At Public Medical Schools

Dr. Paid Less:  An Old Title Still Fits Female Physicians by Catherine Saint Louis.  The New York Times.  July 11, 2016

Diverse Disciplines Tapped To Address Health Problems In "Convergence" Science

 Report:  'Convergence Science' Has Potential To Accelerate The Research-To-Product Pipeline by Zhai Yun Tan.  Kaiser Health News.  July 8, 2016

3D Printing Applied To Prosthetics

3D Printing Has Changed The Prosthetics Business by Maxine Wally.  Fortune.  July 8, 2016

Disclosure Of Biased Information Found To Often Increase The Likelihood That Biased Information Will Be Acce[ted

The Paradox Of Disclosure by Sunita Sah.  The New York Times.  July 8, 2016.

Major Diseases In Decline For Largely Unknown Reasons

A Medical Mystery Of The Best Kind:  Major Diseases Decline by Gina Kolata.  The New York Times.  July 8, 2016.

Number of Americans Living With Congenital Heart Defects Rose Dramatically

More Americans Living With Congenital Heart Defects by Will Boggs MD.  Reuters.  July 5, 2016

Medicine's Next Step

Medicine's Next Step by Barack Obama.  The Boston Globe.  July 7, 2016

What Is Healthy Food And What Is Not? Nutritionists And Americans Agree And Disagree

Is Sushi 'Healthy'?  What About Granola?  Where Americans And Nutritionists Disagree by Kevin Quealy and Margot Sanger-Katz.  The New York Times.  July 5, 2016

Legalization of Medical Marijuana Associated With Declines in Prescriptions For Pain

After Medical Marijuana Legalized, Medicare Prescriptions Drop For Many Drugs by Shefali Luthra.  NPR.  July 6, 2016

Sunscreens Often Don't Meet Dermatologists' Standards

4 In 10 Top-Selling Sunscreens On Amazon Don't Meet Dermatologists' Standards, Study Says by Karen Kaplan.  July 6, 2016

Doctor Sexual Abuse Sometimes Goes Unpunished

Report:  Sexual Abuse by Doctors Sometimes Goes Unpunished. AP/CBS.  July 6, 2016

The Insider's Advantage In The Healthcare System

The Illicit Perks Of the M.D. Club by Vatsal G. Thakkar.  The New York Times.  June 30, 2016. 

Providing Frequent ER Patients With Housing And A Case Manager Found To Save Money, Improve Health

A Hospital Offers Frequent ER Patients An Out--Free Housing by Miles Bryan.  NPR. June 29, 2016

The Ethics Of Treating Friends And Family

Doctors Disagree About The Ethics Of Treating Friends And Family.  Newsworks.  July 1, 2016. 

Is When We Eat As Important As What We Eat?

Is When We Eat As Important As What We Eat.  King's College London/Science Daily.  June 22, 2016

Americans Spend $30.2 Billion Out-Of-Pocket On Complementary Health Approaches

Americans Spend $30.2 Billion Out-Of-Pocket On Complementary Health Approaches.  NIH/National Center For Complementary And Integrative Health.  June 22 2016. 

Drug And Device Companies' Marketing Efforts Prevalent In Southern Hospitals

Doctors At Southern Hospitals Take The Most Payments From Drug, Device Companies by Charles Ornstein and Ryann Grochowski Jones.  NPR.  June 29, 2016

UCLA Study Estimates 1.4 Million Adults In U.S. Identify As Transgender

New Survey Doubles The Estimate Of Transgender Adults In US by David Crary.  AP/Washington Post.  June 30, 2016

Suicide Rates By Occupation Subject Of New CDC Study

These Jobs Have The Highest Rate Of Suicide .  CBS/AP.  June 30, 2016

Direct-To-Consumer Stem Cell Treatments, Not Backed by Science, Popping Up Everywhere

Stem Cell Clinics Hawking Unproven Therapies Sprout Up Across US by Usha Lee McFarling.  Stat.  June 30, 2016

Hospital Network Issue Leads To Clash Between Insurers and Hospitals

GA., Calif. Hospitals Sue Blue Cross Plan For Sending ER Reimbursements To Patients by Andy Miller.  Kaiser Health News/Realclearhealth.  June 30, 2016

Microbes Transferred From People To Surfaces Could Be Early Warning System for Public Health Threats.

'Bug' On The Subway:  Monitoring The Microbial Environment To Improve Public Health.  Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health/Science Daily.  June 28, 2016

Legal Battles Ahead In Abortion Rights

The Supreme Court's Abortion Ruling Could Be A Game Changer For The Pro-Choice Movement by Emily Crockett.  Vox.  June 28, 2016

Supreme Court Ruling On Abortion Does Not Guarantee Access

Opinion:  The Supreme Court Ruling Is An Abortion-Rights Victory.  But It Doesn't Guarantee Access To Services by Melissa Batchelor Warnke.  The Los Angeles Times.  June 28, 2016.

Supreme Court Declines Case From Pharmacists Who Have Religious Objections To Types Of Contraceptives

Supreme Court Rejects Pharmacists' Religious Rights Appeal by Rachel La Corte.  AP.  June 28, 2016

Needs Of End-Of-Life Care Raise Many Questions for Hospitals and Research

How To Measure The Success Of End-Of-Life Care by John Leifer.  Hospitals & Health Networks.  June 27, 2016.

Consistency In Personality--Is It An Illusion?

Invisibilia:  Is Your Personality Fixed.  Or Can You Change Who You Are?  by Alix Spiegel.  NPR.  June 24, 2016.

Georgia's Ranking Drops In Children's Well-Being Statistics

Georgia's Ranking Drops In Children's Well-Being Statistics by Andy Miller.  Georgia Health News.  July 22, 2016

Private Equity In The Ambulance

When You Dial 911 And Wall Street Answers by Danielle Ivory, Ben Protess and Kitty Bennette.  The

Why Don't Young Doctors Want To Work In Primary Care?

Why Don't Young Doctors Want To Work In Primary Care?  Newsworks.  June 23, 2016

Skilled Nursing Homes Face Competition, New Financing Approaches To Reduce Cost

Nursing Homes Fade Even As Baby Boomers Age by Betsy Rust.  Stat.  June 23, 2016.

Cancer Is Contagious Among Clams. What About Us? Could Provide Clues To Metastasis

Cancer Is Contagious Among Clams.  What About Us?  Carl Zimmer. The New York Times.  June 22, 2016

Which Words Are Most Commonly Associated With Positive And Negative Hospital Reviews?

Which Words Are Most Commonly Associated With Positive And Negative Hospital Reviews?  by Kelly Johnson.  MedCity News.  June 21, 2016

Health Care Expenditure Being Reduced By Trillions; Reductions Extent Across The Entire Health Care Sector

The US Is Spending Trillions Less Than Expected On Health Care--And Uninsured Rates Are At An All-Time Low by Sarah Kliff.  Vox.  June 21, 2016.

Google Refines Symptom Search By Linking With Mayo Clinic And Harvard Medical School Sources

Headache?  Google To Offer Better Symptom Search Results by Jessica Suynn.  USA TODAY.  June 20, 2016

Up To 2 Million Concussions From Sports Each Year For Children And Teens

US Kids Get 2 Million Concussions A Year From Sports, Play by Lindsey Tanner.  AP.  June 20, 2016

Grass-Roots Response To Immune System Epidemic--Patients Infect Themselves With Gastrointestinal Worms

The Parasite Underground by Moises Velasquez-Manoff.  The New York Times.  June 16, 2016. 

Birth Control Via App

Birth Control Via App Finds Footing Under Political Radar by Pam Belluck.  The New York Times.  June 19, 2016. 

Health Of American Children Improving Sharply; Future Generations May Reach Old Age Without Same Ailments As Today

Good News Hidden In The Data:  Today's Children Are Healthier by Margot Sanger-Katz.  The New York Times.  June 17, 2016.

Up To 1 In 5 Trauma Deaths Could be Prevented Study Says

Up To 1 In 5 Trauma Deaths Could Be Prevented, Study Says by Lauran Neergaard.  AP.  June 18, 2016

Promoting Health In The Built Environment, Where People Spend 90% Of Their Time

Looking Indoors To Health by Colin Durrant.  Harvard Gazette.  June 15, 2016

Blood Banks Data Suggest That 2 Percent Of Adults In Puerto Rico And Getting Infected Monthly; Probably An Underestimate

Zika Virus Spreading Rapidly Across Puerto Rico by Helen Branswell.  Stat.  June 17, 2016

New Colon Screening Recommendations--No Improvement In Overall Mortality Noted However

4 Things To Know About The New Colorectal Cancer Screening Advice by Sharon Begley.  STAT.  June 15, 2016

Home And Community Based Care Transforming Hospitals As A Result Of Obamacare; States Not Expanding Medicaid Are Suffering

ACA Sets Off Major Transformation For U.S. Hospitals  by Mark Taylor.  MedCity News.  June 15, 2016

Cap On Number Of Opioid Treatment Clinics In Georgia; 1200 Died Of Overdose in 2014

Despite Overdose Epidemic, Georgia Caps The Number Of Opioid Treatment Clinics by Michell Eloy.  Health News Florida.  June 15, 2016

American Medical Association: Gun Violence A Public Health Crisis

Gun Violence 'A Public Health Crisis,' American Medical Association Says.  NPR.  June 14, 2016.  NPR

Alert Fatigue Spreads Throughout Medicine

Screen Flashes And Pop-Up Reminders:  Alert Fatigue Spread Through Medicine by Shefali Luthra.  Kaiser Health News.  June 15, 2016

Texas, Florida Slashing Family Planning Resources, Failure To Expand Medicaid May Leave Them Vulnerable To Zika

Gaps In Women's Health Care May Derail Zika Prevention In Texas, Florida by Shefali Luthra.  Kaiser Health News.  June 14, 2016

PTSD May Be More Physical Than Psychological

What If PTSD Is More Physical Than Psychological?  by Robert F. Worth.  The New York Times.  June 10, 2016

Wearables Have Potential To Aid In Clinical Trial Recruitment

What A Fitbit Or A Tweet Can Tell Drugmakers About Their Products. Modern Health Care.  June 8, 2016. 

Healthcare Digital Connectivity Around The World: Perceptions Differ Between Patients And Physicians

Healthcare Connectivity Survey Reveals Differences Between Docs, Patients by Dava Stewart.  MedCity News.  June 10, 2016.

Drugmakers Focus On Immune System Strategies Against Cancer; Too Much Of A Good Thing?

Regulator Says Too Many Drugmakers Chasing Same Cancer Strategy by Deena Beasley.  Reuters.  Friday June 10, 2016

Mediterranean Diet High In Healthy Fat Does Not Lead To Weight Gain, According To Randomized Trial

Mediterranean Diet High In Healthy Fat Does Not Lead To Weight Gain, According To Randomized Trial.  The Lancet/Science Daily.  June 7, 2016

Increased Prevalence Of Obesity Among Women (2005-2014)

Prevalence Of Obesity In U.S. Increases Among Women, But Not Men.  JAMA/ Science Daily.  June 7, 2016

Sepsis: The Most Expensive Cause Of Hospitalization; Most Common Cause Of ICU Admission

What Are Septic Shock And Sepsis?  The Facts Behind These Deadly Conditions by Hallie Prescott & Theodore Iwashyna.  The Conversation.  June 6, 2016

Effective Antidepressant Match Linked To Inflammation Measurement

New Blood Test May Be Able To Find Best Antidepressant Match, Study Says by Ariana Eunjung Cha.  Washington Post.  June 7, 2016

No Doctor Required Medical Tests: Pros And Cons

Direct-To Consumer Lab Tests, No Doctor Visit Required by Anahad O'Connor.  The New York Times.  June 6, 2016

Migrants Often Maintain Traditional Diet Even If More Expensive And Results In Malnutrition

Migrants Willing To Pay Price Not To Change Diet, Study Says by Donald G. McNeil Jr.  The New York Times.  June 6, 2016

Inadequacies In Genetic Medicine: Lack Of Family Support For Those with Undetermined Diagnosis And Lack Of Contact Clearinghouse

Families Isolated By Rare Genetic Conditions Find New Ways To Reach Out by Kat Snow.  NPR.  June 5, 2016. 

House Calls: The Next Generation Of Medicine And Perhaps A Money-Saver

House Calls Are Coming Back.  This May Mean Better Care For The Elderly.  by Susan Jaffe.  The Washington Post.  June 5, 2016

Same Sex Ecounters Since Age 18 Jumped Significantly From the Early 1990s to The Early 2010s

Americans Are Sexually Experimenting Way More Than They Used To by Jesse Singal.  The Huffington Post.  June 3, 2016

In A Small Study Of Stroke Patients, Direct Brain Injection Of Stems Cells Seems To Often Lead To Improvement

Stanford Researchers 'Stunned By Stem Cell Experiment That Helped Stroke Patient Walk by Ariana Eunjung Cha.  The Washington Post.  June 2, 2016

Liquid Biopsy Show Promise To Make Cancer Diagnosis Less Painful And Risky

'Liquid' Cancer Test Offers Hope For Alternative To Painful Biopsies by Andrew Pollack.  The New York Times.  June 4, 2016

The Prevalence Of Pain Is Not Matched By Research And Teaching About Pain Treatments

What Is Chronic Pain And Why Is it Hard To Treat?  The Conversation.  June 2, 2016

The Work Of Being A Patient: Healthcare's Free Labor--Ignored Factor Of Medicine

Unpaid, Stressed, And Confused:  Patients Are The Health Care System's Free Labor by Sarah Kliff.  Vox.  June 1, 2016

Changes In Fertility Therapies Perhaps The Cause Of Decline In Higher-Order Births

Triplet And Higher-Order Births, In U.S. Down 41% by Nicholas Bakalar. The New York Times.  May 30, 2016

Rare Event: Increase In Death Rate For Entire U.S. Population; Perhaps A Sign Of Distress For Nation's Health

First Rise In U.S. Death Rate In Years Surprises Experts by Sabrina Tavernise.  The New York Times.  June 1, 2016

Evidence of Malnutrition and Immune Dystunction Link Continues To Grow

Why Malnutrition Is An Immune Disorder.  Cell Press/Science Daily.  May 26, 2016

Low Drug Prices And Shortages For Generic Injectables

Drug Prices Too High?  Sometimes, They're Not Costly Enough by Austin Frakt.  The New York Times.  May 30, 2016

The Basics Of Antibiotic Resistance

Short Answers To Hard Questions About Antibiotic Resistance by Sabrina Tavernise, Erica Goode and Denise Grady.  The New York Times.  May 27, 2016

Controlled Stretching Versus Performance Mind-Set In Medical Education

Doctors Getting 'Pimped' by Dhruv Khullar, M.D.  The New York Times.  May 26, 2016

Surgical Technicians With Access To Powerful Narcotics--Need For Regulation?

Who Watches The Unseen Hospital Employee?  by Rebecca Lindstrom.  11 Alive.  May 27, 2016

Off-Label Prescribing For Antidepressants; Only 55 Percent Are Taking Antidepressants For Depression

8 Surprising Reasons People Are Taking Antidepressants by Anna Almendraia.  Huffington Post.  May 27, 2016

Colistin Resistance Found In US; Resistance Can Be Spread Easily Between Bacteria; Fears Of Untreatable Infections

Dangerous New Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Reach U.S. by Melinda Wenner Moyer.  May 27, 2016

Persistent Or Repeated Infections In Brain May Cause Amyloid Beta Levels To Accumulate Leading To Alzheimer's

Anti Mechanism Gone Rogue May Play Role In Alzheimer's Disease by Jordana Cepelewicz.  Scientific American.  May 26, 2016

Symptom Expression Not Necessarily Tied To Underlying Disease; Expression Adapted To Suit Needs

Is Symptom Expression A Form Of Communication?  Arizona State University/Science Daily.  May 25, 2016

Global Economic Downturn Linked With At Least 260,000 Excess Cancer Deaths

Global Economic Downturn Linked With At Least 260,000 Excess Cancer Deaths.  Harvard Chang School Of Public Health/Science Daily.  May 25, 2016

Study Outlines Seven Reasons Health Care Sector Is Vulnerable To Privacy Breaches

Hackers, Phishers, And Disappearing Thumb Drives:  Lessons Learned From Major Health Care Data Breaches by Nian Yaraghi.  Brookings.  May 5, 2016

Physician Questions Population-Based Care Rather Than Focus On Individual Patient Needs

Doctor Yearns For A Return To The Time When Physicians Were 'Artisans' by Michelle Andrews.  Kaiser Health News.  May 24, 2016

1.4 Million American Children From 8 to 18 Care For Family Member With Disability Or Illness

Supporting Children Who Serve As Caregivers by Jane E. Brody.  The New York Times.  May 23, 2016. 

Language Can Be Everything: Car 'Crashes' Instead of Car 'Accidents'

It's No Accident:  Advocates Want To Speak Of Car 'Crashes' Instead by Matt Richtel.  The New York Times.  May 22, 2016

Some Hospitals Decide To Eat Some Patient Deductibles From High-Deductible Insurance Plans

Moving Patient Payment Upfront by Dave Barkholz.  Modern Healthcare.  May 21, 2016

Proposal To Add Questions About Firearms To Office Visit Routine

Should Your Doctor Ask If You Own Guns?  by Alice Park.  Time.  May 16, 2016

Report: Drug-Resistant Infections May Kill Ten Million A Year By 2050

The Plan To Avert Our Post-Antibiotic Apocalypse by Ed Yong.  The Atlantic.  May 19, 2016

Campaign To Prevent Sleep-Related Infant Deaths: Third Leading Cuase Of Infant Mortality In Georgia

First Lady Helps Launch Ga.  'Safe to Sleep' Campaign  by Staff.  WXIA.  May 19, 2016. 

Hospital Staff Addiction Is A Problem In Georgia

Hospital Highs:  Investigating Drug Addiction In Georgia Hospitals by Rebecca Lindstrom.  WXIA.  May 20, 2016

Life Circumstances May Be "Canaries In The Coal Mine" Of Aging And Health

Loneliness Hurts:  Senior Health About More Than Disease by Lauran Neergaard.  ABC News.  May 16, 2016.

Individual Behavior Determines Much Of Cancer Risk

Half Of U.S. Cancer Deaths Due To Bad Habits, Study Finds by Maggie Fox.  NBC News.  May 19, 2016

The World From Both Sides

What Trans Men See That Women Don't by Charlotte Alter.  Time. 

EPA As A Public Health Agency

EPA Official Links Environmental, Public Health by Sandy Bauers.  Philly.com/Real Clear Health.  May 15, 2016. 

Why Single Payer in The United States Would Cost More Than Single Payer In Other Countries

Single-Payer Plan From Bernie Sanders Would Probably Still Be Expensive by Margot Sanger-Katz.  The New York Times.  May 16, 2016. 

Healthcare Issues That Should Be Addressed In Campaign

Five Health Issues Presidential Candidates Aren't Talking About--But Should Be by Julie Rovner.  Kaiser Health News/Realclearhealth.  May 16, 2016

New York Times Magazine Focuses On Cancer

The New York Times Magazine:  The Health Issue.  New York Times. 

Beyond Gene Editing To Gene Synthesis

Scientists Talk Privately About Creating A Synthetic Human Genome by Andrew Pollack.  The New York Times.  May 13, 2016