Health & Safety

1,300 Wait For Free Dental Care In Pittsburgh

10:13am August 01, 2019

by Katie Blackley

More than a thousand people waited in line to see a dentist at an annual free clinic in Pittsburgh. Some had never been to a dentist before.

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Trump Administration's Prescription Drug Importation Plan Is Likely To Face Challenges

6:07pm July 31, 2019

by Tamara Keith

The Trump administration announced plans to allow the importation of prescription drugs from Canada. But the plan is just the first step and is likely to face challenges.

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Health & Safety

NC's Biggest Health Insurer Seeks To Cut Rates

5:21pm July 31, 2019

by Paul Garber

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina is seeking to lower its rates for health insurance.

Female Aedes aegypti mosquitoes like this one are responsible for transmitting dengue fever in Bangladesh and other countries. The fever's season is getting longer, experts say.

Bangladesh Reports More Than 13,000 Dengue Cases In July

4:44pm July 31, 2019

It's the highest number since 2000, when the country first started to keep records of the disease.

"This is the next important step in the Administration's work to end foreign freeloading and put American patients first," Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said in a statement detailing the plan.

Trump Administration Plans To Allow Imports Of Some Prescription Drugs From Canada

2:48pm July 31, 2019

by Bill Chappell

Health and Human Services outlined two pathways for importing the drugs to the U.S., a plan Secretary Alex Azar says is intended to "lower prices and reduce out of pocket costs for American patients."

Health & Safety

Background On Trump's Plan To Allow Imports Of Some Prescription Drugs

1:07pm July 31, 2019

The Trump administration says it's trying to clear a path for Americans to import some prescription drugs from Canada. NPR's David Greene speaks with Phil Galewitz of Kaiser Health News.

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New Law Sets Rules For Pets In North Carolina Breweries

12:30pm July 31, 2019

by Neal Charnoff

Governor Roy Cooper signed a bill this week reopening the door to dogs and cats in North Carolina breweries.

"As deductibles rise, patients have the right to know the price of health care services so they can shop around for the best deal," says Seema Verma, who heads the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and announced the Trump administration's plan this

Health & Safety

Trump Team's Bid To Make Hospital Costs More Transparent Is Data-Heavy

5:00am July 31, 2019

by Julie Appleby

The administration's rules would require hospitals to provide far more detail about the actual prices they charge insurers for medical care. Would patients welcome the data, or feel overwhelmed?

Actual scientific research on beards is, regrettably, scant. However, researchers now know how beards are perceived by one important group of people: children.

Kids See Bearded Men As Strong — But Unattractive, Study Finds

9:26pm July 30, 2019

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

New research shows that young children have a negative reaction to beards, but that changes as they get older. Children with bearded fathers did feel more warmly toward facial hair.