health care

Trump Uses Executive Pen To Chip Away At Obamacare

1:36pm October 12, 2017

by Scott Horsley

President Trump signed an executive order Thursday that aims to allow more insurance options. The plan is intended to lower costs, but critics warn it could hurt those who need insurance most.

What's Changing With Trump's Executive Order On Health Care

11:39am October 12, 2017

by Domenico Montanaro

We look at what's expected to change in health care markets with President Trump's executive order he's expected to sign Thursday.

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News Brief: Trump Health Care Executive Order, California Wildfires, Harvey Weinstein

5:18am October 12, 2017

President Trump signs an executive order Thursday that is expected to roll back Obama-era health care policies. Also, wildfires continue to race across parts of northern California.

Roughly 80 percent of all first strokes arise from risks that people can influence with behavioral changes, doctors say — risks like high blood pressure, smoking and drug abuse.

Health Conditions That Increase Stroke Risk Rise Across All Ages, Races

5:18pm October 11, 2017

by April Fulton

Smoking, drug abuse and diabetes are all modifiable risk factors for stroke. Yet a large study of patients hospitalized for stroke suggests the number of people with these risk factors is rising.

Colored scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of cultured cancer cells from a human cervix, showing numerous blebs (lumps) and microvilli (hair-like structures) characteristic of cancer cells. Cancer of the cervix (the neck of the uterus) is one of the most

Could Making Cancer Screening Simpler Increase Women's Risk?

3:25pm October 11, 2017

by Tara Haelle

An influential task force says that either a Pap test or an HPV test is enough to screen for cervical cancer. But key medical groups say that strategy could miss cancers, especially in minority women.

If you are suddenly unable to work for an extended period because of illness, injury or accident, long-term-disability insurance can save the day.

Why A Long-Term-Disability Policy Is More Important Than Pet Insurance

12:57pm October 11, 2017

by Michelle Andrews

Though not as trendy as pet insurance, a long-term-disability policy is pretty cheap and can save your bacon if you have an accident, get cancer or otherwise can't work for a few months or years.

The new law will require pharmaceutical companies to notify the state and health insurers if they plan to raise the price of a medication by 16 percent or more over two years.

California Governor Signs Law To Make Drug Pricing More Transparent

3:25pm October 10, 2017

by April Dembosky

This is the first step in a long game to develop clearer prescription drug pricing laws around the country, health policy experts say.

President Trump spoke from the White House in July in an effort to promote health overhaul legislation. He's now trying to make changes through an executive order.

Trump Says He'll Sign Order To Expand Health Insurance Options

1:43pm October 10, 2017

by Alison Kodjak

Conservatives have long advocated for using association health plans to boost competition. But the result could be that healthy people pay less and sicker people are priced out of coverage.

Health & Safety

How Messing With Our Biological Clock Impacts Well-Being

7:27am October 09, 2017

by Allison Aubrey

Three scientists have won the Nobel prize in Medicine for research into our internal clocks. Biological clocks regulate everything from behavior to metabolism and play a crucial role in our health.

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Trump Rescinds Obamacare Birth Control Mandate

6:48am October 09, 2017

David Greene talks to Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards, who has denounced the Trump administration's rollback of the Affordable Care mandate to cover birth control.