Legislation That Would Shape FDA And NIH Triggers Lobbying Frenzy
More than 1,455 lobbyists weighed in on the 21st Century Cures Act in this congressional cycle. Only one health bill since 2011 has garnered more attention.
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Pence Expanded Medicaid As Governor, Now He May Be Part Of Cutting It
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence expanded access to Medicaid with a conservative twist. How it was done may offer hints into how Republicans proceed with changes to Obamacare.
Spike In Demand For Long-Acting Birth Control Strains Clinic Budgets
Family planning centers funded by the federal government are straining to meet a post-election surge in demand for contraceptives. And it's unclear if the new Congress will continue support.
Chicago Orthopedic Surgeon Recalls Volunteer Work In War-Torn Syria
NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks to Dr. Samer Attar, an orthopedic surgeon at Northwestern Medicine, who spent months in Aleppo, Syria, this past summer as a volunteer doctor.
Iowa Insurance Commissioner Outlines Potential Effects Of Repealing Obamacare
NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Republican Iowa Insurance Commissioner Nick Gerhart on what a GOP push to repeal the Affordable Care Act could mean for the insurance market and the U.S. economy.
Hospital Companions Can Ease Isolation For Older People
Loneliness and social isolation can affect health for the worse. A California hospital is training volunteers to provide companionship and friendly assistance.
Older Patients Can Benefit From Lung Cancer Surgery
Lung cancer affects mostly older people, but they're often not offered surgery as a treatment. A study finds that most older people can tolerate surgery, and that it extends lives.
Florida Keys Approves Trial Of Genetically Modified Mosquitoes To Fight Zika
In the Florida Keys, no cases of locally transmitted Zika have been reported, but officials have decided to go ahead with trials of a genetically modified mosquito to combat the spread of the disease.
In Depressed Rural Kentucky, Worries Mount Over Medicaid Cutbacks
People in poverty-stricken Clay County, Kentucky, worry about what will happen to their health care if Gov. Matt Bevin's and President-elect Trump's ambitions to overhaul Medicaid proceed.
Zika No Longer Global 'Health Emergency,' WHO Declares
But it's too early to say whether the epidemic isn't has bad as the agency first predicted back in February.