Your Health

If you know what a bladder infection feels like, should you have to go to the doctor every time?

Should Women Be Able To Treat Bladder Infections Themselves?

3:29pm July 16, 2015

by Nancy Shute

It can be pretty miserable waiting to get the urine test when you're sure you've got a bladder infection and just need the antibiotics already. Some doctors think it's time for to let women prescribe.

Choosing a home health agency can be even more difficult than picking a nursing home.

Health & Safety

Home Health Agencies Get Medicare's Star Treatment

3:13pm July 16, 2015

by Jordan Rau

For the first time, the government is using a star system to rate agencies that care for seniors in their homes. Medicare was stingy with top ratings and also the poorest scores.

Even Mild Mental Health Problems In Children Can Cause Trouble Later

1:31pm July 15, 2015

by Ina Yang

Children with mental health issues are more likely to struggle with jobs, family and social life as adults. And that's true even for children whose problems aren't severe enough to be diagnosed.

Amanda Dykeman, 33, of Coal Valley, Ill., had Essure devices removed after having multiple health problems.

FDA To Take Another Look At Essure Contraceptive Device After Health Complaints

12:37pm July 15, 2015

by Tara Haelle

Thousands of women say they've been harmed by the permanent contraceptive. But it's unclear whether the problems were caused by the device. The Food and Drug Administration is taking a closer look.

The varicella zoster virus causes chickenpox in children, then lurks in the body for years and can cause painful shingles later in life.

Engineering A Shingles Vaccine That Doesn't Wimp Out Over Time

5:32pm July 14, 2015

by Patti Neighmond

The current vaccine loses its protective value as people get older. A vaccine in the works maintains its strength over time. The biggest challenge may be getting adults to use it.

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Waiting To Pick Your Baby's Name Raises The Risk For Medical Mistakes

5:32pm July 14, 2015

by Katherine Hobson

If parents don't have a name teed up, hospitals often give babies temporary ones, like Babygirl. But those generic names can be dangerously confusing, especially in the neonatal intensive care unit.

Would Banning Headers In Soccer Solve The Concussion Problem?

12:32pm July 14, 2015

by Jessie Rack

Most concussions in youth soccer happen during heading the ball. But it isn't the ball's fault, researchers say. Rather, it's player collisions. Avoiding aggressive play would help reduce injuries.

Health & Safety

Should Doctors And Drugmakers Keep Their Distance?

8:52am July 13, 2015

by John Henning Schumann

One doctor rethinks his hardline stance against contact with industry. Beyond drugmakers' sales and marketing, perhaps there's room for productive and ethical collaboration to advance medicine.

Melissa Mathis holds a container of freeze-dried placenta capsules.

Texas Defends A Woman's Right To Take Her Placenta Home

1:36am July 11, 2015

by Carrie Feibel

Texas now explicitly allows the placenta to be taken home after giving birth in a hospital. It came about at the urging of people who feel consuming dried and encapsulated placenta helps new mothers.

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Chef Eric David Corradetti presents dinner to residents at the Bethlehem Woods senior living facility in La Grange Park, Ill. His kitchen emphasizes fresh produce and meats and meals made from scratch.

Mush No More: Retirement Home Food Gets Fresh And Local

1:33am July 11, 2015

by Ina Jaffe

Once known for bland, institutional fare, hundreds of senior living centers across the U.S. now tout healthy meals made from scratch. Centers say this approach to food is tastier — and cheaper, too.

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