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Expanded Medicaid offers new health coverage opportunities -- but not without confusion

News outlets detail how patients still don't completely understand the benefits that are now available to them.

4 Feb 2014

Personalized messages over phone can help catch cancer at earliest stages

Although the field of science keeps advancing, it may be the simple telephone that helps save more lives. Anita Kinney, Professor of Medicine and Associate Director for Population Sciences at the University of New Mexico Cancer Center, and her fellow researchers have found that personalized messages over the phone can better help promote preventive measures against cancer.

4 Feb 2014

U.S. abortion rate drops, but not for the reasons you might think

A new study finds that the rates are lowest in 40 years.

4 Feb 2014

In pre-game rumble, Obama pushes back on O'Reilly questions about health care

The president told the Fox anchor that he regrets his earlier comments that people who like their insurance would be able to keep it.

4 Feb 2014

Doctors offer tips to prevent TV tip-overs

Super Bowl XLVIII is only a couple of days away and many families across the country are gearing up for game day celebrations. Because TVs will be such a large part of the festivities this weekend, the doctors in the Comprehensive Children's Injury Center at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center wanted to discuss the injury risks associated with TVs and share some steps that adults can take to keep kids safe this weekend and throughout the year.

4 Feb 2014

Organized labor, chamber of commerce makes clear where they stand on the health law

Labor union leaders say the Obama administration's refusal to help with health law provisions they view as unsatisfactory is undermining their support for this year's midterm elections. Meanwhile, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is looking at ways to fix, rather than repeal, the overhaul.

4 Feb 2014

Report: 5 states, including Texas, are Anti-Obamacare diehards

The report by researchers at Georgetown University's Center on Health Insurance Reforms looked at which states declined to implement the law's major components. Meanwhile, conservative Kansas lawmakers push to sever their state from the law's authority and Indiana residents are slow to enroll in new insurance.

4 Feb 2014

EGPAF expansion of HIV and AIDS treatment, prevention programs in six districts in Lesotho

The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation is pleased to announce the expansion of its HIV and AIDS treatment and prevention programs in six districts in Lesotho.

4 Feb 2014

Kentucky, Georgia offer insights to health law realities

The Washington Post and Kaiser Health News examine how the overhaul is working on the ground in specific locations.

4 Feb 2014

Study reveals link between neonatal and early childhood outcomes among premature infants

In a study to be presented on Feb. 6 at 3:15 p.m. CST, at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting-, in New Orleans, researchers will report on a correlation between initial neonatal and early childhood outcomes among children delivered less than 34 weeks gestation.

4 Feb 2014

Increased neonatal mortality risk linked with location of planned birth

In a study to be presented on Feb. 7 at 2:15 p.m. CST, at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting-, in New Orleans, researchers will report that patients delivered at home by midwives had a roughly four times higher risk of neonatal deaths than babies delivered in the hospital by midwives.

4 Feb 2014

Administration looks at ways to ensure health care continuity

Meanwhile, tens of thousands are unable to appeal enrollment errors and a little-known provision of the law extends coverage to former foster kids until they turn 26.

4 Feb 2014

Nearly half of HIV-infected teenagers, young adults forego treatment

Nearly half of HIV-infected teenagers and young adults forego timely treatment, delaying care until their disease has advanced, which puts them at risk for dangerous infections and long-term complications, according to a study led by the Johns Hopkins Children's Center.

4 Feb 2014

Kids+Chemical Safety website wins 2013 Risk Communication Award

Each January, the Alliance for Chemical Safety (ACS) honors companies, individuals and organizations that have excelled in reducing risk, communicating risk or promoting chemical safety during the past year.

4 Feb 2014

Innovation Center's methods under the microscope

The idea seemed transformative. The Affordable Care Act would fund a new research outfit evocatively named the Innovation Center to discover how to most effectively deliver health care, with $10 billion to spend over a decade.

4 Feb 2014

GOP candidates to campaign on state exchange glitches

Republican candidates in states that have had troubled exchange rollouts plan to campaign on those problems in gubernatorial and state legislative races later this year, reports The New York Times. Other news outlets report on developments in Kentucky, Oregon, Rhode Island, Maryland, Minnesota, Connecticut and Pennsylvania.

3 Feb 2014

New book shows couples how to lose weight and stay healthy

After analyzing thousands of hours of video recordings of married couples talking with each other about their health, two UCLA psychology professors were shocked by what they saw.

3 Feb 2014

Putnam Hospital Center recognized with CEO Cancer Gold Standard accreditation

Putnam Hospital Center in Carmel, NY, is leading by example when it comes to promoting healthy lifestyle choices and encouraging workplace wellness. The CEO Roundtable on Cancer has accredited Putnam Hospital Center with the CEO Cancer Gold Standard recognizing the firm's efforts to reduce the risk of cancer for its employees and covered family members by establishing programs to reduce cancer risk, encouraging early detection through cancer screenings, and ensuring access to quality treatment.

3 Feb 2014

First Edition: February 3, 2014

Today's headlines include a range of stories about how the health law is working in different locations across the country.

3 Feb 2014

Five important numbers to keep cardiovascular system healthy

Pass codes, phone numbers, social security numbers, clothing sizes and addresses. We all have a lot of numbers in our heads, but heart experts at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center say there are five more you need to know to help keep your cardiovascular system healthy.

3 Feb 2014