Angelina Jolie’s preventive double mastectomy was a difficult choice that may not be right for most women who live in fear of …
Health Care
5 Things the Oregon Medicaid Study Tells Us About American Health Care
A landmark new study of Oregon’s Medicaid program reveals what’s wrong with American health care
Exclusive: White House to Streamline Obamacare Application
The Obama Administration has announced new application forms for the Obamacare health care exchanges set to drop next year
Scientists Say Baby Born with HIV Apparently Cured
If so, it would mark only the world’s second reported cure.
The Myth of the Ritalin-Popping American Teen
Here’s a bit of news that may come as a surprise: the National Institute of Mental Health, analyzing survey data from more than 10,000 13- to 18-year-olds, has found that — contrary to popular belief — American teens are …
The Mammogram Mess: The Most Difficult Decision for Women in Their 40s
I have dense breasts, a physiological fact that was neither here nor there until July 25.
Pediatricians Urged to Discuss Emergency Contraception with Teen Patients
Will discussing and prescribing emergency contraception help to lower teen pregnancy in the U.S.?
Healthier Cholesterol Levels Among U.S. Adults
HPV Vaccine Doesn’t Lead To Promiscuous Tweens
New York City Schools Offer Plan B to High School Students
In Jan. 2011, New York City quietly launched a pilot program to dispense free prescription contraceptives, including birth control pills and the morning-after pill, Plan B, to students at more than a dozen public high schools in the city
Switzerland Has Its Own Kind of Obamacare — and Loves It
The country requires everyone to purchase private health insurance, a system that seems to work efficiently while keeping costs under control.
