Politics
Obama Seeks Bipartisan Health Care Summit
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Mental Health Disaster Relief Not Always Clear Cut
()In the coming months hundreds upon hundreds of mental health professionals will flood Haiti, eager to tend to the psychologically wounded victims of the earthquake. But the role of a mental health professional in the aftermath of a major disaster like Haiti's isn't always well-defined.
Conceptual Census Super Bowl Ad: Bargain Or Boondoggle?
A Census Bureau ad beseeched viewers to pose for a "snap shot of America." Worth $2.5 million?
()Incentive To Treat Bladder Cancer In Doctors' Offices Raised Medicare Costs
But a study of what happened at a New York hospital shows the approach backfired.
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Obama Plans Televised Health Summit With GOP()
February 8, 2010 The president is looking to give health overhaul a boost with a televised meeting between Republicans and Democrats late this month. How much difference the event may have on moving stalled legislation ahead remains to be seen.
Health Care
Obama To Host Bipartisan Health Care Summit()
February 7, 2010 In the first major step to revive his health care agenda after his party's loss of a filibuster-proof Senate majority, President Obama on Sunday invited Republican and Democratic leaders to discuss possible compromises in a televised gathering later this month.
Adapting Vaccines For Our Aging Immune Systems()
February 8, 2010 Vaccines can be a crucial line of defense for older people, who are more likely to suffer complications from infections such as the flu. Our immune system weakens over time, and so does our response to vaccines. But researchers have found ways to create stronger vaccines that work better in older people.
Health Care
Bill Would Apply Antitrust Laws To Insurance()
February 8, 2010 With Congress still stalled on the big health bill, it turns to smaller pieces of legislation. The House this week will vote on a bill to repeal a decades-old insurance industry exemption from antitrust laws. Some analysts say eliminating the exemption wouldn't have an impact on competition or premiums.
Children's Health
Vaccines' Benefits Trump Concerns, Experts Say()
February 8, 2010 Young children receive more than twice the number of inoculations that they did 50 years ago. This worries some parents, but experts say that vaccines have gotten cleaner and more efficient, and are much safer than risking outright illness.
What The Antitrust Exemption For Health Insurers Means()
February 5, 2010 With comprehensive health care legislation foundering, House Democrats are turning to a narrower piece of legislation they hope has populist appeal: repealing the antitrust exemption for health and medical liability insurers. Policy makers disagree on the effect the repeal would have.
NPR Health Blog
Congress Gets Credit For Boosting Kids Health Coverage()
February 5, 2010 The expansion of the Childrens' Health Insurance Program, coupled with passage of the economic stimulus bill, helped millions more kids get federal health insurance coverage last year.
NPR Health Blog
Flu Vaccine In America: Epidemic Of Ambivalence()
February 5, 2010 Despite the government's full-court press to get Americans vaccinated against swine flu, only about 21 percent of adults have been immunized. About 40 percent of children, at higher risk for the illness, got shots or spray.
NPR Health Blog
Tail Switch Gets Sperm Swimming()
February 5, 2010 Researchers say a valve in the tails of human sperm controls when they start moving. When the acid level drops inside the sperm, they start to wiggle.
Sports
Experts: 'Gene Doping' To Be Next Sports Scandal()
February 5, 2010 Cheating athletes used to rely on steroids to pump up performance. Then they discovered erythropoietin and human growth hormone. What's next? Gene doping, or genetic manipulation, according to Dr Theodore Friedmann, chair of the World Anti-Doping Agency's Gene Doping Expert Group.
