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States snuff out smoking prevention programs
Gregory Warner Dec 28, 2011
Faced with big budget gaps, state governments are taking money away from programs that help people quit smoking. Analysts say this will cost more in the long run.
The war on cancer -- a healthy metaphor?
Gregory Warner Dec 26, 2011
President Richard Nixon used the phrase "war on cancer" in signing the National Cancer Act of 1971. Forty years later, scientists say our understanding of cancer has outgrown a military analogy.
The birth of a new career
Gigi Douban Dec 23, 2011
New programs help low-income women train to become doulas and birthing assistants.
Not-for-profit hospitals?
Gregory Warner Dec 26, 2011
The name implies health care for the poor in exchange for tax breaks. But it turns out it's not that simple.
A compromise on Medicare
Gregory Warner Dec 15, 2011
Republican Congressman Paul Ryan and Democratic Senator Ron Wyden have a plan.
Plan B could go O.T.C.
Bob Moon Dec 7, 2011
Today, the FDA decides whether to sell the morning after pill over-the-counter. Over-the-counter drugs can often make drug makers a lot more money than prescriptions.
Lipitor makes way for generics
Gregory Warner Dec 26, 2011
Pfizer's blockbuster cholesterol drug loses patent protection December 1. It could have happened sooner.
New approaches to football helmets aim to curb concussions
John Moe Nov 26, 2011
A new line of helmets are built to not just cushion the blow but provide data as well.
Teen birth rate hits lowest level in decades
Amy Scott Dec 7, 2011
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reporting this morning that teenage girls in the U.S. are having fewer babies than ever before.
Higher premiums for unhealthy lifestyles
Gregory Warner Dec 26, 2011
More employers are charging overweight workers or those who smoke more for health insurance.
