Biotech lobbyists are meeting in Washington today, where a patent reform bill on the table could strengthen the industry's position as patent holders. Kerry Grens reports what biotech companies stand to gain.
Insurance companies in Delaware have been denying heart patients a nuclear stress test, which is costly and subject to pre-approval. Some cardiologists agree with the move. Kerry Grens reports.
Health problems are increasingly affecting students' ability to learn, particularly in low-income neighborhoods. The new health reform law helps tackle the problem by providing more money for in-school clinics. Gregory Warner reports.
New data from the Centers for Disease Control shows a 2 percent decline in the U.S. birth rate over the year before. How did the recession weigh into that number? Bill Radke talks to Marketplace's Amy Scott.
Starbucks lobbied for lawmakers to require calorie displays at restaurants as part of the new health reform. After New York started requiring calories on menus, the coffee giant learned it could help business. Jill Barshay reports.
In Massachusetts, six major health insurers and the state insurance commission are in court over insurers' desire to raise health premiums. Nancy Marshall Genzer reviews the case and whether we'll see more of these as health reform takes effect.
Hospital computers are supposed to be adept at assisting doctors and nurses at tasks like spotting errors with prescriptions. But a new study out stays the technology might not be as thorough as it needs to be. Gregory Warner reports.
Drug ads are required by law to lay out the fine print of any product, but marketers tend to soften the blow of any side effects by pairing foreboding audio with positive, distracting pictures. That soon may change. Gregory Warner reports.
Young people face an increasing amount of economic pressure when it comes to dating, and for many, no income means no relationship. Summer Sewell from Youth Radio reports.
