Make End of Life More Humane

by | Aug 13, 2010 | Learn

From NPR’s Fresh Air with Terry Gross: Dr. Atul Gawande began researching hospice and end-of-life care options because he says he didn’t know how to broach the subject of death with his terminally ill patients. The surgeon and New Yorker staff writer...

Obesity Rates Keep Soaring, Troubling Health Officials

by | Aug 13, 2010 | Learn

From the New York Times: Americans are continuing to get fatter and fatter, with obesity rates reaching 30 percent or more in nine states last year, as opposed to only three states in 2007, health officials reported on Tuesday. And: “Over the past several decades,...

Uninsured More at Risk, Even in Hospitals

by | Jun 14, 2010 | Learn

In The New York Times, Roni Caryn Rabin reports: Uninsured Americans often have difficulty getting care and paying for medications. But what happens once they are admitted to a hospital with a life-threatening illness? A new study finds that even after they have heart...

More Care Isn’t Always Better

by | Jun 7, 2010 | Learn

Reporting for AP, Lauren Neergaard reports: More medical care won’t necessarily make you healthier – it may make you sicker. It’s an idea that technology-loving Americans find hard to believe. Anywhere from one-fifth to nearly one-third of the tests...