Health Stories

“A lot that ends up being found is clinically of no importance at all,” Steven Weinberger, executive vice president and chief executive of the American College of Physicians, wrote in an August piece in the Annals of Internal Medicine. He … Continue reading →

More than 84 percent of all food and drink ads on Spanish-language T.V. are unhealthy, falling into the category of high-calorie and nutrient-poor, according to a study published in the Journal of Health Communication. That’s 10 percent higher than on … Continue reading →

Getty Images 18 and Under Dr. Perri Klass on family health. Poverty is an exam room familiar. From Bellevue Hospital in New York to the neighborhood health center in Boston where I used to work, poverty has filtered through many … Continue reading →

By ANNA WILDE MATHEWS Despite safety warnings not to give sick toddlers cough and cold medications, almost half of parents in a recent survey are using the over-the-counter products anyway. Casshurn Willis Margaret Willis of Dearborn, Mich., with her 16-month-old … Continue reading →

Email By Jane Norman Roll Call Staff May 13, 2013, 3:46 p.m. When enrollment in the health care law’s new insurance exchanges opens in October, the prospects for success will turn on a crucial element: people who actually understand health … Continue reading →

Since Republicans took over in 2011, the House has voted five times to repeal President Obama’s health-care law. It has also voted 31 other times to repeal individual pieces of the law or to strip away its funding. Still, on … Continue reading →

Latino students are widely exposed to high-fat, high-sugar snacks and drinks sold in schools, but implementing stronger nutritional standards can yield healthier school snacks for this growing population at high risk of obesity, according to a new package of research … Continue reading →

“You all sell a lawful product,” Zeller said. “Our job is to regulate the manufacture, sale and marketing of the tobacco products within our jurisdiction. And we try to do it efficiently, effectively and fairly.” While the agency and the … Continue reading →

Associated Press NEW YORK — Two New Jersey lawmakers proposed Thursday to raise their state’s minimum age for buying cigarettes to 21, reaching across the Hudson River to borrow an idea from New York City in a gesture of regional … Continue reading →

The authors noted how nurse practitioners play an important role in helping meet increasing demands for primary-care services, and they report that 70% of physicians and 90% of nurse practitioners agreed that NPs should practice to the full extent of … Continue reading →