Policy/Biz Stories
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Can More Money Put An End To Malpractice?
Malpractice settlements rack up large hospital bills, but are doctors receiving criminal penalties for their wrongdoings? -
Hospitals In Medicaid Opt-Out States Are Beginning To Face Money Problems
Health care systems and health plans in the two dozen states that opted out of the federal expansion of Medicaid are facing increasing financial pressures. -
FedEx's Illegal Drug Conspiracy Reveals Holes In Internet Safety
As much as 97 percent of pharmaceutical websites in a recent review sold medicine that carried no formal approval whatsoever. -
Proposed Nutrition Label Changes Don't Cut The Mustard
The former head of the FDA says nutrition labels aren't clear enough to read or encourage healthy eating. -
Medical Screening For US Border-Crossing Children Is Breaking Down
The U.S. government is so overwhelmed by the recent surge in illegal border crossings, officials are failing to provide proper medical examinations. -
Don't Worry, There Won't Be A Shortage Of Nurses Anytime Soon
A surge in new graduates has upset expectations of a nursing shortage, yet some researchers believe the size of the RN workforce also reflects the trend of delaying retirement. -
CDC Faces Scrutiny For Alleged Toxic Cover-Up Incidents
A House Energy and Commerce subcommittee is probing a recent anthrax lab incident, questioning safety practices at the CDC and determining if a cover-up occurred at federal laboratories. -
Do Researchers Who Commit Fraud Need To Be Locked Up?
The public and medical community incur costs beyond financial burden when research misconduct occurs. -
HHS Funds Boost HIV Prevention Services In 4 Key States
HHS has made $11 million available to better serve people living with HIV, especially racial/ethnic minorities, while also expanding prevention and care services within communities most impacted by HIV. -
If Prostitution Were Legal, It Could Lower Rape And STD Rates
Rape cases in Rhode Island decreased when a change in state law legalized indoor prostitution between 2003 and 2009. -
One Woman Underwent A Double Mastectomy Just So She Could Marry Her Girlfriend [VIDEO]
Back when gay marriage was illegal in California, one woman underwent a double mastectomy so that she could legally change her gender to male in order to marry her girlfriend. -
Is Fracking Safe? In Pennsylvania, Major Study Sidelined
Pennsylvania could have created a registry of complaints about its fracking industry in 2011. Now the former health secretary says that was a mistake.
