Medicine
When Insurance Isn't Enough: Crowdfunding For Health Care Costs
Americans who have health insurance are increasingly being forced to turn to charity for help paying medical bills, despite having coverage, so reports the Los Angeles Times.
How Artificial Intelligence Advances Could Actually 'Make Health Care Human Again'
Artificial intelligence will utterly transform medicine. Better diagnoses, but also privacy concerns. But one doctor says if done right, AI could put the "care" back in health care.
High Deductibles Push Millions Of Americans To Make 'Difficult Sacrifices' For Health Care
High-deductible health plans have transformed American health care and pushed millions of people to the brink of health and financial ruin.
Medical Schools Look To Educate The Next Generation Of Doctors On Pain
Because addiction can begin in the doctor’s office, many medical schools are rethinking the way they train the next generation of doctors. We spoke to four paving the way on...
Medical Schools Are Changing The Way They Teach Treatment For Pain, Opioid Addiction
We visit a med school that's teaching a new generation of doctors to start with empathy as they rethink their entire approach to treating patients with opioid addiction disorders.
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FDA Approves First Postpartum Depression Drug, But Access Is An Issue
Postpartum depression can be life-threatening. We look at a new drug just approved by the FDA and other efforts to help new mothers in distress.
How Artificial Intelligence Advances Could Actually 'Make Health Care Human Again'
Artificial intelligence will utterly transform medicine. Better diagnoses, but also privacy concerns. But one doctor says if done right, AI could put the "care" back in health care.
Activists Demand Plan From Drugmaker Sanofi To Lower 'Pressing' Insulin Prices
"I would just emphasize the point that in the richest country in the world, we should not be discarding our humans and citizens so companies can make more money," 70-year-old...
Insulin Has Become Unaffordable. Patients Are Dying In Their Efforts To Ration Doses
Six million Americans rely on insulin to survive. Many can no longer afford it. What happens when big pharma, big profits and strong patent laws lead to dying patients?
The History Of Insulin, From A Price Tag Of $1 To Over $250
The history of the lifesaving drug insulin. Its discoverers sold it for a dollar. Today, a quarter of its users are cutting back on doses because they can’t afford it.
A Prescription To Reduce Our Prescriptions
Alternative medicine expert Dr. Andrew Weil says we take too much medication, and it’s hurting us more than we know. He says there are better options.
The Diagnosis Is Never Easy
Cracking medical mysteries. A top doctor tells the inside story and drama of what it takes to get a diagnosis right.
The New Frontier Of Human Organ Transplants
Human transplants. Hand, face, uterus, even head transplants in the news now. We’ll look at the widening frontier of transplant surgeries.
Costs And Viability For Extremely Premature Babies
Saving extremely premature babies. A new study shows many can survive as early as 22 weeks. We’ll look at the techniques, the ethics and the life-long impact.
Life Forever Young? It’s Here Sooner Than You Think
We’re sorting through the science of living a longer, healthier life with the author of “Spring Chicken.”
The New Science Of Exhaustion
Chronic fatigue syndrome has been renamed: systemic exertion intolerance disease. We’ll look at a new name and new diagnosis.
Promise And Problems In Personalized Medicine
Precision medicine, tailored to your genes. President Obama announces a big push. We’ll take a look at the track record and potential. Plus: we'll look at the growing measles outbreak...
He Survived Ebola. Now, Dr. Rick Sacra Explains Why He's Going Back To Liberia
Massachusetts' own Dr. Rick Sacra contracted Ebola while working in Liberia. He survived, and is now headed back to West Africa. He explains why.
On Point Live! With Atul Gawande: The Future Of American Healthcare
Superstar surgeon and medical thinker, writer Atul Gawande on the future of American health and healthcare.
Infants, 'Cures,' And HIV / AIDS Treatment
A second infant seems clear of H.I.V. after a new treatment. We’ll look at the latest on the frontlines of A.I.D.S.