The Washington PostHealth Care Retail drug prices declined last year for first time since 1973 The Washington Post - Amy GoldsteinStill, while President Trump and members of Congress from both parties regard lowering drug prices as a political cause, total expenditures on prescription drugs rose 2.5 percent last year, to $335 billion.
The Washington PostMeasles As Samoa fights a deadly measles crisis, unvaccinated people are told to mark homes with red flags The Washington Post - Hannah KnowlesVaccination for all Samoans ages 6 months to 60 will be free, the government said, but the top priority is children under age 4 because they are most at risk of deadly complications and also have the vaccination
The Washington PostGilead Sciences Trump administration pushes efforts to wipe out HIV amid stalled progress The Washington Post - Lenny Bernstein“We can get it done. We can end the status quo, provided we change our expectations and the culture of satisfaction with where we are now,” Jay C. Butler, the CDC’s deputy director of infectious diseases,
The Washington PostWellness Older adults — particularly men — need to make sure they get enough vitamin K The Washington Post - Consumer ReportsResearch has shown that too little vitamin K is associated with age-related concerns, such as cognitive function, heart health and mobility. For example, in one study this year by Booth and her colleagues,
The Washington PostVaping Senate panel approves Hahn as FDA head The Washington Post - Laurie McGinleyCommittee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) said before the vote that Hahn is “exactly the type of nominee” that should lead the FDA, citing his management and research experience. But Sen. Patty Murray
The Washington PostEating The Big Number: 60 million Americans suffer from heartburn at least once a month The Washington Post - Linda SearingThe burning pain of acid indigestion — commonly called heartburn — affects an estimated 60 million Americans at least once a month and 15 million people daily, according to the American College of Gastroenterology.
The Washington PostNews Samoa government to close for two days amid measles outbreak that has killed dozens of children The Washington Post - Kayla EpsteinOn Sunday, Samoan Prime Minister Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi announced “all public service and all government services will be closed” on Dec. 5 and 6 “in order to allow all public servants to with
The Washington PostHealth Care Affordable treatment for mental illness and substance abuse gets harder to find The Washington Post - Jenny GoldA report published by Milliman, a risk management and health-care consulting company, found that patients were dramatically more likely to resort to out-of-network providers for mental health and substance
The Washington PostEmpathy In this angry and stressed-out time, research says we can learn to be kinder The Washington Post - Steven PetrowAmong the warriors for civility — a.k.a. kindness — is Jamil Zaki, 39, a Stanford University psychology professor whose lifework is focused on helping us become our better selves. For the past three years,
The Washington PostDepression After miscarriage, I was rocked by depression. Like many other women, I didn’t get follow-up care for this loss. The Washington Post - Katie C. ReillyThat was the first night after I miscarried at 12 weeks pregnant. Those early morning flashbacks lasted for weeks. After my miscarriage was handled medically, the effect on my mental health also needed
The Washington PostViolence Against Women To tackle violence against women and girls, U.N. health agency pushes RESPECT program The Washington Post - Erin BlakemorePhysical injuries are just the tip of the iceberg: Unintended pregnancies, post-traumatic stress disease, increased drug and alcohol misuse, and poor overall health can result from violence against women,
The Washington PostOpioids Six drug companies subpoenaed in federal opioids probe The Washington Post - Lenny BernsteinIn financial disclosures in the past several weeks, opioid manufacturers Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals, Teva Pharmaceutical, Johnson & Johnson and Amneal Pharmaceuticals and wholesale drug distributors
The Washington PostNews Birthrates in the U.S. are falling. Abortions have also hit an all-time low. The Washington Post - Marisa IatiThe CDC received reports of 623,471 abortions in 2016, down 2 percent from the prior year. The figure represents the lowest number of abortions reported since the Supreme Court decided Roe v. Wade in as
The Washington PostNews Benefits of stem cell heart therapy may have nothing to do with stem cells, a study on mice suggests The Washington Post - Carolyn Y. JohnsonThe discovery will have to be repeated and investigated in human tissue, but the emergence of a likely explanation for how heart cell therapy can have modest benefits comes after years of hype, hope and
The Washington PostThe Brain A man ate hot pot and got tapeworms in his brain. He had to be dewormed. The Washington Post - Lateshia BeachumDays later, the man started feeling dizzy, having headaches and experiencing epilepsy-like symptoms such as limb twitching and mouth foaming while trying to sleep at night, according to the report. Co-workers
The Washington PostUNICEF Deadly measles outbreak hits children in Samoa after anti-vaccine fears The Washington Post - Ben GuarinoThe measles outbreak was declared Oct. 16 and is spreading rapidly throughout the island with unprecedented severity, CDC officials said. Children under 5 account for nearly half of cases. In late November,
The Washington PostMedicine A healthy man was licked by his dog. The man was dead within weeks. The Washington Post - Lateshia BeachumThe patient’s heartbeat was stable, researchers said, even though he was running a temperature of 102. His labored breathing caused an inadequate supply of oxygen to his tissue. His failing kidneys were
The Washington PostMedicine Why romaine lettuce keeps getting recalled for E. coli contamination The Washington Post - Kimberly KindyLast year the warning from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention came on Nov. 20, two days before Thanksgiving, and was unusually sweeping, declaring that no romaine in the United States
The Washington PostNews ‘There’s something terribly wrong’: Americans are dying young at alarming rates The Washington Post - Joel AchenbachThe report, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, was immediately hailed by outside researchers for its comprehensive treatment of a still-enigmatic trend: the reversal of historical
The Washington PostFood Understanding what makes a food ‘organic’ The Washington Post - Consumer ReportsIt does. The rules that govern the use of the USDA organic seal — or even the word organic — are essentially the same for all foods. “Organic comes with a long list of criteria and stringent verification
The Washington PostMedicine Searching for a killer: Inside the CDC’s scramble to solve a mysterious vaping disease The Washington Post - Lena H. SunBut as the lab team raced to test a last batch of lung fluid samples, the tool needed for the chemical analysis suddenly crashed. Scientists feared their precious samples would be destroyed. “My stomach
The Washington PostPain The Big Number: 2 million Americans get treated for heel pain caused by plantar fasciitis The Washington Post - Linda SearingAbout 2 million people each year seek treatment for sharp, stabbing, sometimes burning pain in the heel or arch of their foot, according to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. The diagnosis:
The Washington PostPhysiology Hospital alarms prove a noisy misery for patients: ‘I feel like I’m in jail.’ The Washington Post - Melissa BaileyTens of thousands of alarms shriek, beep and buzz every day in every U.S. hospital. All sound urgent, but few require immediate attention or get it. Intended to keep patients safe by alerting nurses to
The Washington PostCancer A doctor gave me false hope about my dad’s cancer survival. It made his death much more devastating. The Washington Post - Alisa Schindler“He doesn’t look so good,” I say tentatively, always deferential. I had been a caretaker to a sick man long enough to know not to alienate the people you need. “He’s lost a lot of weight, and, well, look
The Washington PostPhysiology Why our free flu shots actually cost us down the road The Washington Post - Phil GalewitzIn one small sample from one insurer, Kaiser Health News found dramatic differences among the costs for its own employees. At a Sacramento facility, the insurer paid $85, but just a little more than half
The Washington PostMedicine Her lungs seemed to be a mess. But the problem that nearly killed her lay elsewhere. The Washington Post - Sandra G. BoodmanA slew of medications and targeted treatments did little to alleviate her worsening symptoms. Two pulmonologists, an otolaryngologist, allergist, cardiologist, infectious disease specialist and her family
The Washington PostHealth Agency shows which alternative medical approaches are useful and safe — and which ones aren’t The Washington Post - Erin BlakemoreThe NCCIH’s website offers a trove of research-based information. It can help you find and evaluate online resources about health approaches, understand the results of medical studies and learn more about
The Washington PostRomaine Lettuce Don’t eat romaine lettuce from California’s Salinas Valley, CDC warns The Washington Post - Lena H. SunThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration told consumers to throw away any romaine lettuce they may already have purchased. Restaurants should not serve it, stores
The Washington PostVaping In apparent shift, Trump warns about dangers of banning flavored e-cigarettes The Washington Post - Laurie McGinleyThe president, for his part, raised questions about the wisdom of outright “prohibition” of e-cigarette flavors, although he himself had announced one two months ago. He noted Friday that bans could lead
