Richard Knox
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Sick in America: Hispanics Grapple With Cost And Quality Of Care
Thursday, May 31, 2012
When it comes to out-of-pocket costs for health care, 42 percent of Hispanics say they're a "very serious" problem, according to a recent NPR poll. The finding runs counter to the widespread impression that African-Americans are worst-off when it comes to the cost and quality of health care.
Counterfeiters Exploit Shortage To Market Fake Adderall Pills
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
The FDA says fake Adderall pills are easy to spot: They're white instead of peachy-pink; and the packaging of the counterfeit pills is riddled with typos and misspellings — "aspartrte" instead of "aspartate," and "singel" instead of "single."
With PSA Testing, The Power Of Anecdote Often Trumps Statistics
Monday, May 28, 2012
A federal task force's recommendations against routine blood tests for prostate cancer raises big questions about how to interpret medical evidence and what role expert panels should play in how doctors practice. But those questions aren't easy to answer.
Easier Colon Cancer Test Works Well, But Colonoscopy's Still King
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Over the past decade or so, sigmoidoscopy has been largely abandoned by doctors in the U.S. in favor of colonoscopy to detect and prevent colon cancer. But sigmoidoscopy is easier on patients and is also effective in finding precancerous polyps.
All Routine PSA Tests For Prostate Cancer Should End, Task Force Says
Monday, May 21, 2012
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force says the testing doesn't save enough lives to justify the risk of unnecessary surgery and radiation. But one testing supporter says, "If all PSA screening were to stop, there would be thousands of men who would unnecessarily suffer and die from prostate cancer."
Task Force: Men Don't Need Regular Prostate Tests
Monday, May 21, 2012
A federal task force has concluded that men over 50 don't need a regular blood test for prostate cancer. Millions of men get the test every year. The task force says too many unnecessary treatments are being performed because of the test.
Poll: What It's Like To Be Sick In America
Monday, May 21, 2012
Three out of four people who've been sick in the past year said cost is a very serious problem, and half said quality is a very serious problem. Those are among the striking findings from the latest survey on health from NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Harvard School of Public Health.
Health Care In Massachusetts: 'Abject Failure' Or Work In Progress?
Monday, February 13, 2012
President Obama's health care overhaul was largely based on one that then-Gov. Mitt Romney signed into law in Massachusetts in 2006. Now, more than 98 percent of state residents have health insurance, and the law has drawn unexpected supporters. But controlling costs remains a challenge.
Antiviral Drugs Sparkle In The Race To End AIDS
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
AIDS researchers dealt the disease a major blow in 2011 by showing that antiviral drugs not only save the lives of infected people, they also stop them from spreading the virus.
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