March 2010 - NPR Health Blog - The Network of Care

Obama Launches Final Push For Health Legislation

By Scott Hensley and Julie Rovner President Obama kicked off the beginning of the endgame on health overhaul this afternoon in a White House speech intended to galvanize Democrats to action. The status quo is unacceptable, he said, in a midday speech...

Published Wed, Mar 03 2010 11:16 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News

Filed under: Health Overhaul

Democrats On Health Overhaul: No Baby Steps

Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, photographed on January 25th, has said that the proposed "incremental" approach to health care reform is not the answer. (Alex Wong/Getty Images) Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, photographed...

Published Wed, Mar 03 2010 9:52 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News

Filed under: Health Overhaul, Congressional activity

Prostate Cancer Screening Should Be A Personal Decision

By Scott Hensley Men looking for easy answers on when to be tested for prostate cancer won't find them anytime soon. For the first time since 2001, the American Cancer Society has updated its advice on prostate cancer screening. And the upshot is...

Published Wed, Mar 03 2010 8:32 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News

Filed under: Cancer, Public Health, Men's health

Tainted Food Leads To Costly Illnesses

By Scott Hensley From salmonella in black pepper to E.coli in ground beef, there's been a steady stream of stomach-turning problems with food that underscore the safety gaps in the nation's food supply. Contaminated greens could cost you big bucks...

Published Wed, Mar 03 2010 6:18 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News

Filed under: FDA, Food Safety

Kids Feed Capitol Hill To Beef Up School Lunch Money

By April Fulton The way to convince lawmakers to pony up more dollars for the school lunch program might be through their stomachs. Student chef Cari Smith of Tilden High School in Chicago hopes to convince Congress to spend more on school lunch. (Courtesy...

Published Tue, Mar 02 2010 12:55 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News

Filed under: Nutrition, Obesity

Obama Extends Slender Olive Branch To GOP On Overhaul

By Julie Rovner Maybe that big health teach-in at Blair House last week got some results after all. Obama makes a small gesture of health care peace. (iStockphoto.com) Obama makes a small gesture of health care peace. (iStockphoto.com) --> President...

Published Tue, Mar 02 2010 10:52 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News

Filed under: Health Overhaul

Gawande Gets Big Check From Warren Buffett's Partner

By Scott Hensley When it comes to investing, nobody gets more respect for rooting out value than Warren Buffett and his sidekick Charlie Munger at Berkshire Hathaway. Atul Gawande speaks at the 2009 New Yorker Festival. (Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images...

Published Tue, Mar 02 2010 8:10 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News

Filed under: Health Overhaul, Costs

Despite Evidence, 1 in 4 Parents Skittish About Vaccines And Autism

By Scott Hensley Proving a negative is one of the biggest challenges in medicine. Even if a bunch of studies show an absence of serious problems with vaccines, for instance, skeptics can fret that a risk still lurks in the scientific shadows. Vaccination...

Published Tue, Mar 02 2010 5:58 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News

Filed under: Autism, Vaccines, Children

Baby Talk: Video Didn't Help Tots Learn

By Joanne Silberner You don't have to be an Einstein to question how educational some kids' videos really are. (iStockphoto.com) (iStockphoto.com) (iStockphoto.com) --> Now researchers are providing support for what some children's advocates...

Published Mon, Mar 01 2010 2:29 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News

Filed under: Children

Reconciliation Path For Health Bill Stretches Vocabularies

By Maggie Mertens Later this week Pres. Obama will be announcing a "way forward," on health care reform, his press secretary Robert Gibbs says. The buzz about reconciliation is becoming deafening -- even though Democrats seem to be trying to...

Published Mon, Mar 01 2010 9:51 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News

Filed under: Health Overhaul, Congressional activity

Obama 'Fit For Duty,' But Smoking Still A Problem

By Scott Hensley Transforming the nation's health care system is apparently easy compared with giving up cigarettes. President Barack Obama turns to talk to reporters, as he walks across Lafayette Park in Washington, Monday, March 1, 2010. (Charles...

Published Mon, Mar 01 2010 8:45 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News

Filed under: Prevention, Tobacco

Pelosi Says Votes Are There For Health Care

By Scott Hensley With the televised (and live-blogged) bipartisan meeting on health overhaul now in President Obama's rearview mirror, there's the little matter of counting votes in Congress. Do the Democrats have what it takes to pass a health...

Published Mon, Mar 01 2010 5:58 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News

Filed under: Health Overhaul, Congressional activity

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Obama Launches Final Push For Health Legislation

Democrats On Health Overhaul: No Baby Steps

Prostate Cancer Screening Should Be A Personal Decision

Tainted Food Leads To Costly Illnesses

Kids Feed Capitol Hill To Beef Up School Lunch Money

Obama Extends Slender Olive Branch To GOP On Overhaul

Gawande Gets Big Check From Warren Buffett's Partner

Despite Evidence, 1 in 4 Parents Skittish About Vaccines And Autism

Baby Talk: Video Didn't Help Tots Learn

Reconciliation Path For Health Bill Stretches Vocabularies

Obama 'Fit For Duty,' But Smoking Still A Problem

Pelosi Says Votes Are There For Health Care