May 2012 - NPR Health Blog - The Network of Care

When Religious Rules And Women's Health Collide

A survey of more than 1,000 ob-gyns who work in religious hospitals finds that more than one-third report they've had a conflict regarding religious-based policy for patient care. At Catholic hospitals, the figure was 52 percent. Read More...

Published Tue, May 08 2012 10:40 AM by Shots - Health Blog

A Critic's Advice For Doctors In Search Of Industry Work

British guidelines for collaboration between the drug industry and doctors suggests that conflicts are problems of the past. But a frequent critic refutes that notion and calls on recent examples to raise a warning. Read More...

Published Wed, May 09 2012 3:11 PM by Shots - Health Blog

Shoddy Drugs Threaten Malaria Treatment

From 20 to 42 percent of the malaria medicines examined in Southeast Asia and sub-Saharan Africa were crummy or counterfeit. The poor quality of the medicines threatens people's health and raises the odds for drug-resistant disease. Read More...

Published Tue, May 22 2012 11:29 AM by Shots - Health Blog

Poll: What It's Like To Be Sick In America

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...

Published Sun, May 20 2012 9:30 PM by Shots - Health Blog

CDC Cuts Lead-Poisoning Limit For Kids

The public health honchos agreed with an expert panel that recommended in January that anything greater than 5 micrograms per deciliter of blood for kids 5 and younger should be considered dangerous. That's half the current standard and represents...

Published Wed, May 16 2012 2:22 PM by Shots - Health Blog

FDA Leans On Device Makers To Cut X-Ray Doses For Kids

The Food and Drug Administration is proposing that manufacturers of X-ray machines and CT scanners do more to protect children from radiation exposure. If companies don't take steps to limit X-ray doses, the agency may require a label on their new...

Published Wed, May 09 2012 9:38 AM by Shots - Health Blog

More Americans Are Checking Prices Before Getting Health Care

Among recent health care consumers, 16 percent said they'd looked for prices beforehand, compared with 11 percent who'd answered that way two years ago. The most common source is a doctor's office, cited by 50 percent of people who checked...

Published Thu, May 31 2012 2:11 PM by Shots - Health Blog

With PSA Testing, The Power Of Anecdote Often Trumps Statistics

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...

Published Mon, May 28 2012 12:22 PM by Shots - Health Blog

As Psychiatric Wards Close, Patients Languish In Emergency Rooms

A study found psychiatric patients waited an average of eleven and a half hours in hospital emergency rooms before being treated or released. That's in part because many hospitals have decided it's not economically viable to keep psychiatric wards...

Published Wed, May 30 2012 11:53 PM by Shots - Health Blog

Dangerous Gut Bacteria Move Outside Hospitals, Infect Kids

Clostridium difficile is a nasty bacterial infection that used to strike mainly older hospitalized patients taking antibiotics. In findings presented at a conference this week, Mayo Clinic researchers say it's now cropping up in communities, and infecting...

Published Wed, May 23 2012 6:54 AM by Shots - Health Blog

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When Religious Rules And Women's Health Collide

A Critic's Advice For Doctors In Search Of Industry Work

Shoddy Drugs Threaten Malaria Treatment

Poll: What It's Like To Be Sick In America

CDC Cuts Lead-Poisoning Limit For Kids

FDA Leans On Device Makers To Cut X-Ray Doses For Kids

More Americans Are Checking Prices Before Getting Health Care

With PSA Testing, The Power Of Anecdote Often Trumps Statistics

As Psychiatric Wards Close, Patients Languish In Emergency Rooms

Dangerous Gut Bacteria Move Outside Hospitals, Infect Kids

Medical Marijuana 101: You Can't Smoke That On Campus

For Athletes, Dealing With Pain May Be A Big Gain

As Big Employers Pinch Pennies, Health Savings Accounts Take Off

Small Change In Reading To Preschoolers Can Help Disadvantaged Kids Catch Up

Need A Nurse? You May Have To Wait