Health
Study: Slightly Overweight People Live Longer
"Obesity experts" warn not to read too much into it
Doctors Expect Full Recovery for Hillary Clinton
Blood clot did not result in stroke or neurological damage
Hobby Lobby Will Defy Health Law
Religious owners refuse to offer abortion-inducing drugs as part of benefits
Examine Inequality's Causes Before Prescribing Solutions
Fear and loathing of income inequality is both totally understandable and ultimately misplaced.
Iran President Fires Health Minister
Only woman in cabinet, she criticized colleagues for not funding medicine imports
Kenyan Hospital Imprisoning Women Who Can't Pay Bills
Director says he cannot afford to give free care
Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor Upholds Morning-After Pill Coverage
Hobby Lobby Stores claimed the mandate violated their owners' religious beliefs
Supreme Court Denies Injunction in Contraception Case
Will not get involved in birth control coverage rules until lower courts have ruled
Germany Exporting Sick and Elderly to Other Nations for Care
Increasing number of residents unable to afford retirement homes
Maryland Tries To Convince Doctors To Accept Medicaid
The ranks of welfare patients are expected to balloon, but willing providers are in short supply
Study Shows Marijuana Works as Pain Reliever for Some
Doesn't actually reduce pain, but causes some to notice it less
Judge Rules Alabama Cannot Segregate Prisoners with HIV
Says it violates federal disabilities laws
Three Day Total In Anti-Polio Attacks Hits Nine
Medical workers distributing the polio vaccine are being shot at as some Islamist groups claim the groups are spies for the U.S.
Cash-Only Surgery Center Becomes a Model for Free-Market Health Care
It actually posts competitive prices up-front and won't deal with Medicaid or Medicare
Pakistan Leaders Call for Probe into Polio Workers' Killings
Also call for compensation for victims' families
If You Run a Fake Vaccination Program as a Cover for a Covert Op, People Just Might Suspect That Real Vaccination Workers Are Covert Operatives
Assassinations of public health workers in Pakistan.
Merck, GE to Collaborate on Alzheimer's Drug
Will work together to identify patients who might benefit from experimental treatment
British Court to Rule on Whether Young Boy Should Have Radiation Treatment For Cancer
The boy's mother objects to further treatment
Canadian Child Denied Medical Treatment over Alternative Care
Mother took him for "unapproved" treatment in the United States
Philippine Congress Approves Birth Control Bill
Intended to approve access for the poor, has been tied up in battle with Catholic church
Progress Falters in Battle Against Malaria
Death rate has fallen, but so have use of nets, pesticides to stop spread
Debate Over Obamacare Medicaid Expansion Continues in Florida
Supreme Court ruled it's optional for states
FDA Approves New Drug to Treat Anthrax Exposure
Maybe it will stop cranks from mailing white powder to people
US Faces Task of Handling Health Exchanges as States Decline
No doubt they will be efficient and functional!
Why Obamacare's Health Care Cost Controls Won't Work
Our sad, failed history of technocratic cost controls.
George H. W. Bush Expected to Be Home for Christmas
Recovering from bronchitis that landed the former president in the hospital.
Dems Oppose Raising Medicare Eligibility Age
That would result in less spending and we can't have that
Authorities Upset over Family Overruling Them on Daughter's Cancer Treatment
Will not cooperate with police after removing girl from hospital
Gaggle of GOP Governors Want to Meet with Obama About Healthcare
Nearly half the states have rejected creating exchanges
