Yuki Noguchi
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I am incredibly honored to be your next governor.
Telehealth is very popular, and nearly 7 million Medicare recipients use it every year.
But pandemic-era rules that enabled it weren't renewed.
Kyle Zebley heads public policy for the American Telemedicine Association.
He says Medicare patients and their doctors are unwitting victims of the shutdown.
In the meantime, doctors' offices and hospitals must decide, do they continue offering the service, hoping to recoup payments from Medicare later, or do they require patients to come in?
Prostate cancer is very common, but also tends to be slow-growing. There's a blood test called the prostate-specific antigen, or PSA test. but it is prone to false positives. In the past, that led to unnecessary treatments, so the guidelines remain murky. In recent decades, the organization that issues recommendations, the U.S.
Prostate cancer is very common, but also tends to be slow-growing. There's a blood test called the prostate-specific antigen, or PSA test. but it is prone to false positives. In the past, that led to unnecessary treatments, so the guidelines remain murky. In recent decades, the organization that issues recommendations, the U.S.
Preventive Services Task Force, has seesawed especially for men aged 55 to 69. It gives its own recommendation of testing at that age group a tepid grade of C. For those over age 70, like the former president, screening is no longer recommended because the benefits would not outweigh the downsides of treatment. Yuki Noguchi, NPR News.
Preventive Services Task Force, has seesawed especially for men aged 55 to 69. It gives its own recommendation of testing at that age group a tepid grade of C. For those over age 70, like the former president, screening is no longer recommended because the benefits would not outweigh the downsides of treatment. Yuki Noguchi, NPR News.
Natural food dyes tend to be less bright and harder to source than chemical synthetic ones. But in an effort to promote that transition, the FDA approved two forms of natural blue extract from an algae called Galderia sulfuraria and butterfly pea flowers. It also approved calcium phosphate for use in making foods like cooked chicken and candy coating look white.
Natural food dyes tend to be less bright and harder to source than chemical synthetic ones. But in an effort to promote that transition, the FDA approved two forms of natural blue extract from an algae called Galderia sulfuraria and butterfly pea flowers. It also approved calcium phosphate for use in making foods like cooked chicken and candy coating look white.
The administration cites studies showing some petroleum-based food dyes are linked to behavioral problems like hyperactivity in children. Officials also say synthetic dyes are often used to make unhealthy, highly processed foods look more appetizing to young people. Yuki Noguchi, NPR News.
The administration cites studies showing some petroleum-based food dyes are linked to behavioral problems like hyperactivity in children. Officials also say synthetic dyes are often used to make unhealthy, highly processed foods look more appetizing to young people. Yuki Noguchi, NPR News.
Health disparity is among hundreds of terms federal agencies are reportedly scrubbing from websites and flagging for review in documents. For many researchers reliant on federal funding, that's raising concern. Dr. Fola May studies disease patterns at UCLA and worries the term disparity is misunderstood.
Health disparity is among hundreds of terms federal agencies are reportedly scrubbing from websites and flagging for review in documents. For many researchers reliant on federal funding, that's raising concern. Dr. Fola May studies disease patterns at UCLA and worries the term disparity is misunderstood.
The National Institutes of Health and the Department of Veterans Affairs, both federal research funders, did not respond to requests seeking comment. Yuki Noguchi, NPR News.
The National Institutes of Health and the Department of Veterans Affairs, both federal research funders, did not respond to requests seeking comment. Yuki Noguchi, NPR News.