WFYI Site Search | Side Effects | Health and Medical News

The first class of medical students gathered last week to mark the opening of a branch of the New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine on the campus of Arkansas State University in Jonesboro. Starting new branches of medical school

Southern, Midwestern States Tackle A Severe Doctor Shortage

Earlier this month, dignitaries gathered at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro to cut the ribbon on a new medical school, only the second in a state…

A group of students gather around a lab table holding brains in their hands. A professor uses tweezers to show point at the structure of the brain he's holidng.

Rural communities have a doctor shortage. This medical school is trying to change that

The Lincoln Scholars program at Southern Illinois University’s School of Medicine aims to train up-and-coming physicians to work in rural areas by providing them with rural clinical experience right off the bat.

A woman in a blue dressing gown turns sideways as she receives a mammogram.

When cancer screenings are free but follow-ups aren’t, patients foot the bill

Initial screenings for breast, lung and cervical cancer are covered by insurance, but expensive secondary tests can leave patients in screening purgatory.

Vulnerable Rural Hospitals Face Tough Decisions On Profitable But Questionable Billing Schemes

No one at the hospital in Fulton, Missouri (population 12,790) had ever heard of a management consultant named Jorge Perez until he showed up at its…

Medicaid Work Requirements, Children's Insurance: A Conversation

This week Indiana Public Broadcasting's All IN show hosted a discussion on Indiana's recent move to suspend its Medicaid work requirement program, and on…

Michael Elliott poses with a group of children during a trip to Segou, Mali. One reason for his optimistic outlook is the dramatic drop in deaths of children under age 5.

Feeling Gloomy? Maybe Things On Earth Aren't As Bad As You Think

That's the view of Michael Elliott, head of Bono's anti-poverty group One and a delegate to Davos, where leaders and activists are gathering this week to hash out solutions to the world's ills.

Weekly Roundup: Home Birth For The Brits, A Bottled Water Ban Backfires, and More

Public health news that caught our eye this week.Home Birth is For The Brits A new recommendation by the British health system - that healthy moms should…

Rate Of Pediatricians Refusing To Treat Kids Of Anti-Vaccine Parents Nearly Doubles

A national survey of pediatricians shows the percentage of doctors unwilling to treat patients who don’t vaccinate their kids for nonmedical reasons has…

In the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, a former Red Cross official says, as many as 40 percent of the organization's emergency vehicles were assigned for public relations purposes. This photo, which shows one of the trucks in Long Island, N.Y., in January 2013, is one example of the many publicity photos taken by the Red Cross.

Red Cross 'Diverted Assets' During Storms' Aftermath To Focus On Image

An investigation by NPR and ProPublica reveals how the Red Cross increased its focus on public relations while it struggled to meet basic needs of storm victims.

Several people get the COVID-19 vaccine at a mass clinic at the Corinthian Baptist Church in Des Moines. The church was intentionally selected for the clinic as a safe space for many members of the Black community to get vaccinated.

As COVID-19 Vaccine Eligibility Expands, Some Say They Don't Want The Shot

States across the Midwest are opening up COVID-19 vaccine appointments to more age groups. This should move the region closer to herd immunity and the return to some normalcy. Still, some say they don’t want to get vaccinated.

Search results for