There is a global crisis of antibiotic resistance, and urinary tract infections (UTIs) may be the canary in the coal mine. UTIs are one of the most common types of infections; at least one in two women and one in 10 men will experience a UTI in their ... [Continue Reading]
PrEP prevents HIV — so why aren’t more people taking it?
Each year, 1.7 million people globally are newly infected with HIV — more than 38,000 in the United States alone. This year, President Trump announced a 10-year initiative aimed at reducing new HIV infections in the US, and ultimately ending an ... [Continue Reading]
Where Contraception’s A Lifestyle Drug Not A Medical Need — So Women Pay The Tab
KHN correspondent Shefali Luthra is reporting from Germany as a 2019 Arthur F. Burns Fellow. HAMBURG, Germany — In the five years she’s lived in Germany, Erin Duffy doesn’t think she has paid more than 16 euros for medical care. Until now, that ... [Continue Reading]
Dense breasts on a mammogram? What to know and do
You’re staring at a letter from your mammography facility. Your breast exam was normal, great. But then you see a note on the bottom: you have high breast density, which could put you at higher risk for breast cancer in the future. Now ... [Continue Reading]
Insurers Test New Way To Cut Maternity Care Costs: Bundling
The thrill of delivering newborns helped pull Dr. Jack Feltz into the field of obstetrics and gynecology. More than 30 years later, he still enjoys treating patients, he said. But now, Feltz is also working to change the way doctors are paid for ... [Continue Reading]
Harvard Health Ad Watch: What you should know about direct-to-consumer ads
If you’re like most people, you’ve seen a ton of direct-to-consumer (DTC) drug ads in recent years. They’re all over television, in magazines, online, on billboards, and slapped on the sides of buses, promoting treatments for arthritis, cancer, ... [Continue Reading]