Bottles of the generic prescription pain medication buprenorphine are seen in a pharmacy in Boca Raton, Fla. The narcotic drug is used…
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More Americans are visiting the emergency room because of toothaches and other routine dental problems — at 10 times the cost of preventative care and with far fewer treatment options than a dentist’s office, according to a new report out today. Many of these preventative dental issues went untreated because of a “failure by states […]
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When the radical Islamist group Boko Haram kidnapped nearly 300 Nigerian schoolgirls in April, it sparked international outrage and worldwide pressure to #BringBackOurGirls. But now, FRONTLINE investigates evidence that in the fight against Boko Haram, members of the Nigerian military and state-sponsored militias have been committing atrocities against suspects, many of them innocent civilians.
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Features In Babies With Microcephaly, Unique Damage Wreaked By Zika April 14, 2016 // by Katie Worth // // A Mosquito Common In U.S. May Transmit Zika, Study Finds March 4, 2016 // by Katie Worth Map: How Zika Spread January 29, 2016 // by Katie Worth, Ly Chheng, Dan Nolan
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New Plan Looks to Keep Superbugs from Killing More Than Cancer
by PBS June 27, 2016Each year, drug-resistant bacteria, or “superbugs” as they’re more commonly known, kill 700,000 people worldwide. By 2050, experts warn, that figure could reach as high as 10 million, more than cancer kills today. With the global health risk expanding exponentially, a blue ribbon commission appointed by Prime Minister David Cameron of Britain released on Wednesday […]
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Some communities across the country are betting on it. One is Camden, N.J., as featured in our recent film Doctor Hotspot. Correspondent Atul Gawande introduces us to Dr. Jeffrey Brenner who uses data to target and care for the city’s sickest and most expensive patients. The above clip tells the story of Derek, a patient […]
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Surviving on a meager $1,300 a month, 87-year-old Theresa Ferritto fretted about the cost when her dentist told her she needed two teeth pulled. She figured an oral surgeon would be too expensive. So she decided to try out a dental chain that promoted steep discounts in its advertisements. She went to an Aspen Dental […]
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Nearly half of the nation’s children were on Medicaid or similar government assistance last year. Yet even with this insurance, families in poverty often struggle to find a dentist for their kids, forcing them to use emergency rooms to treat excruciating toothaches. To solve that problem — and to settle a lawsuit — the state […]