Steve Sternberg
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Doctors Battle Burnout to Save Themselves – and Their Patients
As lives hang in the balance, the health care community is tackling emotional exhaustion within its ranks. → Read More
CDC: 3 Babies Born in U.S. With Likely Zika-Tied Birth Defects
Pregnancies affected by the virus in the U.S. are likely to climb during mosquito season. → Read More
How Many Americans Floss Their Teeth?
A new analysis shows most of us are ignoring our dentists' advice. → Read More
Drug Overdose Deaths Leading to More Organ Donors
One of America's current crises is offering a morbid silver lining to another. → Read More
Sexual Transmission of Zika More Common Than First Thought
Researchers also say evidence is growing of a link between the virus and a condition that can cause serious birth defects. → Read More
First Case of Sexually Transmitted Zika Confirmed
The Texas resident was infected by a partner who had recently returned from a country where the virus is prevalent. → Read More
Will the World Health Organization Drop the Zika Ball?
Criticized for a slow Ebola response, WHO officials may have a chance at redemption. → Read More
Vaccine Efforts Underway as Zika Virus Spreads
Developing an effective one may take years, however, while concern about the virus going global is growing. → Read More
Zika Disease in Pregnant Women Can Be Devastating
More than 3,500 cases of pregnancies in Brazil where developing fetus missing parts of brain. → Read More
A Wonder Drug's Frightening Side Effect
One woman thrived on Herceptin for years – and then her heart began to fail. → Read More
A New Prescription for Cancer Patients: Exercise
New research shows working out may ease the effects of chemotherapy for some patients. → Read More
Mayo Clinic CEO: Health Care Focuses on Outcomes, Sharing Knowledge
Dr. John Noseworthy, keynote speaker for the U.S. News Hospital of Tomorrow conference, discusses health care changes. → Read More
Marijuana as Medicine
Nearly half the country has so far made it legal. Does it work? → Read More
Marijuana as Medicine
Nearly half the country has so far made it legal. Does it work? → Read More
'Countless' Patients Harmed By Wrong or Delayed Diagnoses
Evidence is incomplete, but still shows most patients will be impacted by the problem at some point in their lives. → Read More
3-D Printing to the Rescue
Revolutionary manufacturing technology is changing medicine, too. → Read More
Health Insurer Mergers Signify Shift in Health Care Marketplace
The federal government is becoming one of the insurance industry’s biggest customers. → Read More
Misogynistic Doctor Behavior Sparks Ethics Concerns
The incidents, recounted in an anonymous essay in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine, highlight reoccurring concerns. → Read More
In 1965, Experts Warned of Medicare-Induced Crisis
50 years ago, health care industry leaders predicted terrible consequences for adopting Medicare. Were they right? → Read More
Desegregation: The Hidden Legacy of Medicare
Segregation in hospitals was virtually eliminated thanks to the groundbreaking 1965 legislation. → Read More