Two State Governors to Feds: Reclassify Marijuana as Medical Treatment

Medical Marijuana:  The governors of Washington and Rhode Island have asked the DEA to reclassify marijuana as a medical treatment, so doctors can prescribe it and pharmacists can fill the prescription, Rachel La Corte reports for the Associated Press.

Berwick Exit: As Marilyn Tavenner replaces health quality guru Don Berwick as chief of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Harris Meyer of Kaiser Health News examines Berwick's politically controversial tenure at the federal health agency.

Health Disparities: Sociologists studying health disparities say disparities are widening among U.S. adults born after 1980, in part because of growing income inequality, Christian Nordqvist reports for Medical News Today. Surprisingly, however, old age is the great leveler as disparities narrow among adults older than 60.

Heart Health: Getting pregnant – a lot – might help your heart? New research has suggested that women who had four or more pregnancies have a lower chance of dying from heart disease than women who never got pregnant , Genevra Pittman reports for Reuters Health.

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