2023-08-10 Pioneering Study Links Testicular Cancer Among Military Personnel to ‘Forever Chemicals’ Hannah Norman, KFF Health News and Patricia Kime Gary Flook served in the Air Force for 37 years, as a firefighter at the now-closed Chanute Air Force Base in Illinois and the former Grissom Air Force Base in Indiana, where he […]

    2023-08-09 Seeking Medicare Coverage for Weight Loss Drugs, Pharma Giant Courts Black Influencers Rachana Pradhan Pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk has turned to influential Black Americans in pursuit of what would be a lucrative victory: having Medicare cover a new class of weight loss drugs, including the company’s highly sought Wegovy, which can cost […]

    2023-08-08 As Many American Cities Get Hotter, Health Systems Face Off Against Heatstroke Drew Hawkins, Gulf States Newsroom As the hour crept past three in the afternoon, New Orleans’ French Quarter was devoid of tourists and locals alike. The heat index was over 105 degrees. New Orleans Emergency Medical Services has been busy […]

    2023-08-07 Teens With Addiction Are Often Left to Detox Without Medication Markian Hawryluk DENVER — When Denver Health wanted to open an inpatient opioid detox unit specifically for teens, doctors there searched high and low for a model to copy. They didn’t find one. Teens who land in emergency rooms with an opioid […]

    2023-08-06 ‘Conscience’ Bills Let Medical Providers Opt Out of Providing a Wide Range of Care Carly Graf A new Montana law will provide sweeping legal protections to health care practitioners who refuse to prescribe marijuana or participate in procedures and treatments such as abortion, medically assisted death, gender-affirming care, or others that run […]

    2023-08-05 The Real Costs of the New Alzheimer’s Drug, Most of Which Will Fall to Taxpayers Arthur Allen The first drug purporting to slow the advance of Alzheimer’s disease is likely to cost the U.S. health care system billions annually even as it remains out of reach for many of the lower-income seniors […]

    2023-08-04 Doctors Sound Alarm About Child Nicotine Poisoning as Vapes Flood the US Market Liz Szabo, KFF Health News Hospital toxicologist Ryan Marino has seen up close the violent reactions of children poisoned by liquid nicotine from electronic cigarettes. One young boy who came to his emergency room experienced intense nausea, diarrhea, and […]

    2023-08-03 Be Aware: Someone Could Steal Your Medical Records and Bill You for Their Care Michelle Andrews After HCA Healthcare announced this month that the personal identification data of roughly 11 million HCA patients in 20 states had been exposed in a breach, people may be justifiably concerned that their own medical data […]

    2023-08-02 To Protect a Mother’s Health: How Abortion Ban Exemptions Play Out in a Post-‘Roe’ World Christopher O’Donnell, Tampa Bay Times This pregnancy felt different. After the heartache of more than a dozen miscarriages, Anya Cook was 16 weeks along. She and husband Derick Cook spent a Sunday last December sharing the news […]

    2023-08-01 Sen. Sanders Says Millions of People Can’t Find a Doctor. He’s Mostly Right. Michelle Andrews “Tens of millions of Americans live in communities where they cannot find a doctor while others have to wait months to be seen.” Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), in a July 19, 2023, press release Sen. Bernie Sanders […]