Meth In The Morning, Heroin At Night: Inside The Seesaw Struggle of Dual Addiction
This story is part of a partnership that includes KQED, NPR and Kaiser Health News. This story can be republished for free (details). In the 25 years since she snorted her first line of meth at a club in San Francisco, Kim has redefined “normal” so many times. At first, she said, it seemed like meth brought her […]
Non-English Speakers Face Health Setback If Trump Loosens Language Rules
A federal regulation demands that certain health care organizations provide patients who have limited English skills a written notice of free translation services. But the Trump administration wants to ease those regulations and also no longer require that directions be given to patients on how they can report discrimination they experience. The changes could save […]
Personas que no hablan inglés enfrentan revés de salud si Trump suaviza regla sobre idiomas
SOBRE NOTICIAS EN ESPAÑOL Noticias en español es una sección de KFF Health News que contiene traducciones de artículos de gran interés para la comunidad hispanohablante, y contenido original enfocado en la población hispana que vive en los Estados Unidos. Use Nuestro Contenido Este contenido puede usarse de manera gratuita (detalles). Un reglamento federal exige […]
San Francisco To Ban Sales Of E-Cigarettes
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More Seniors Are Dying In Falls. Doctors Could Do More To Reduce The Risk.
Use Our Content This story can be republished for free (details). Navigating Aging Navigating Aging focuses on medical issues and advice associated with aging and end-of-life care, helping America’s 60 million seniors and their families navigate the health care system. To contact Judith Graham with a question or comment, click here. Join the Navigating Aging Facebook […]
A Million Californians Don’t Have Clean Drinking Water. Where Do They Live?
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Un millón de californianos no tienen agua potable. ¿En dónde viven?
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Florida Is The Latest Republican-Led State To Adopt Clean Needle Exchanges
This story is part of a partnership that includes WLRN, NPR and Kaiser Health News. This story can be republished for free (details). A green van was parked on the edge of downtown Miami, on a corner shadowed by overpasses. The vehicle serves as a mobile health clinic and syringe exchange, where people who inject […]
State Broadens Investigation Of Doctors For Issuing Questionable Vaccination Exemptions
Use Our Content This story can be republished for free (details). The California agency that regulates doctors is investigating at least four physicians for issuing questionable medical exemptions to children whose parents did not want them immunized. The Medical Board of California’s investigations are unfolding amid the nation’s worst measles outbreak in more than a […]
Florida es el último estado republicano en adoptar programa de intercambio de jeringas
SOBRE NOTICIAS EN ESPAÑOL Noticias en español es una sección de KFF Health News que contiene traducciones de artículos de gran interés para la comunidad hispanohablante, y contenido original enfocado en la población hispana que vive en los Estados Unidos. Use Nuestro Contenido Este contenido puede usarse de manera gratuita (detalles). La camioneta verde está […]