Doctor Alexa Will See You Now: Is Amazon Primed To Come To Your Rescue?
Use Our Content This story can be republished for free (details). Now that it’s upending the way you play music, cook, shop, hear the news and check the weather, the friendly voice emanating from your Amazon Alexa-enabled smart speaker is poised to wriggle its way into all things health care. Amazon has big ambitions for […]
New Protocol For HIV Prevention Drug Reduces The Number Of Pills Required
Use Our Content This story can be republished for free (details). Health officials and AIDS advocates in San Francisco hope to expand the use of an effective HIV prevention drug with a new approach that requires fewer pills than the standard once-a-day regimen. San Francisco’s public health department and the San Francisco AIDS Foundation have […]
Creator Of Brain Exam That Trump Aced Demands New Training For Testers
This story also ran on Stat. This story can be republished for free (details). Last year, Dr. Ronny Jackson, then the White House physician, gave Donald Trump a standard test to detect early signs of dementia — and said the president had scored a perfect 30. “There is no indication whatsoever that he has any […]
Ahora te verá la Dra. Alexa: ¿Está Amazon preparado para venir al rescate?
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Inspector Paints A Rosy Picture Of Migrant Detention Centers — In Contrast To Audits
This story also ran on Los Angeles Times. This story can be republished for free (details). JEFFERSON, Md. — For the past year, the tiny Maryland company employed by the federal government to inspect U.S. immigration detention centers has painted a rosy picture of life in captivity. In dozens of reports filed in the past […]
In The Battle Of The Fitness Trackers, The Most Steps Might Not Win
This story also ran on The Washington Post. This story can be republished for free (details). When Sonia Anderson got her first Fitbit step tracker, her poor pooch, Bronx, had no idea of all the steps that were coming. The device — which counts every step Anderson takes and displays those steps on an app […]
Inspectores pintan color de rosa a los centros de detención, pero no las auditorías
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). JEFFERSON, Maryland – Durante […]
If You Smoke Pot, Your Anesthesiologist Needs To Know
This story also ran on NBC News. This story can be republished for free (details). DENVER — When Colorado legalized marijuana, it became a pioneer in creating new policies to deal with the drug. Now the state’s surgeons, nurses and anesthesiologists are becoming pioneers of a different sort in understanding what weed may do to […]
The Real-Life Conversion Of A Former Anti-Vaxxer
Use Our Content This story can be republished for free (details). Amid the contentious dispute over immunization requirements for children, Kelley Watson Snyder stands out: She has been both a recalcitrant skeptic and an ardent proponent of childhood vaccines. Snyder, a Monterey, Calif., mother of two, was a so-called anti-vaxxer for many years, adding her […]
Trump quiere quitarles las armas a las personas en crisis, ¿funcionará?
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). En su respuesta del […]