Want To Reduce Suicides? Follow The Data — To Medical Offices, Motels And Even Animal Shelters
This story also ran on Scientific American. This story can be republished for free (details). HILLSBORO, Ore. — On Kimberly Repp’s office wall is a sign in Latin: Hic locus est ubi mors gaudet succurrere vitae. This is a place where the dead delight in helping the living. For medical examiners, it’s a mission. Their […]
¿Cómo prevenir suicidios? Busca pistas en moteles, consultorios y refugios de animales
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). HILLSBORO, Oregon. – En […]
As Off-Label Use Spreads, Supplies Of Niche Drugs And Patients’ Patience Grow Short
This story also ran on The Washington Post. This story can be republished for free (details). [UPDATED at 3:15 p.m. ET] Medical treatment has knocked down tumors in 6-year-old Easton Daniels’ brain, but the drug used also wiped out his immune system. To bolster his immune function and help keep him healthy, he has visited […]
At Raucous Hearing, No Unity On Vaping Issues
Use Our Content This story can be republished for free (details). Opposing views on e-cigarettes, witnesses interrupting members of Congress and even a wink. A hearing Tuesday on the epidemic of respiratory injuries linked to vaping was one unusual show. Since the spring, hundreds of reports have surfaced about severe lung injuries associated with vaping […]
Meet The Health Officials Who Alerted The World To The Alarming Vaping Illness
This story also ran on CNN. This story can be republished for free (details). [UPDATED at 12:30 p.m. ET] MILWAUKEE — Dr. Lynn D’Andrea knew something was amiss when three teenagers with similar mysterious, dangerous lung injuries came into the Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin one after another, gasping for air. As the only pulmonologist on […]
Conoce a los oficiales de salud que alertaron sobre la enfermedad del “vapeo”
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 doctora Lynn D’Andrea […]
In Tiny Doses, An Addiction Medication Moonlights As Treatment For Chronic Pain
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Sickened By Billing Abuses, Readers And Tweeters Stand Up For Patients’ Rights
Letters to the Editor is a periodic feature. We welcome all comments and will publish a selection. We edit for length and clarity and require full names. Private Equity Predators? First of all, let me thank you for writing about such an important issue (“Investors’ Deep-Pocket Push To Defend Surprise Medical Bills,” Sept. 11). I am going […]
States Target Vaping With Bans. In California, The Action Is Local.
Use Our Content This story can be republished for free (details). States are piling on. Michigan took the first statewide shot at vaping early this month when it announced a ban on the sale of flavored e-cigarette products. It was soon joined by New York, and Rhode Island jumped in Wednesday. Massachusetts went further, announcing […]
Skin-Lightening Cream Put A Woman Into A Coma. It Could Happen Again.
This story also ran on The Daily Beast. This story can be republished for free (details). [UPDATED on Oct. 1] She had been buying face cream through a friend of a friend for 12 years. This time, it was Pond’s “Rejuveness,” a version of the company’s anti-wrinkle cream that is made and sold in Mexico. […]