Insect Venom Shortage Stings Allergy Sufferers This Summer
As summer begins, signaling peak time for insect stings, allergists across the U.S. are warning of a shortage of a little-known but crucial product — honeybee, hornet and wasp venom extracts used in shots that prevent life-threatening reactions. Supplies of the extracts — which are made from venom gathered by hand from millions of individual insects […]
Alergistas advierten sobre escasez de un antídoto contra picaduras de insectos
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. Al comenzar el verano, el momento en el que aumentan dramáticamente las picaduras de insectos, […]
New On The Streets: Drug For Nerve Pain Boosts High For Opioid Abusers
ATHENS, Ohio — On April 5, Ciera Smith sat in a car parked on the gravel driveway of the Rural Women’s Recovery Program here with a choice to make: go to jail or enter treatment for her addiction. Smith, 22, started abusing drugs when she was 18, enticed by the “good time” she and her […]
Half The Time, Nursing Homes Scrutinized On Safety By Medicare Are Still Treacherous
In 2012, Parkview Healthcare Center’s history of safety violations led California regulators to issue an ultimatum reserved for the most dangerous nursing homes. The state’s public health department designated Parkview, a Bakersfield, Calif., nursing home, a “special focus facility,” requiring it to either fix lapses in care while under increased inspections or be stripped of […]
Alerta por nueva droga: es para neuropatías, pero la usan adictos a opioides
ATHENS, Ohio — El 5 de abril, Ciera Smith se sentó en un auto estacionado en el camino de entrada al Rural Women’s Recovery Program con una difícil decisión que tomar: ir a la cárcel o iniciar un tratamiento para combatir su adicción. Smith, de 22 años, comenzó a abusar de drogas cuando tenía 18, […]
Amount Of Opioids Prescribed In U.S. Has Been Falling Since 2010
Ryan Hampton was prescribed opioids after he broke his ankle, but his doctors provided no plan to wean him off the powerful painkillers. (Courtesy of Chris Hazell) Ryan Hampton was sitting at his computer at work when he began sweating, feeling sick and unable to concentrate. He went to the bathroom, splashed water on his […]
Do-It-Yourself Detox Can Be ‘Freddy Krueger’ Scary — And Usually Fails
By the time Elvis Rosado was 25, he was addicted to opioids and serving time in jail for selling drugs to support his habit. “I was like, ‘I have to kick this, I have to break this,’ ” he said. For Rosado, who lives in Philadelphia, drugs had become a way to disassociate from “the […]
Trump’s Surgeon General Pick Built Name Fighting HIV And Opioids In Indiana
Several weeks before President Donald Trump nominated Indiana’s state health commissioner Jerome Adams to be the next U.S. surgeon general, Adams toured the Salvation Army Harbor Light detox center in Indianapolis, the only treatment facility in the state for people without insurance. Adams’ supporters say the visit is an example of how he has prioritized the opioid […]
Desintoxicarse uno mismo: una pesadilla digna de “Freddy Krueger”
Para cuando Elvis Rosado cumplió 25 años, era adicto a los opiáceos y ya había estado en la cárcel por vender drogas para poder solventar su adicción. “Yo estaba en un estado en el que decía ‘tengo que patear cosas, tengo que romper todo’”, dijo. Para Rosado, que vive en Philadelphia, las drogas se habían […]
Senate GOP Bill Aims To Add Psych Beds; Squeeze On Medicaid Signals Their Undoing
A little-discussed provision in the Senate health care bill is designed to boost the number of hospital beds for psychiatric care, providing a long-sought victory for mental health advocates. The provision would amend an obscure Medicaid funding rule that has sharply limited the number of beds for those with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder or other mental […]