As Trump Targets Immigrants, Elderly Brace To Lose Caregivers
This story also ran on The Washington Post. This story can be republished for free (details). BOSTON — After back-to-back, eight-hour shifts at a chiropractor’s office and a rehab center, Nirva arrived outside an elderly woman’s house just in time to help her up the front steps. Nirva took the woman’s arm as she hoisted […]
‘Peanut Butter Cup’ Vape: Is This Dessert Or An E-Cigarette Flavor?
Advertising for traditional cigarettes is strictly regulated: No cowboys looking cool, no cartoons and no bright colors that play up candy-flavored cigarettes that might appeal to kids. Yet these bans don’t apply to e-cigarettes or vapes — increasingly a choice for experimentation by adolescents and young adults. These smoking products use chemical solutions with nicotine […]
Juul, el producto de tabaco que consumen estudiantes en las escuelas
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Con medidas migratorias de Trump, adultos mayores pueden perder a sus cuidadores
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). Las dos mujeres han […]
Tele-Monitoring Can Reduce Medical Appointments For Low-Risk Pregnancies
This story also ran on NPR. This story can be republished for free (details). When Allison Matthews was pregnant with her first child four years ago, her obstetrics clinic scheduled frequent appointments to make sure everything was proceeding normally. “I was taking time off work and it wasn’t doing a lot for me,” said Matthews, […]
How Many Opioid Overdoses Are Suicides?
This story is part of a partnership that includes WBUR, NPR and Kaiser Health News. This story can be republished for free (details). Mady Ohlman was 22 on the evening some years ago when she stood in a friend’s bathroom looking down at the sink. “I had set up a bunch of needles filled with […]
Omissions On Death Certificates Lead To Undercounting Of Opioid Overdoses
This story is part of a partnership that includes Side Effects Public Media, NPR and Kaiser Health News. This story can be republished for free (details). In a refrigerator in the coroner’s office in Marion County, Ind., rows of vials await testing. They contain blood, urine and vitreous, the fluid collected from inside a human […]
Time’s Running Out: The Frail In Puerto Rico Face End Of Hurricane Relief Programs
This story also ran on NPR. This story can be republished for free (details). SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Straddled across Ausberto Maldonado’s backyard in Bayamon, a suburb of San Juan, is a nagging reminder of Hurricane Maria’s destructive power. “See, that tree broke off that branch, which is as thick as a tree — […]
Los más frágiles en Puerto Rico enfrentan el final de la ayuda por el huracán
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). SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico […]
Staying Alive: How To Fight An Opioid Addiction
Use Our Content This story can be republished for free (details). Rule No. 1: Stay alive. If you or a loved one wants to beat an opioid addiction, first make sure you have a handy supply of naloxone, a medication that can reverse an overdose and save your life. “Friends and families need to keep […]