Uno de cada 5 niños detenidos en la frontera tiene menos de 13 años
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 administración Trump ha […]
Doling Out Pain Pills Post-Surgery: An Ingrown Toenail Not The Same As A Bypass
This story also ran on The New York Times. This story can be republished for free (details). [UPDATED on July 2] What’s the right painkiller prescription to send home with a patient after gallbladder surgery or a cesarean section? That question is front and center as conventional approaches to pain control in the United States […]
Fearing Deportation, Immigrant Parents Are Opting Out Of Health Benefits For Kids
This story is part of a partnership that includes KUT, NPR and Kaiser Health News. This story can be republished for free (details). The fear of family separation is nothing new for many immigrants already living in the U.S. In fact, that fear, heightened in recent weeks, has been forcing a tough decision for a […]
Por miedo a la deportación, padres sacan a sus niños de programas de salud
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). El miedo a la […]
Defendants In Diapers? Immigrant Toddlers Ordered To Appear In Court Alone
Use Our Content This story can be republished for free (details). As the White House faces court orders to reunite families separated at the border, immigrant children as young as 3 are being ordered into court for their own deportation proceedings, according to attorneys in Texas, California and Washington, D.C. Requiring unaccompanied minors to go […]
¿Acusados en pañales? Ordenan a inmigrantes pequeños presentarse solos en corte
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). Mientras la Casa Blanca […]
Squeezing Water From Air: Mysterious Machine Is A Lifeline On Battered Island
Use Our Content This story can be republished for free (details). VIEQUES, Puerto Rico — The machine pulls clean water out of thin air — literally. Sitting atop metal stilts in front of this island’s condemned hospital, an imposing, hunter-green shipping container serves as a lifeline for local residents in need of drinking water. Nine […]
Readers And Tweeters Let Loose Over Kids Being Detained At The Border — And More
Letters to the Editor is a periodic Kaiser Health News feature. KHN welcomes all comments and will publish a selection. We edit for length and clarity and require full names. Kaiser Health News’ June 20 scoop on the exact number of children under age 13 who had been detained at the border under the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” […]
Trump’s Next High Court Pick Likely To Target Abortion. Is That What The Public Wants?
Use Our Content This story can be republished for free (details). President Donald Trump has vowed that his nominees to the Supreme Court will vote to overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 ruling that legalized abortion nationwide. He seems to have made good on this promise with the appointment to the high court of […]
Under Pressure, California Lawmakers Ban Soda Taxes For 12 Years
Use Our Content This story can be republished for free (details). California’s cities and counties will be barred from adopting soda taxes for the next 12 years under a legislative deal that marks a big victory for the influential beverage industry — one that state lawmakers said holds Californians “hostage.” On Thursday, the state legislature rushed to […]