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Con incentivos en cupones de alimentos, ayudan a latinos a comer más sano

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). Rebeca González creció comiendo […]

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Judge Orders New Olympus Trial Over Superbug Death

This story also ran on Los Angeles Times. This story can be republished for free (details). A Seattle judge said Olympus Corp. failed to properly disclose internal emails that raised safety concerns about a redesigned medical scope as early as 2008, several years before the device was publicly tied to deadly superbug outbreaks. Citing those […]

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How The Shutdown Might Affect Your Health

Use Our Content This Kaiser Health News story can be republished for free (details). More Stories To Republish A government shutdown will have far-reaching effects for public health, including the nation’s response to the current, difficult flu season. It will also disrupt some federally supported health services, experts said Friday. In all, the Department of […]

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In Trump’s First Year, Anti-Abortion Forces Make Strides Despite Setbacks

This story also ran on NPR. This story can be republished for free (details). As a candidate, President Donald Trump promised abortion opponents four specific actions to “advance the rights of unborn children and their mothers.” One year into his presidency, three of those items remain undone. Nevertheless, abortion opponents have made significant progress changing […]

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University Under Fire For Off-The-Grid Herpes Vaccine Experiments

This story also ran on The Daily Beast. This story can be republished for free (details). WASHINGTON — Southern Illinois University’s medical school has halted all herpes research, one of its most high-profile projects, amid growing controversy over a researcher’s unauthorized methods offshore and in the U.S. SIU’s ethics panel launched a “full” investigation Dec. […]

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Hospitals’ Best-Laid Plans Upended By Disaster

This story also ran on USA Today. This story can be republished for free (details). It was 3:35 a.m. and flames from a massive Northern California wildfire licked at the back of a Santa Rosa hospital. Within three hours, staffers evacuated 122 patients to other facilities — something they’d never come close to doing before. […]

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A Push To Get Older Adults In Better Shape For Surgery

Navigating Aging Navigating Aging focuses on medical issues and advice associated with aging and end-of-life care, helping America’s 60 million seniors and their families navigate the health care system. To contact Judith Graham with a question or comment, click here. Join the Navigating Aging Facebook Group. See All Columns Surgery can be hard on older adults, […]