Public Health
Trump escucha quejas de la industria y bajan las multas en hogares de adultos mayores
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 decisión del gobierno […]
Did Your Doctor ‘Ghost’ You? An Employment Contract May Be To Blame
This story also ran on The New York Times. This story can be republished for free (details). When Don Cue developed a bladder infection last fall, he called his longtime urologist’s office for a urine culture and antibiotics. It was a familiar routine for the two-time prostate cancer survivor; infections were not uncommon since he […]
Does It Make Sense To Delay Children’s Vaccines?
About Asking Never Hurts A series of columns addressing the challenges consumers face in California’s health care landscape. Send questions to [email protected]. This story also ran on CNN. This story can be republished for free (details). When Elyse Imamura’s son was an infant, she and her husband, Robert, chose to spread out his vaccinations at a […]
¿Tiene sentido atrasar las vacunas de los niños?
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). Cuando el hijo de […]
Fentanyl-Linked Deaths: The U.S. Opioid Epidemic’s Third Wave
This story is part of a partnership that includes WBUR, NPR and Kaiser Health News. This story can be republished for free (details). [UPDATED at 10 a.m. ET] Men are dying after opioid overdoses at nearly three times the rate of women in the United States. Overdose deaths are increasing faster among black and Latino […]
Aspiring Doctors Seek Advanced Training In Addiction Medicine
This story is part of a partnership that includes KJZZ, NPR and Kaiser Health News. This story can be republished for free (details). The U.S. Surgeon General’s office estimates that more than 20 million people have a substance use disorder. Meanwhile, the nation’s drug overdose crisis shows no sign of slowing. Yet, by all accounts, there […]
Aspirantes a médicos se entrenan para enfrentar las adicciones
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 oficina del Cirujano […]
Must-Reads Of The Week (Some Flying Below The Radar)
The Friday Breeze Want to read the best and most provocative stories from the week? Welcome to the Friday Breeze, where we compile them all — so you’re set with your weekend reading. Your wonderfully entertaining compiler of “The Friday Breeze,” Brianna Labuskes, is off today, so I’m jumping in to keep you abreast of […]
More Older Adults With Joint Replacements Recover At Home, Not Rehab
Use Our Content This story can be republished for free (details). 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 […]
Health Officials’ Plug For Next FDA Chief: Go Big On E-Cig Regulation
This story also ran on CNN. This story can be republished for free (details). In an almost uniform response to the impending exit of Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, city and county public health officials are urging the Trump administration to go bigger in its response to adolescents’ growing use of e-cigarettes. The […]