Public Health
¿Cuán fácil es eximir a los niños de sus vacunas? Solo hay que mirar a Oregon
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). A medida que continúan […]
California Hospitals See Massive Surge In Homeless Patients
Use Our Content This story can be republished for free (details). Homeless patients made about 100,000 visits to California hospitals in 2017, marking a 28% rise from two years earlier, according to the most recent state discharge data. More than a third of those visits involved a diagnosis of mental illness, according to the Office […]
How Easy Are Vaccine Exemptions? Take A Look At The Oregon Model
This story also ran on The Daily Beast. This story can be republished for free (details). As measles outbreaks continue in the Northwest and across the nation, newly revealed health records from Oregon suggest it’s surprisingly easy to opt out of required vaccinations in that state — as in several others. In Oregon — which […]
Popular Weed Killer’s Alleged Link To Cancer Spreads Concern
This story also ran on NBC News. This story can be republished for free (details). Clumps of dandelions have popped up in your yard, so you reach for a bottle of Roundup, the popular weed killer. It is known for being very effective, but its main ingredient, glyphosate, is getting a lot of attention because […]
Crece la preocupación por posible vínculo entre popular herbicida y el cáncer
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. Grupos de dientes de león han aparecido en tu jardín, así que buscas una botella […]
Exemptions Surge As Parents And Doctors Do ‘Hail Mary’ Around Vaccine Laws
This story also ran on VICE News’ Tonic. This story can be republished for free (details). SAN JOSE, Calif. — At two public charter schools in the Sonoma wine country town of Sebastopol, more than half the kindergartners received medical exemptions from state-required vaccines last school year. The cities of Berkeley, Santa Cruz, Nevada City, […]
Más exenciones a medida que padres y doctores burlan las leyes de vacunación
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 JOSE, California. – […]
Consumers Rejected Drug Plan That Mirrors Trump Administration Proposal
Use Our Content This story can be republished for free (details). Unraveling how much of a prescription drug price gets swallowed by “middlemen” is at the forefront of Tuesday’s drug price hearing in the Senate. One thing bound to come up: rebates. Both major political parties have shown interest in remedying high drug prices, and […]
Mourning Paradise: Collective Trauma In A Town Destroyed
This story also ran on Chico News & Review. This story can be republished for free (details). One of the final memories Carol Holcomb has of her pine-shaded neighborhood was the morning sun that reflected red and gold on her trees last Nov. 8. That day, she said, promised to be a beautiful one in […]
Big Soda Pours Big Bucks Into California’s Capitol
This story also ran on Los Angeles Times. This story can be republished for free (details). Dinners at an expensive restaurant in Maui — with ocean views. Tickets to professional sports games. A free screening of “Black Panther” at a Sacramento IMAX theater. And a $250,000 donation to a group that funds the governor’s travel. […]