Public Health
Opioid Prescriptions Drop Sharply Among State Workers
This story also ran on The Sacramento Bee. This story can be republished for free (details). The agency that manages health care for California’s massive state workforce is reporting a major reduction in opioid prescriptions, reflecting a national trend of physicians cutting back on the addictive drugs. Insurance claims for opioids, which are prescribed to […]
Escalada de violencia contra trabajadores de salud conmociona a los hospitales
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). En todo el país, […]
A Medical Sanctuary For Migrant Farmworkers
Use Our Content This story can be republished for free (details). [UPDATED on May 22] FRESNO, Calif. — On the 15-mile drive between his two Central Valley medical clinics, Dr. J. Luis Bautista often passes armies of farmworkers stooped over in the fields, picking onions, melons and tomatoes. Most of the 30,000 annual office visits […]
Heat And Violence Pose Twin Threats For Asylum-Seekers Waiting At Border
This story also ran on NBC News. This story can be republished for free (details). MEXICALI, Mexico — It wasn’t even May before thermometers hit 100 degrees in this Mexican border city. Tania was washing clothes for her two daughters when she started to feel queasy and weak. She lay down in a bed at […]
Calor extremo y violencia, más amenazas para los que esperan asilo en la frontera
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). MEXICALI, México – No […]
A Doctor Speaks Out About Ageism In Medicine
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 […]
Your Wake-Up Call On Data-Collecting Smart Beds And Sleep Apps
This story also ran on Time. This story can be republished for free (details). Your bed could be watching you. OK, so not with a camera. But if you have any of a variety of “smart beds,” mattress pads or sleep apps, it knows when you go to sleep. It knows when you toss and […]
The Unexpected Perk Of My Group Pregnancy Care: New Friends
This story also ran on NPR. This story can be republished for free (details). I had always imagined going through pregnancy surrounded by family and friends. But when I found out I was pregnant, my husband, Alex, and I had just moved from San Francisco to Chicago. I knew almost no one. I ended up […]
More Than Half Of Surgical Stapler Malfunctions Went To Hidden FDA Database
Use Our Content This story can be republished for free (details). The Food and Drug Administration has acknowledged that more than 56,000 never-before-disclosed surgical stapler malfunctions were quietly reported to the agency from 2011 through 2018. The newly acknowledged reports were detailed in an executive summary for FDA advisers. The agency convened a meeting of […]
Un despertar: las camas y aplicaciones para dormir recolectan datos personales
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). Tu cama podría estar […]