Public Health
San Francisco To Ban Sales Of E-Cigarettes
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More Seniors Are Dying In Falls. Doctors Could Do More To Reduce The Risk.
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 […]
A Million Californians Don’t Have Clean Drinking Water. Where Do They Live?
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Un millón de californianos no tienen agua potable. ¿En dónde viven?
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. ( function() { var func = function() { var iframe = document.getElementById(‘wpcom-iframe-0e0e21c59c190da307623dc7a2df3d2d’) if ( iframe […]
State Broadens Investigation Of Doctors For Issuing Questionable Vaccination Exemptions
Use Our Content This story can be republished for free (details). The California agency that regulates doctors is investigating at least four physicians for issuing questionable medical exemptions to children whose parents did not want them immunized. The Medical Board of California’s investigations are unfolding amid the nation’s worst measles outbreak in more than a […]
Florida Is The Latest Republican-Led State To Adopt Clean Needle Exchanges
This story is part of a partnership that includes WLRN, NPR and Kaiser Health News. This story can be republished for free (details). A green van was parked on the edge of downtown Miami, on a corner shadowed by overpasses. The vehicle serves as a mobile health clinic and syringe exchange, where people who inject […]
Florida es el último estado republicano en adoptar programa de intercambio de jeringas
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 camioneta verde está […]
Newly Blue Maine Expands Access To Abortion
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FDA Ends Months-Long FOIA Battle Over Medical Device Failures, Says Putting Database Online ‘Satisfies’ KHN Request
The Food and Drug Administration responded Wednesday to a Freedom of Information Act request filed months ago, noting that the information sought by Kaiser Health News “is now posted online.” KHN had filed a series of FOIA requests, beginning in September 2018, seeking hidden reports of malfunctions or injuries tied to scores of medical devices. […]
Sobering Up: In An Alcohol-Soaked Nation, More Seek Booze-Free Social Spaces
This story also ran on USA Today. This story can be republished for free (details). [UPDATED on July 9] ST. LOUIS — Not far from the Anheuser-Busch brewery, Joshua Grigaitis fills a cooler with bottles and cans in one of the city’s oldest bars. It’s Saturday night, and the lights are low. Frank Sinatra’s crooning […]