Public Health
At This Summer Camp, Struggling With A Disability Is The Point
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Hepatitis A Races Across The Country
This story also ran on USA Today. This story can be republished for free (details). AKRON, Ohio — Just before the Fourth of July, Trenton Burrell began feeling run-down and achy. Soon he could barely muster the energy to walk from one room to another. A friend shared an alarming observation: “You’re turning yellow.” Within […]
Among Hurdles For Those With Opioid Addictions: Getting The Drug To Treat It
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Dramático aumento de la hepatitis A en todo el país
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). Justo antes del 4 […]
What The Trump Home Dialysis Plan Would Really Look Like
This story also ran on The New York Times. This story can be republished for free (details). Mary Epp awoke from a deep sleep to the “high, shrill” sound of her dialysis machine’s alarm. Something was wrong. It was 1 a.m. and Epp, 89, was alone at home in Marion Junction, Ala. No matter. Epp […]
A Brush With A Notorious Cat, My Rabies Education And The Big Bill That Followed
This story also ran on CNN. This story can be republished for free (details). I was just petting an orange tabby cat in my Falls Church, Va., neighborhood, a cat I’d never met before. He was very cute. And he was purring and butting his head against my hand. Until he wasn’t. He sunk his […]
Pesadilla por acariciar a un gato: infecciones, rabia… y cuentas sorpresa
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). Estaba acariciando a un […]
MDMA, Or Ecstasy, Shows Promise As A PTSD Treatment
This story is part of a partnership that includes KJZZ, NPR and Kaiser Health News. This story can be republished for free (details). The first time Lori Tipton tried MDMA, she was skeptical it would make a difference. “I really was, at the beginning, very nervous,” Tipton said. MDMA is the main ingredient in the […]
Joe Camel Was Forced Out Of Ads. So Why Is Juul Allowed On TV?
This story also ran on NPR. This story can be republished for free (details). Why does e-cigarette maker Juul advertise its product on TV when cigarette ads are banned? The short answer: Because it can. For nearly 50 years, cigarette advertising has been banned from TV and radio. But electronic cigarettes — those battery-operated devices […]
Readers And Tweeters Take Dialysis Providers To Task: Nowhere But In The USA
Letters to the Editor is a periodic feature. We welcome all comments and will publish a selection. We edit for length and clarity and require full names. The Undue Strain Of Dialysis This is criminal, and the dialysis companies are not the only ones plundering the public (“Bill Of The Month: First Kidney Failure, Then A $540,842 […]