Public Health
Voices: How Should California Address The Needs Of Its Aging Population?
Use Our Content This story can be republished for free (details). SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Demographers, gerontologists and government officials are counting down to 2030. That’s the year America’s youngest baby boomers will reach retirement age. The country already is feeling the effects of an aging population, but its most populous state is bracing for a […]
Doctors And Nurses With Addictions Often Denied A Crucial Recovery Option
This story also ran on Vice. This story can be republished for free (details). Dr. Wesley Boyd, an associate professor of psychiatry at Harvard, has spent years working with state programs that help doctors, nurses and other health care workers who have become addicted to opioids get back on their feet professionally. He supports these […]
Camouflaged Vaping Devices Are Hoodwinking Parents And Schools
This story also ran on CNN. This story can be republished for free (details). In yet another twist for worried parents: Meet the vaping hoodie. This high school fashion mainstay — defined by a hood with drawstrings — is now available as a vaping device, ready to deliver a puff of nicotine (or marijuana) anywhere, […]
Dispositivos de “vapeo” camuflados desconciertan a padres y escuelas
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). Y sí, hay una […]
How Cruise Ship Passengers Should Prepare For Sickness Or Injury At Sea
This story also ran on USA Today. This story can be republished for free (details). Royal Caribbean’s gargantuan Oasis of the Seas boasts four outdoor pools and an 82-foot zip line and made quite a splash shortly after its 2014 refurbishment when it added the first Tiffany & Co boutique at sea. But in January […]
Invasive Mosquitoes Plunge Deeper Into California
Use Our Content This story can be republished for free (details). Two invasive species of mosquitoes that can carry Zika, dengue, yellow fever and other dangerous viruses are spreading in California — and have been found as far north as Sacramento and Placer counties. There are now 16 counties where Aedes aegypti, commonly known as […]
Cómo deberían prepararse los pasajeros por si se enferman o lesionan en altamar
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). El gigantesco Oasis of […]
Want To Reduce Suicides? Follow The Data — To Medical Offices, Motels And Even Animal Shelters
This story also ran on Scientific American. This story can be republished for free (details). HILLSBORO, Ore. — On Kimberly Repp’s office wall is a sign in Latin: Hic locus est ubi mors gaudet succurrere vitae. This is a place where the dead delight in helping the living. For medical examiners, it’s a mission. Their […]
¿Cómo prevenir suicidios? Busca pistas en moteles, consultorios y refugios de animales
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). HILLSBORO, Oregon. – En […]
As Off-Label Use Spreads, Supplies Of Niche Drugs And Patients’ Patience Grow Short
This story also ran on The Washington Post. This story can be republished for free (details). [UPDATED at 3:15 p.m. ET] Medical treatment has knocked down tumors in 6-year-old Easton Daniels’ brain, but the drug used also wiped out his immune system. To bolster his immune function and help keep him healthy, he has visited […]