Public Health
Homeless Californians Adapt To Camp Sweeps And ‘The Caltrans Shuffle’
Every other week, Norm Ciha and his homeless neighbors temporarily relocate their camp from land alongside a freeway off-ramp in Oakland, Calif., to a nearby vacant lot, until state cleanup crews have come and gone. They call it “the Caltrans Shuffle.” (Anna Maria Barry-Jester/KHN) This story also ran on NPR. This story can be republished […]
Californianos sin hogar se adaptan a redadas en campamentos y a las normas de Caltrans
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). OAKLAND, California – Son […]
No Shield From X-Rays: How Science Is Rethinking Lead Aprons
This story also ran on The New York Times. This story can be republished for free (details). CHICAGO — Patients have come to expect a technician to drape their torsos with a heavy lead apron when they get an X-ray, but new thinking among radiologists and medical physicists is upending the decades-old practice of shielding […]
Sin protección contra los rayos X: cómo la ciencia está repensando los chalecos de plomo
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. Chicago. – Los pacientes esperan que un técnico cubra sus torsos con un pesado Use […]
Employers’ Dream Of Controlling Health Costs Turns To Workers’ Sleep
This story also ran on USA Today. This story can be republished for free (details). Charlie Blakey had a sense he was sleeping poorly since he often would wake up tired and hear from his wife how loudly he breathed during the night. So he jumped at the chance when his employer, Southern Co., an […]
For 2020, California Goes Big On Health Care
Use Our Content This story can be republished for free (details). California is known for progressive everything, including its health care policies, and, just a few weeks into 2020, state leaders aren’t disappointing. The politicians’ health care bills and budget initiatives are heavy on ideas and dollars — and on opposition from powerful industries. They […]
En 2020, California planea a lo grande en atención médica
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). California es conocida por […]
Listen: How Vaping Regulations Are Playing Out In The States
https://kffhealthnews.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/01/ctm200120k3.mp3 Can’t see the audio player? Click here to download. KHN Midwest correspondent Lauren Weber joined Wisconsin Public Radio’s Rob Ferrett on “Central Time” to discuss what’s happening on vaping in the states amid concerns about a vaping lung illness. Weber has written about how Wisconsin health officials were among the first to pinpoint […]
Bloomberg On Health Care: Translating His Mayoral Record To The National Stage
This story also ran on PolitiFact. This story can be republished for free (details). This story was updated Feb. 18 to reflect that Michael Bloomberg will be among Democratic presidential candidates participating in this week’s primary debate. Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has spent more than $200 million arguing that he should be […]
Readers And Tweeters Fired Up Over Employer’s No-Nicotine Policy
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. On Board With Snubbing Smokers? Regarding U-Haul, good for them (“Smokers Need Not Apply: Fairness Of No-Nicotine Hiring Policies Questioned,” Jan. 13). I don’t like being around smokers. I have […]