Public Health
Drugmaker Kaleo Raises Price Of Lifesaving Drug By Thousands
A company that makes a life-saving auto-injector for opioid drug overdoses has raised its prices significantly. Kaiser Health News reporter Shefali Luthra talks to NPR’s Scott Simon about the firm’s strategy. Related story: Getting Patients Hooked On An Opioid Overdose Antidote, Then Raising The Price Related Topics Pharmaceuticals Public Health Drug Costs
La risa, el mejor antídoto ante la muerte
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. Hace algunos años, justo antes de la Navidad, Shirley Rapp y su familia enfrentaron una […]
Pharmacies Thrive Selling Opioids For Depressed Small Town Pain
MANCHESTER, Ky. — This economically depressed city in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains is an image of frozen-in-time decline: empty storefronts with faded facades, sagging power lines and aged streets with few stoplights. But there is one type of business that seems to thrive: pharmacies. Eleven drug stores, mostly independents, are scattered about a […]
Obama’s Drug Czar: The Opioid Crisis Must Continue To Be A Federal Priority
The GOP is working to repeal and replace the 2010 health law, known for insuring more than 20 million people. And the change could affect another health concern: the nation’s opioid abuse problem. Just ask President Barack Obama’s former “drug czar,” Michael Botticelli. Botticelli just finished running the White House’s Office of National Drug Policy, […]
Despite Prevention Guidelines, Few Smokers Seek CT Scans To Check For Lung Cancer
Lung cancer screening rates have barely budged in recent years, according to a new study, even though under the health law many people don’t have to pay anything out-of-pocket for them because the test is recommended by a panel of prevention experts. In 2010, just 3.3 percent of eligible smokers surveyed said they had received […]
Five Quick Ways HHS Secretary Tom Price Could Change The Course Of Health Policy
After a bruising confirmation process, the Senate confirmed Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga., to head up the Department of Health and Human Services, by a 52-to-47 vote. As secretary, Price will have significant authority to rewrite the rules for the Affordable Care Act, some of which are reportedly nearly ready to be issued. But there is […]
California Reports Thousands Of Workers Exposed To Elevated Lead Levels
More than 6,000 California workers in munitions, manufacturing and other industries have elevated levels of lead in their blood that could cause serious health problems, according to a recent report from the state’s public health agency. The report, containing the results of tests conducted between 2012 and 2014, comes as the state’s workplace health and safety agency, Cal/OSHA, is considering a […]
El secretario de Salud Tom Price podría cambiar rápido 5 temas clave de salud
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. Después de un proceso accidentado, el Senado confirmó la madrugada del 10 de febrero al […]
Death Doesn’t Have To Be So Scary
Since he watched his mother drop dead, Richard Bridgman’s fear of death has left him emotionally paralyzed. It was right around Thanksgiving — nearly 45 years ago — and Bridgman was sleeping overnight on his mom’s living room couch. “In the middle of the night, she walked into the room and said, ‘Richard, I’m dying,’” […]
¿Cómo superar el miedo a la muerte? Trata con el amor
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. Desde que vio a su madre desplomarse y morir, el miedo a la muerte dejó […]