Public Health
Después del tiroteo “hay que respetar cómo los jóvenes lidian con sus sentimientos”
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). Estudiantes, profesores, familiares, están […]
Ten ERs In Colorado Tried To Curtail Opioids And Did Better Than Expected
This story is part of a partnership that includes Colorado Public Radio, NPR and Kaiser Health News. This story can be republished for free (details). DENVER — One of the most common reasons patients head to an emergency room is pain. In response, doctors may try something simple at first, like ibuprofen or acetaminophen. If […]
At Some California Hospitals, Fewer Than Half Of Workers Get The Flu Shot
Use Our Content This Kaiser Health News story can be republished for free (details). More Stories To Republish How well are doctors, nurses and other workers at your local hospital vaccinated against the flu? That depends on the hospital. According to data from the California Department of Public Health, flu vaccination rates among health care […]
Following The Fire: Montana Scientists Seize Chance To Scrutinize Smoke Exposure
This story is part of a partnership that includes Montana Public Radio, NPR and Kaiser Health News. This story can be republished for free (details). Jean Loesch and her family live in Seeley Lake, Mont., which saw the longest and most intense smoke from Montana’s wildfires last summer. Loesch has 10 children, adopted or in […]
User-Friendly Or Error-Ridden? Debate Swirls Around Website Comparing Nursing Homes
Use Our Content This Kaiser Health News story can be republished for free (details). More Stories To Republish Earlier this year, the state Department of Public Health launched a new website, Cal Health Find, intended to help people compare the quality of nursing homes and other health care facilities. Now, California nursing home advocates are […]
At New Health Office, ‘Civil Rights’ Means Doctors’ Right To Say No To Patients
This story also ran on The Daily Beast. This story can be republished for free (details). The Trump administration is embarking on a sweeping effort to redefine civil rights in health care, with critics accusing the Department of Health and Human Services of sidestepping the rights of patients to soothe a far smaller constituency: conservative […]
From The ER To Inpatient Care — At Home
Phyllis Petruzzelli spent the week before Christmas struggling to breathe. When she went to the emergency department on Dec. 26, the doctor at Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital near her home in Boston’s Jamaica Plain neighborhood said she had pneumonia and needed hospitalization. Then the doctor proposed something that made Petruzzelli nervous. Instead of being […]
Nueva estrategia: hospitales internan a pacientes… en sus propias casas
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). Phyllis Petruzzelli pasó la […]
Estudio: los opioides no son mejores que otras medicinas para tratar el dolor crónico
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). Hace unos años, los […]
Jury’s In: Opioids Are Not Better Than Other Medicines For Chronic Pain
This story is part of a reporting partnership with NPR, KCUR and Kaiser Health News. This story can be republished for free (details). A few years ago, Renea Molden’s doctors told her they wanted to take her off her opioid pills. It did not sound like good idea to her. “I was mad, I’ll be honest. […]