Public Health
Adultos saltean vacunas y no se benefician de la nueva contra el herpes zóster
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). Funcionarios federales han recomendado […]
Adults Skipping Vaccines May Miss Out On Effective New Shingles Shot
This story also ran on NPR. This story can be republished for free (details). Federal officials have recommended a new vaccine that is more effective than an earlier version at protecting older adults against the painful rash called shingles. But persuading many adults to get this and other recommended vaccines continues to be an uphill […]
#MeTooMedicine: mujeres que trabajan en salud también denuncian acoso sexual
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). Annette Katz no esperaba […]
Are There Risks From Secondhand Marijuana Smoke? Early Science Says Yes.
This story also ran on NPR. This story can be republished for free (details). The inspiration arrived in a haze at a Paul McCartney concert a few years ago in San Francisco. “People in front of me started lighting up and then other people started lighting up,” said Matthew Springer, a biologist and professor in the […]
States Extend Medicaid For Birth Control, Cutting Costs — And Future Enrollment
This story also ran on VICE News’ Tonic. This story can be republished for free (details). The Trump administration is weighing whether to allow Texas to receive millions of federal Medicaid dollars for its family planning program, which bars abortion providers. The Lone Star State eliminated its Medicaid-funded family planning program five years ago when […]
For One Father And Son In Puerto Rico, Hurricane Maria’s Cloud Has Not Lifted
This story also ran on NPR. This story can be republished for free (details). To reach the Martinez home in Puerto Rico’s central mountains, social worker Eileen Calderon steers around piles of dirt, treacherous potholes and power company trucks that block the road. Finally, she pulls up to a sagging, cement home, its roof done […]
En Puerto Rico, la pesadilla del huracán María no terminó para este padre y su hijo
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). Para llegar a la […]
The Juul’s So Cool, Kids Smoke It In School
This story also ran on CNN. This story can be republished for free (details). The students wait eagerly for their teachers to turn their backs. That’s their cue to reach quietly for a small, sleek device they can easily conceal in their palms. It resembles a flash drive, but instead of computer files, this device […]
‘Peanut Butter Cup’ Vape: Is This Dessert Or An E-Cigarette Flavor?
Advertising for traditional cigarettes is strictly regulated: No cowboys looking cool, no cartoons and no bright colors that play up candy-flavored cigarettes that might appeal to kids. Yet these bans don’t apply to e-cigarettes or vapes — increasingly a choice for experimentation by adolescents and young adults. These smoking products use chemical solutions with nicotine […]
As Trump Targets Immigrants, Elderly Brace To Lose Caregivers
This story also ran on The Washington Post. This story can be republished for free (details). BOSTON — After back-to-back, eight-hour shifts at a chiropractor’s office and a rehab center, Nirva arrived outside an elderly woman’s house just in time to help her up the front steps. Nirva took the woman’s arm as she hoisted […]