Public Health
Nation’s Top Doc Wants The Overdose Antidote Widely On Hand. Is That Feasible?
This story also ran on NBC News. This story can be republished for free (details). When Surgeon General Jerome Adams issued an advisory calling for more people to carry naloxone — not just people at overdose risk, but also friends and family — experts and advocates were almost giddy. This is an “unequivocally positive” step […]
Prueba logra que pacientes sean francos con sus médicos sobre la hipertensión
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). Hay una ironía en […]
In A Puerto Rican Mountain Town, Hope Ebbs And Health Suffers
This story also ran on NPR. This story can be republished for free (details). CASTAÑER, Puerto Rico — Helicopters from the power company buzz across the skies of this picturesque valley, ferrying electrical poles on long wires to workers standing on steep hillsides. The people of Castañer, an isolated village in Puerto Rico’s central mountains, […]
Applying Silicon Valley Smarts To Age-Old Diseases
This story also ran on CNN. This story can be republished for free (details). YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon — On the second floor of an infectious-disease research facility in this African capital, Dr. Joseph Kamgno, the country’s leading expert on parasitic roundworms, stood at his desk staring down at the black hard-shelled case that had just arrived […]
Personas con discapacidades quieren tener voz en el debate sobre el control de armas
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). Un grupo de defensa […]
Study: Nearly Three-Quarters Of Commonly Used Medical Scopes Tainted By Bacteria
This story also ran on Los Angeles Times. This story can be republished for free (details). In an ominous sign for patient safety, 71 percent of reusable medical scopes deemed ready for use on patients tested positive for bacteria at three major U.S. hospitals, according to a new study. The paper, published last month in […]
Choice Of Bay Area For AIDS Conference Exposes Tension Among Activists
This story also ran on NBC News. This story can be republished for free (details). After George Ayala learned last month that San Francisco and Oakland had been chosen to co-host the International AIDS Conference in 2020, he quickly published a statement of disapproval. Ayala, an Oakland-based AIDS advocate, does not want the conference in […]
Por qué activistas no quieren que una gran conferencia de SIDA se realice en el país
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). Cuando George Ayala se […]
Facebook Live: Confronting Opioid Addiction
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Hospitals Lure Diabetes Patients With Self-Care Courses, But Costs Can Weigh Heavily
This story also ran on The New York Times. This story can be republished for free (details). When a routine physical revealed mildly elevated blood-sugar levels, Michael Phillips was strongly encouraged to sign up for a diabetes self-management class. Phillips never asked about the cost of the two half-day sessions he attended in a conference […]