Public Health
‘Rapid Autopsy’ Programs Seek Clues To Cancer Within Hours Of Death
This story also ran on Time. This story can be republished for free (details). After Keith Beck died of bile duct cancer last year, family members said more than 900 people showed up to pay respects to the popular athletic director at the University of Findlay in northwestern Ohio. Many were former students who recalled […]
Best Reads Of The Week From Brianna Labuskes
The Friday Breeze Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes, who reads everything on health care to compile our daily Morning Briefing, offers the best and most provocative stories for the weekend. Happy Friday! If you’re like me, you’re hooked on the The Golden State Killer case, where investigators used a genealogy website to hunt down their suspect. […]
Tax-Funded Mental Health Programs Not Always Easy To Find
Use Our Content This story can be republished for free (details). Back in 2008, Mary Hogden was homeless, living on the streets of Berkeley, Calif. “I got beat up really badly out there,” says Hogden, 62. “It’s not a safe place for women.” She landed in the hospital and then in a boarding home for […]
Family Caregivers Are Getting A Break — And Extra Coaching
This story also ran on NPR. This story can be republished for free (details). WASHINGTON — For today, there are no doctor’s visits. No long afternoons with nothing to do. No struggles over bathing — or not. At the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., a group of older adults — some in wheelchairs, […]
Telemedicina abre las puertas para que presos reciban atención de especialistas
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 un preso necesita […]
Telemedicine Opening Doors To Specialty Care For Inmates
When an inmate needs to see a medical specialist, getting that care can be complicated. Prisons are often located in rural areas far from medical centers that have experts in cancer, heart and other disease treatments. Even if the visit just involves a trip to a hospital across town, the inmate must be transported under […]
Ayudan con arte a que los cuidadores familiares tengan un merecido recreo
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). Por hoy, no hay […]
Falta de supervisión eficiente hace que no se controlen falencias en la atención en hogares de adultos mayores, según auditoría
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). Una punzante auditoría estatal […]
Listen: Device Is Said To Ease Opioid Withdrawal, But Does The Evidence Support It?
This story also ran on NPR. This story can be republished for free (details). The Bridge looks something like a hearing aid or a futuristic earring, and its makers claim that the device mitigates the misery of withdrawal sickness from opioids. With a small electrical pulse, it creates a “bridge” that may get people with […]
Weak Oversight Blamed For Poor Care At California Nursing Homes Going Unchecked
Use Our Content This story can be republished for free (details). California health regulators have allowed poor care to proliferate at nursing homes around the state, and the number of incidents that could cause serious injury or death has increased significantly in recent years, according to a stinging state audit released this week. The state […]