Public Health
Alarming Suicide Rate Jolts Texas Community Into Action
This story also ran on The Dallas Morning News. This story can be republished for free (details). TYLER, Texas — In the heart of northeast Texas, Tyler’s rolling landscape is dotted with churches and historical homes, and the city is known for its roses and flowering gardens. But the community also is shadowed by a […]
Today’s Special: Obamacare Menu Labeling Rules Ushered In
This story also ran on CNN. This story can be republished for free (details). President Donald Trump has found one part of the federal health law palatable: He’s allowing Obamacare rules that require chain restaurants to post calorie counts to go into effect Monday. The rules, which are among the final pieces of the 2010 […]
En Puerto Rico, sobrevivientes del huracán María enfrentan la soledad y la depresión
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). HUMACAO, Puerto Rico- La […]
Listless And Lonely In Puerto Rico, Some Older Storm Survivors Consider Suicide
This story also ran on NPR. This story can be republished for free (details). HUMACAO, P.R. — A social worker, Lisel Vargas, recently visited Don Gregorio at his storm-damaged home in the steep hillsides of Humacao, a city on Puerto Rico’s eastern coast near where Category 4 Hurricane Maria first made landfall last September. Gregorio, […]
Under Trump Proposal, Lawful Immigrants Might Be Inclined To Shun Health Benefits
This story also ran on NPR. This story can be republished for free (details). The Trump administration is considering a policy change that might discourage immigrants who are seeking permanent residency from using government-supported health care, a scenario that is alarming some doctors, hospitals and patient advocates. Under the proposed plan, a lawful immigrant holding […]
Por plan de Trump, inmigrantes podrían tener miedo de recibir beneficios 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. Use Nuestro Contenido Este contenido puede usarse de manera gratuita (detalles). La administración Trump está […]
First, Marijuana. Are Magic Mushrooms Next?
This story also ran on The Daily Beast. This story can be republished for free (details). In Oregon and Denver, where marijuana is legal for recreational use, activists are now pushing toward a psychedelic frontier: “magic mushrooms.” Groups in both states are sponsoring ballot measures that would eliminate criminal penalties for possession of the mushrooms […]
Primero fue la marihuana… ¿y ahora los hongos alucinógenos?
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). En Oregon y Colorado, […]
Lack Of Insurance Exposes Blind Spots In Vision Care
This story also ran on NPR. This story can be republished for free (details). Every day, a school bus drops off as many as 45 children at a community eye clinic on Chicago’s South Side. Many of them are referred to the clinic after failing vision screenings at their public schools. Clinicians and students from […]
Reversing An Overdose Isn’t Complicated, But Getting The Antidote Can Be
This story is part of a partnership that includes WFYI, Side Effects Public Media, NPR and Kaiser Health News. This story can be republished for free (details). A few months ago, Kourtnaye Sturgeon helped save someone’s life. She was driving in downtown Indianapolis when she saw people gathered around a car on the side of the […]