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As Climate Worsens, Environmentalists Grapple With the Mental Toll of Activism
While growing up in the ’90s in Johnson County, Kansas, in a suburb of Kansas City, I had a friend,
Read MoreHospitals Refused to Give Patients Ivermectin. Lockdowns and Political Pressure Followed.
HELENA, Mont. — One Montana hospital went into lockdown and called police after a woman threatened violence because her relative
Read MoreConservative Justices Seem Poised to Overturn Roe’s Abortion Rights
A newly conservative Supreme Court on Wednesday heard the most serious legal challenge in a generation to a woman’s right
Read MoreFor Older Adults, Smelling the Roses May Be More Difficult
The reports from covid-19 patients are disconcerting. Only a few hours before, they were enjoying a cup of pungent coffee
Read MoreWatch: No Extra Resources for Children Orphaned by Covid
The number of U.S. deaths from covid-19 has surpassed 778,000. Left behind are tens of thousands of children — some
Read MoreTodo lo que hay que saber sobre omicron y las otras variantes del coronavirus
Los estadounidenses, cansados ya por una pandemia que dura casi dos años, recibieron un nuevo golpe durante el largo fin
Read MoreCon el fin de las licencias pagas por covid, empleados sienten la presión de ir a la oficina
Tanto economistas como expertos en salud pública dicen que la licencia por enfermedad con goce de sueldo es una herramienta
Read MoreOmicron and Other Coronavirus Variants: What You Need to Know
Americans, already weary of a pandemic nearly two years long, were dealt a new blow during the long Thanksgiving weekend:
Read MoreWith Federal Covid Sick Leave Gone, Workers Feel Pressure to Show Up at Work
Economists and public health experts alike say paid sick leave is an essential tool — like testing, masks and vaccines
Read More‘I Can Go Anywhere’: How Service Dogs Help Veterans With PTSD
It was supper time in the Whittier, California, home of Air Force veteran Danyelle Clark-Gutierrez, and eagerly awaiting a bowl
Read MoreBlack Tech Founders Want to Change the Culture of Health Care, One Click at a Time
When Ashlee Wisdom launched an early version of her health and wellness website, more than 34,000 users — most of
Read More‘An Arm and a Leg’: How to Avoid the Worst Health Insurance
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Read MoreCalifornia Joins States Trying to Shorten Wait Times for Mental Health Care
When Greta Christina fell into a deep depression five years ago, she called up her therapist in San Francisco. She’d
Read MoreIt Takes a Team: A Doctor With Terminal Cancer Relies on a Close-Knit Group in Her Final Days
The decisions have been gut-wrenching. Should she try another round of chemotherapy, even though she barely tolerated the last one?
Read MoreFlorida Sen. Rick Scott Off Base in Claim That Rise in Medicare Premiums Is Due to Inflation
An increase in Medicare Part B premiums means “America’s Seniors Are Paying the Price for Biden’s Inflation Crisis” — The
Read MoreKHN’s ‘What the Health?’: The Big Biden Budget Bill Passes the House
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Read MoreEtching the Pain of Covid Into the Flesh of Survivors
It was Saturday morning at Southbay Tattoo and Body Piercing in Carson, California, and owner Efrain Espinoza Diaz Jr. was
Read MoreWhen the Eye on Older Patients Is a Camera
In the middle of a rainy Michigan night, 88-year-old Dian Wurdock walked out the front door of her son’s home
Read MoreBecerra Says Surprise Billing Rules Force Doctors Who Overcharge to Accept Fair Prices
Overpriced doctors and other medical providers who can’t charge a reasonable rate for their services could be put out of
Read MoreSuccess of Covid Antiviral Pills Hinges on Access to Speedy and Accurate Tests
Within a few weeks, perhaps before many Americans finish decorating for the holidays, the U.S. could have access to a
Read MoreLifting DC’s Strict Indoor Mask Mandate Triggers Mix of Confusion, Anxiety and Relief
A mile northeast of Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., along what’s known as the H Street corridor, about half the
Read MoreWhy You Can’t Find Cheap At-Home Covid Tests
While developing a rapid test that detects the coronavirus in someone’s saliva, Blink Science, a Florida-based startup, heard something startling:
Read More‘An Arm and a Leg’: The Insurance Warrior’s Battle Plan
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Read MoreJournalists Cover Issues From Pollution to Vaccines and the Spread of Covid in Hospitals
KHN freelancer Jim Robbins discussed unhealthy ozone levels in the West on KUNC’s “Colorado Edition” on Tuesday. Click here to
Read MorePor qué los piojos siguen acechando, a pesar del distanciamiento social
Una noche reciente, la familia Marker recibió en su casa a una mujer vestida de púrpura, con una actitud militar
Read MoreA Covid Head-Scratcher: Why Lice Lurk Despite Physical Distancing
PARKER, Colo. — The Marker family opened their door on a recent evening to a woman dressed in purple, with
Read MoreThe ER Charged Him $6,500 for Six Stitches. No Wonder His Critically Ill Wife Avoided the ER.
Jason and DeeAnn Dean recently relocated to her hometown of Dellrose, Tennessee, where she grew up on a farm. Both
Read MoreVaccine-or-Test Requirements Increase Work and Costs for Governments
Amanda Kostroski, a 911 dispatcher in Madison, Wisconsin, leaves her busy job once a week to go to a county
Read MoreWhat Happens After a Campus Suicide Is a Form of Prevention, Too
If you or someone you know is in crisis, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 or text HOME
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