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‘My Time to Live’: Through Novel Program, Kidney Patients Get Palliative Care, Dialysis ’Til the End
After a decade of living with chronic kidney disease, Vonita McGee knows her body is wearing out. At 63, McGee
Read MoreHeaded Away to School? Here’s What Students With Health Issues Need to Know
College is a time of transition, but for those managing chronic medical conditions, it may also be the first time
Read MoreDiabetes Drug’s New Weight Loss Formula Fuels Cost-Benefit Debate
The long list of side effects that follow ads for the newer expensive drugs to treat Type 2 diabetes sometimes
Read MoreWatch: More Long Covid Cases Seen in Kids
The vast majority of the pandemic’s 4.1 million covid infections in children have been mild. However, doctors are concerned about
Read MoreA Break From Breathlessness: How Singing Helped Me Through Long Covid
Listen to this story: (If you can’t see the audio player, click here to listen on SoundCloud.) Singing was the
Read MoreKidney Experts Say It’s Time to Remove Race From Medical Algorithms. Doing So Is Complicated.
Alphonso Harried recently came across a newspaper clipping about his grandfather receiving his 1,000th dialysis treatment. His grandfather later died
Read MoreLittle-Known Illnesses Turning Up in Covid Long-Haulers
The day Dr. Elizabeth Dawson was diagnosed with covid-19 in October, she awoke feeling as if she had a bad
Read MoreTips for Older Adults to Regain Their Game After Being Cooped Up for More Than a Year
Alice Herb, 88, an intrepid New Yorker, is used to walking miles around Manhattan. But after this year of being
Read MoreDoctors Scramble to Understand Long Covid, but Causes and Prognosis Are Elusive
One night in March 2020, Joy Wu felt like her heart was going to explode. She tried to get up
Read MoreMysterious Ailment, Mysterious Relief: Vaccines Help Some Covid Long Haulers
An estimated 10% to 30% of people who get covid-19 suffer from lingering symptoms of the disease, or what’s known as “long covid.” This
Read MoreThey Tested Negative for Covid. Still, They Have Long Covid Symptoms.
Kristin Novotny once led an active life, with regular CrossFit workouts and football in the front yard with her children
Read MoreMilitary Exposed to Toxic Fumes From Burn Pits Set to Get Bipartisan Boost
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill on Friday planned to roll out what could be the most ambitious attempt ever tried to
Read MoreDoctors Found Jet Fuel in Veteran’s Lungs. He Can’t Get Full Benefits.
The lungs Bill Thompson was born with told a gruesome, harrowing and unmistakable tale to Dr. Anthony Szema when he
Read MoreLos casos prolongados de covid arrojan nueva luz sobre la fatiga crónica
Cuatro semanas después de que la enfermera pediátrica de San Diego, Jennifer Minhas, se enfermara de covid en marzo pasado,
Read MoreLong-Haul Covid Cases Cast New Light on Chronic Fatigue Sufferers
Four weeks after San Diego pediatric nurse Jennifer Minhas fell ill with covid-19 last March, her cough and fever had
Read MoreDialysis Industry Spends Millions, Emerges as Power Player in California Politics
SACRAMENTO — The nation’s dialysis industry has poured $233 million into California campaigns over the past four years, establishing its
Read MoreDuring ACA Open Enrollment, Picking a Plan Invites New COVID Complications
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Read MorePush Is On in US to Figure Out South Asians’ High Heart Risks
For years, Sharad Acharya’s frequent hikes in the mountains outside Denver would leave him short of breath. But a real
Read MoreDéjà Vu for California Voters on Dialysis
Use Our Content This story can be republished for free (details). SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The survival of California’s dialysis clinics
Read MoreProgressive Group Highlights Trump, Tillis Weakness on Insulin Price Tags
“Donald Trump and Thom Tillis opposed legislation that would lower the price of insulin and other prescription drugs.” — Political
Read MoreFighting for Patient Protections While Attacking ACA — Hard to Have It Both Ways
“Matt fights for everyone with a preexisting condition.” A campaign ad for Matt Rosendale, a Montana congressional candidate, Sept. 22,
Read MoreIn Face of COVID Threat, More Dialysis Patients Bring Treatment Home
Maria Duenas, 60, has kidney failure and is on the kidney transplant list. But until she finds a match, she
Read MoreLas muertes ocultas de la pandemia de COVID
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Read MoreThe Hidden Deaths Of The COVID Pandemic
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Read MoreKHN’s ‘What The Health?’: Still Seeking A Federal Coronavirus Strategy
Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen on SoundCloud. The Trump administration sent its COVID-19 testing strategy plan to
Read MoreAs Coronavirus Surges, Programs Struggle To Reach Vulnerable Seniors Living At Home
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Read MoreNear Trump’s Florida Home, Drive-Thru COVID-19 Testing Gets Off To Rocky Start
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. ― A much-needed drive-thru coronavirus testing site opened here Monday, just a few miles from the
Read MoreHow To Avoid Coronavirus? Lessons From People Whose Lives Depend On It
Use Our Content This story can be republished for free (details). Andrea Amelse knows hand-washing. For the past eight years,
Read MoreAs The Coronavirus Spreads, Americans Lose Ground Against Other Health Threats
For much of the 20th century, medical progress seemed limitless. Antibiotics revolutionized the care of infections. Vaccines turned deadly childhood
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