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Suzanne Somers’ Legacy Tainted by Celebrity Medical Misinformation
Liz Szabo, KFF Health News
Before there was Gwyneth Paltrow or Jenny McCarthy or Dr. Oz, there was Suzanne Somers.
Somers, who died from complications of breast cancer Oct. 15 at age 76, pioneered the role of celebrity…
Covid Relief Payments Triggered Feds to Demand Money Back From Social Security Recipients
As the nation reeled from covid-19, the federal government sent many Americans a financial lifeline.
But some recipients say the covid relief payments have triggered financial distress by jeopardizing their Social Security…
Pregnant and Addicted: Homeless Women See Hope in Street Medicine
REDDING, Calif. — Five days after giving birth, Melissa Crespo was already back on the streets, recovering in a damp, litter-strewn water tunnel, when she got the call from the hospital.
Her baby, Kyle, who had been born three…
Abortion Coverage Is Limited or Unavailable at a Quarter of Large Employers, KFF Survey Finds
About a quarter of large U.S. employers heavily restrict coverage of legal abortions or don’t cover them at all under health plans for their workers, according to the latest employer health benefits survey by KFF.
The findings…
Michigan Voters Backed Abortion Rights. Now Democrats Want to Go Further.
Nearly every day, Halley Crissman and her physician colleagues in Michigan must tell patients seeking abortions they’re very sorry that they can’t proceed with their scheduled appointments.
“Patients tell me, ‘Doctor, why are…
For People With Sickle Cell Disease, ERs Can Mean Life-Threatening Waits
Heather Avant always dresses up when she goes to the emergency room.
“I’ve been conditioned to act and behave in a very specific way,” said Avant. “I try to do my hair. I make sure I shower, have nice clothes. Sometimes I put…
California prohíbe el controversial diagnóstico de “delirio excitado”
SACRAMENTO, California — California es el primer estado en prohibir el diagnóstico de síndrome de “delirio excitado”. La decisión, dijo un activista de derechos humanos, representa un “momento decisivo” que hará que sea más…
Doctors Abandon a Diagnosis Used to Justify Police Custody Deaths. It Might Live On, Anyway.
Brooks Walsh hadn’t questioned whether “excited delirium syndrome” was a legitimate medical diagnosis before the high-profile police killings of Elijah McClain in Colorado in 2019 and George Floyd in Minnesota in 2020.
The…
Listen: Inroads for Women in California’s Health Care Workforce
KFF Health News senior correspondent Angela Hart moderated a panel about women in the health care workforce for an event hosted by Capitol Weekly on Sept. 28 in Sacramento.
California faces a shortfall of health care…
Medicare Enrollees Can Switch Coverage Now. Here’s What’s New and What to Consider.
Consumers know it’s fall when stores start offering Halloween candy and flu shots — and airwaves and mailboxes are filled with advertisements for Medicare options.
It’s annual open enrollment time again for the 65 million…