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Fatigue Is Common Among Older Adults, and It Has Many Possible Causes
Nothing prepared Linda C. Johnson of Indianapolis for the fatigue that descended on her after a diagnosis of stage 4 lung cancer in early 2020.
Initially, Johnson, now 77, thought she was depressed. She could barely summon the…
Raincoats, Undies, School Uniforms: Are Your Clothes Dripping in ‘Forever Chemicals’?
Hannah Norman, Kaiser Health News
There could be more than just fashion risks involved when buying a pair of leggings or a raincoat.
Just how much risk is still not clear, but toxic chemicals have been found in hundreds of…
Minnesota Overhauled Substance Use Treatment. Rural Residents Still Face Barriers.
For nearly a decade, behavioral health providers in Minnesota pushed to increase access and reduce wait times for substance use disorder treatment for low-income residents.
To do so, state officials reworked a system in place…
States Step In as Telehealth and Clinic Patients Get Blindsided by Hospital Fees
When Brittany Tesso’s then-3-year-old son, Roman, needed an evaluation for speech therapy in 2021, his pediatrician referred him to Children’s Hospital Colorado in Aurora. With in-person visits on hold due to the covid-19…
FDA Evaluates ‘Safety Concerns’ Over Dental Devices Featured in KHN-CBS Investigation
Anna Werner, CBS News and Brett Kelman
In the wake of a KHN-CBS News investigation, the FDA on Thursday said it is “evaluating safety concerns” over the use of a dental appliance that multiple lawsuits allege caused…
In Texas, Medicaid Coverage Ends Soon After Childbirth. Will Lawmakers Allow More Time?
Victoria Ferrell Ortiz learned she was pregnant during summer 2017. The Dallas resident was finishing up an AmeriCorps job with a local nonprofit, which offered her a small stipend to live on but no health coverage. She applied…
Decisión de un juez haría que algunas pruebas de detección de cáncer sin costo fueran cosa del…
Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News and Michelle Andrews
Un juez federal anuló el jueves 30 de marzo una parte de la Ley de Cuidado de Salud a Bajo Precio (ACA) que hace que los servicios preventivos, como algunos exámenes de detección de…
Judge’s Decision Would Make Some No-Cost Cancer Screenings a Thing of the Past
A federal judge on Thursday overturned a portion of the Affordable Care Act that makes preventive services, such as some cancer screenings, free to enrollees, a decision that could affect health insurance policyholders nationwide.…
$50 Billion in Opioid Settlement Cash Is on the Way. We’re Tracking How It’s Spent.
More than $50 billion in settlement funds is being delivered to thousands of state and local governments from companies accused of flooding their communities with opioid painkillers that have left millions addicted or dead.…
States Try to Obscure Execution Details as Drugmakers Hinder Lethal Injection
In 2011, Jeffrey Motts was executed in South Carolina. More than a decade later, the state hasn’t carried out another execution because officials have struggled to obtain the drugs needed for lethal injection.
Now, to resume…