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Sueño alterado y nervios de punta: la contaminación acústica afecta la mente y el cuerpo
SACRAMENTO, CA. — Los amigos de Mike Thomson no quieren quedarse en su casa.
Thomson vive a media cuadra de una transitada autopista que divide la ciudad capital de California, una vía que se ha utilizado cada vez más como…
More Orthopedic Physicians Sell Out to Private Equity Firms, Raising Alarms About Costs and Quality
Dr. Paul Jeffords and his colleagues at Atlanta-based Resurgens Orthopaedics were worried about their ability to survive financially, even though their independent orthopedic practice was the largest in Georgia, with nearly 100…
During In-Flight Emergencies, Sometimes Airlines’ Medical Kits Fall Short
In March, a Frontier Airlines flight was headed from Phoenix to Las Vegas when a female passenger stopped breathing. The flight attendant yelled in the cabin for help.
A passenger who was trained as a wilderness first…
In North Carolina, More People Are Training to Support Patients Through an Abortion
Lauren Overman has a suggested shopping list for her clients preparing to get an abortion. The list includes a heating pad, a journal, aromatherapy oils — things that could bring physical or emotional comfort after the procedure.…
NY Docs Are Now Required to Prescribe Naloxone to Some Patients on Opioid Painkillers
Without opioid painkillers to dull the ache in his knees and other joints, Arnold Wilson wouldn’t be able to walk half a block. The 63-year-old former New York City nurse has crippling arthritis for which he takes OxyContin twice…
Lost Sleep and Jangled Nerves: The Rising Onslaught of Noise Harms Mind and Body
(Oona Tempest / KHN)SACRAMENTO — Mike Thomson’s friends refuse to stay over at his house anymore.
Thomson lives about 50 yards from a busy freeway that bisects California’s capital city, one that has been increasingly used as a…
Watch: Patient Sent to Collections for Surgery She Never Had
Grace Elizabeth Elliott got a mysterious hospital bill for medical care she had never received. Even after the hospital acknowledged its error, a collection agency pursued Elliott for the debt.
KHN Editor-in-Chief Elisabeth…
Public Health Agencies Try to Restore Trust as They Fight Misinformation
Lauren Sausser
OKLAHOMA CITY — By the summer of 2021, Phil Maytubby, deputy CEO of the health department here, was concerned to see the numbers of people getting vaccinated against covid-19 slipping after an initially robust response.…
Many Families With Unaffordable Employer Coverage Now Eligible for Covered California Subsidies
Bernard J. Wolfson
If having the family on your employer-sponsored health plan has been a financial hardship, or outright impossible to afford, help may be on the way.
The federal government recently fixed a…
Nueva herramienta ayudaría a comparar costos de hasta 500 servicios médicos
¿Necesitas tratamiento médico en 2023 y quieres reducir los gastos de bolsillo antes de ir al médico? Hay una nueva herramienta para lograrlo.
Al menos para los pacientes asegurados.
Desde el 1 de enero, las aseguradoras y…