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2022-02-13 He Donated His Kidney and Received a $13,064 Bill in Return by Anjeanette Damon ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. The email arrived in Elliot Malin’s inbox from his cousin’s mom. “Scott needs a kidney,” the subject […]
2022-02-11 Skirmish Between Biden and Red States Over Medicaid Leaves Enrollees in the Balance Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News and Andy Miller When Republican-led states balked at expanding Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, President Barack Obama’s administration tossed them a carrot — allowing several to charge monthly premiums to newly eligible enrollees. Republicans […]
2022-02-10 The Doctor Will See You Now — In the Hallway Amelia Templeton, Oregon Public Broadcasting Nurse Heather Gatchet’s shift in the emergency department at Salem Health’s Salem Hospital in Oregon typically starts at 6 a.m. Before that, she packs her daughter’s lunch, drinks tea, and — to stave off her panic […]
2022-02-08 Bounties and Bonuses Leave Small Hospitals Behind in Staffing Wars Bram Sable-Smith A recent lawsuit filed by one Wisconsin health system that temporarily prevented seven workers from starting new jobs at a different health network raised eyebrows, including those of Brock Slabach, chief operations officer of the National Rural Health Association. “To […]
2022-02-08 Lyme and other tick-borne diseases are on the rise. But why? The complex interplay of ticks, their habitats and hosts — along with changes in land use and climate — may be enabling the spread of the pathogens they carry By Ula Chrobak On a warm spring day, disease ecologist Daniel Salkeld is […]
Legalizing recreational pot may have spurred economic activity in first 4 states to do so Washington state was home to some of the nation’s first dispensaries for legalized marijuana. AP Photo/Ted S. Warren Roberto Pedace, Scripps College; Amanda Marino, San Diego State University; Curtis Hall, Drexel University, and James D. Brushwood, University of Arizona The Research […]
Can delta-8 THC provide some of the benefits of pot – with less paranoia and anxiety? Hemp plants growing on a farm in Colorado. krblokhin/Getty Images Daniel J. Kruger, University of Michigan and Jessica S. Kruger, University at Buffalo Over the past year, you may have seen something called delta-8 THC or “delta 8” appear in […]
2022-01-31 Medicare Patients Win the Right to Appeal Gap in Nursing Home Coverage Susan Jaffe A three-judge federal appeals court panel in Connecticut has likely ended an 11-year fight against a frustrating and confusing rule that left hundreds of thousands of Medicare beneficiaries without coverage for nursing home care, and no way to challenge […]
How zinc helps you fight off infections Our bodies require the vital mineral for the healthy functioning of the immune system By Diana Kwon Walk down the cold-remedy aisle of almost any pharmacy and you’ll see a shelf full of zinc supplements. Clearly, people must be worried that they’re not getting enough zinc, a […]
How mRNA and DNA vaccines could soon treat cancers, HIV, autoimmune disorders and genetic diseases Nucleic acid vaccines use mRNA to give cells instructions on how to produce a desired protein. Libre de Droit/iStock via Getty Images Deborah Fuller, University of Washington The two most successful coronavirus vaccines developed in the U.S. – the Pfizer and […]