‘Kicking You When You’re Down’: Many Cancer Patients Pay Dearly for Parking Rebecca J. Ritzel May 17, 2021 For cancer patients, the road from diagnosis to survivorship feels like a never-ending parade of medical appointments: surgeries, bloodwork, chemotherapy, radiation treatments, scans. The routine is time-consuming and costly. So, when hospitals charge patients double-digit parking […]
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How Schools Can Help Kids Heal After the Pandemic’s Uncertainty
How Schools Can Help Kids Heal After the Pandemic’s Uncertainty Cory Turner, NPR and Christine Herman, WILL / Illinois Public Media May 10, 2021 Kai Humphrey, 9, has been learning from home for more than a year. He badly misses his Washington, D.C., elementary school, along with his friends and the bustle of the […]
Study Shows Older Americans Are Coping Best During the Pandemic
Study Shows Older Americans Are Coping Best During the Pandemic (NewsUSA) If you think older Americans have struggled to cope through the pandemic, think again. According to new research by financial services firm Edward Jones, they have actually been faring far better than their younger counterparts. The Edward […]
A Primary Care Physician for Every American, Science Panel Urges
A Primary Care Physician for Every American, Science Panel Urges Noam N. Levey May 4, 2021 The federal government must aggressively bolster primary care and connect more Americans with a dedicated source of care, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine warn in a major report that sounds the alarm about an endangered […]
Pandemic Disrupts Critical Early Childhood Education
Pandemic Disrupts Critical Early Childhood Education (StatePoint) While young children have been less vulnerable to COVID-19 health dangers, a new study finds that they’ve been tremendously impacted by the disruption to preschool activities triggered by the pandemic. The National Institute for Early Education Research study finds that pre-K participation has tumbled during the pandemic. What’s […]
In Appalachia and the Mississippi Delta, Millions Face Long Drives to Stroke Care
In Appalachia and the Mississippi Delta, Millions Face Long Drives to Stroke Care Aneri Pattani and Hannah Recht and Jamie Grey, InvestigateTV May 4, 2021 Debbie Cook was in her pajamas on a summer morning in 2019 when she got a call from her son: “Something bad is wrong with Granny.” The fear in […]
Mental Health Services Wane as Insurers Appear to Skirt Parity Rules During Pandemic
Mental Health Services Wane as Insurers Appear to Skirt Parity Rules During Pandemic Emmarie Huetteman April 30, 2021 Therapists and other behavioral health care providers cut hours, reduced staffs and turned away patients during the pandemic as more Americans experienced depression symptoms and drug overdoses, according to a new report from the Government Accountability […]
Addiction Treatment Providers in Pa. Face Little State Scrutiny Despite Harm to Clients
Addiction Treatment Providers in Pa. Face Little State Scrutiny Despite Harm to Clients Aneri Pattani and Ed Mahon, Spotlight PA April 30, 2021 This investigation is a joint project of KHN, a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues, and Spotlight PA, an independent, collaborative newsroom dedicated to producing investigative journalism for all of […]
What a Difference a Year Makes in Colorado’s Case for a Public Option Plan
What a Difference a Year Makes in Colorado’s Case for a Public Option Plan Markian Hawryluk April 29, 2021 DENVER — Before the pandemic, Colorado looked set to become the second state to pass what’s known as a “public option” health insurance plan, which would have forced hospitals that lawmakers said were raking in […]
Doctors More Likely to Prescribe Opioids to Covid ‘Long Haulers,’ Raising Addiction Fears
Doctors More Likely to Prescribe Opioids to Covid ‘Long Haulers,’ Raising Addiction Fears Liz Szabo, Kaiser Health News April 28, 2021 Covid survivors are at risk from a possible second pandemic, this time of opioid addiction, given the high rate of painkillers being prescribed to these patients, health experts say. Use our content. It […]