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Hemp-Derived Delta-8 Skirts Marijuana Laws and Raises Health Concerns
Suzan Kennedy has smoked marijuana, and says her Wisconsin roots mean she can handle booze, so she was not concerned earlier this year when a bartender in St. Paul, Minnesota, described a cocktail with the cannabinoid delta-8 THC…
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Biden Declares the Pandemic ‘Over’
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President Joe Biden’s declaration in a national…
Shift in Child Hospice Care Is a Lifeline for Parents Seeking a Measure of Comfort and Hope
Bernard J. Wolfson
Photos by Heidi de Marco
POMONA, Calif. — When you first meet 17-month-old Aaron Martinez, it’s not obvious that something is catastrophically wrong.
What you see is a beautiful little boy with…
Opponents of California’s Abortion Rights Measure Mislead on Expense to Taxpayers
Rachel Bluth, Kaiser Health News
“With Proposition 1, the number of abortion seekers from other states will soar even higher, costing taxpayers millions more.”
California Together, No on Proposition 1, on its website, Aug. 16, 2022…
Buy and Bust: After Platinum Health Took Control of Noble Sites, All Hospital Workers Were Fired
Sarah Jane Tribble, Kaiser Health News
The news, under Noble Health letterhead, arrived at 5:05 p.m. on a Friday, with the subject line: “Urgent Notice.” Audrain Community Hospital, Paul Huemann’s workplace of 32 years, was letting…
Death Is Anything but a Dying Business as Private Equity Cashes In
Markian Hawryluk
Private equity firms are investing in health care from cradle to grave, and in that latter category quite literally. A small but growing percentage of the funeral home industry — and the broader death care market — is…
Médicos se apresuran a usar fallo de la Corte Suprema para liberarse de cargos por opioides
El doctor Nelson Onaro admitió el verano pasado que había escrito recetas ilegales, aunque dijo que solo pensaba en sus pacientes. Desde una pequeña clínica en Oklahoma, repartió cientos de pastillas de opioides y docenas de…
Formula May Be Right for Infants, but Experts Warn That Toddlers Don’t Need It
Christina Szalinski
Formulas for toddlers are a burgeoning business in the United States: Sales of the drinks more than doubled in recent years as companies convinced parents that their little ones needed the liquid boost. But many…
Genetic Tests Create Treatment Opportunities and Confusion for Breast Cancer Patients
The past decade has witnessed a rapid expansion of genetic tests, including new instruments to inform patients who have been diagnosed with breast cancer about the risk of recurrence and to guide their treatment.
But the…
Clearing Pollution Helps Clear the Fog of Aging — And May Cut the Risk of Dementia
During the past decade, a growing body of research has shown that air pollution harms older adults’ brains, contributing to cognitive decline and dementia. What hasn’t been clear is whether improving air quality would benefit…