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Wastewater Surveillance Has Become a Critical Covid Tracking Tool, but Funding Is Inconsistent
To look at recent data posted on Clemson University’s covid-19 dashboard, one might assume that viral activity is low on the Upstate South Carolina college campus.
The dashboard, which relies on positive covid tests reported by…
Rural Americans Have Difficulty Accessing a Promising Cancer Treatment
Suzanne BeHanna initially turned down an experimental but potentially lifesaving cancer treatment.
Three years ago, the newlywed, then 62, was sick with stage 4 lymphoma, sick from two failed rounds of chemotherapy, and sick of…
Congressman’s Wife Died After Taking Herbal Remedy Marketed for Diabetes and Weight Loss
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The wife of a Northern California congressman died late last year after ingesting a plant that is generally considered safe and is used as an herbal remedy for a variety of ailments, including diabetes,…
Watch: Crashing Into Surprise Ambulance Bills
Peggy Dula was driving two of her siblings on an unfamiliar road in Illinois when she pulled into an intersection and crashed into a truck. All three were taken to a nearby hospital, and though Peggy was the least injured, her ambulance…
Timely Mental Health Care Is a Key Factor in Strike by Kaiser Permanente Workers
A California law that took effect in July requires health plans to offer timely follow-up appointments for mental health and addiction patients. Whether that’s happening is a point of contention in an open-ended strike by…
A Needle Exchange Project Modeled on Urban Efforts Aims to Save Lives in Rural Nevada
ELKO, Nev. — Richard Cusolito believes he’s saving lives by distributing clean syringes and needles to people who use drugs in this rural area of northeastern Nevada — but he knows some residents disagree.
“I’m hated in this…
‘An Arm and a Leg’: How to Negotiate for Lower Medical Bills
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Negotiating medical bills is often possible. It sounds hard — and it can be — but what if we got it down to a science? Mapped out all the moves ahead of time? Jared Walker…
From Book Stacks to Psychosis and Food Stamps, Librarians Confront a New Workplace
For nearly two decades, Lisa Dunseth loved her job at San Francisco’s main public library, particularly her final seven years in the rare books department.
But like many librarians, she saw plenty of chaos. Patrons racked by…
The $18,000 Breast Biopsy: When Having Insurance Costs You a Bundle
When Dani Yuengling felt a lump in her right breast last summer, she tried to ignore it.
She was 35, the same age her mother had been when she received a breast cancer diagnosis in 1997. The disease eventually killed…
‘American Diagnosis’: As Climate Crises Batter the Bayou, Houma People Are Being Displaced
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Episode 11: “Climate Displacement, Cultural Resilience”…