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Pfizer and Moderna Are Pushing the New Covid Booster. Should You Get It? The CDC Is About to Decide.
Arthur Allen
A small percentage of Americans got the most recent covid-19 booster shot, and even fewer probably realize the federal government is preparing to recommend yet another shot as early as Tuesday.
Until a week or…
Montana State Officials Seek More Control Over Judicial Involuntary Commitments
KALISPELL, Mont. — Inside the white-brick hallways of the Flathead County Detention Center, Jail Commander Jen Root walked up to a steel door with a small window and pointed inside.
“She’s been here almost a year, just laying…
A Father Dreamed of a Home for His Family. Medical Debt Nearly Pushed Them Onto the Streets.
Noam N. Levey
DENVER — Kayce Atencio used to be haunted by a thought while working at a homeless shelter in downtown Denver. “It could have been me,” said Atencio, 30, who lives in a small apartment with his son and daughter not far from…
Journalists Recap How Smallpox Was Wiped Out and How Opioid Settlement Cash Is Being Paid Out
Céline Gounder, KFF Health News’ senior fellow and editor-at-large for public health, discussed the podcast “Epidemic: Eradicating Smallpox” podcast on NPR’s “Shortwave” on Aug. 30. Gounder also discussed new covid variants, vaccines, and…
Trabajadores sufren mientras el Congreso y empresarios debaten la necesidad de normas contra el…
Amy Maxmen
A veces el calor te hace vomitar, contó Carmen García, trabajadora agrícola en el Valle de San Joaquín, en California. Ella y su marido pasaron el mes de julio en los campos de ajo, arrodillados sobre la tierra ardiente…
Sin mantas, peluches, ni en brazos de sus padres: cómo hacer que los bebés duerman seguros
Samuel Hanke es cardiólogo pediátrico en Cincinnati, pero cuando le preguntas por su título dice: “Lo más importante es que soy el padre de Charlie”.
Hanke recuerda la noche de hace 13 años en la que Charlie, que entonces tenía…
In Move to Slash CDC Budget, House Republicans Target Major HIV Program Trump Launched
More than four years ago, then-President Donald Trump declared an ambitious goal that had bipartisan support: ending the HIV epidemic in the United States.
Now, that Trump program is one of several health initiatives targeted…
Heat-Related Deaths Are Up, and Not Just Because It’s Getting Hotter
Heat-related illness and deaths in California and the U.S. are on the rise along with temperatures, and an increase in drug use and homelessness is a significant part of the problem, according to public health officials…
Hollywood’s A-List Health Insurance Is Jeopardized by the Labor Strikes
Jackie Fortiér, LAist
The issues dominating the dual Hollywood strikes by actors and writers are artificial intelligence, residual payments, and job protections. But one topic that’s often a contentious point in labor negotiations —…
Cozy Images of Plush Toys and Blankets Counter Messaging on Safe Infant Sleep
Samuel Hanke is a pediatric cardiologist in Cincinnati, but when you ask him for his title, he follows it by saying: “Most importantly, I’m Charlie’s dad.”
Hanke remembers the night 13 years ago when Charlie, then 3 weeks old,…