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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,…
Even in the Most Depressed County in America, Stigma Around Mental Illness Persists
LOGAN, W.Va. — Sitting on a bench laughing with a co-worker during a morning smoke break, Debra Orcutt quickly raises her hand when asked if she knows anyone dealing with depression.
“I am,” she tells a visitor to the roadside…
NPR and KFF Health News Share the Story of Two Health Heroes Who Helped Stop Smallpox
KFF Health News’ editor-at-large for public health, Céline Gounder, and Regina G. Barber, host of NPR’s podcast “Shortwave,” team up to discuss the work of two public health workers who went to great lengths — sometimes traveling by…
Mississippi’s Cervical Cancer Deaths Indicate Broader Health Care Problems
Shementé Jones knew something wasn’t right. Her back hurt. She felt pain during sex.
She said she kept telling her doctor something was wrong.
Her doctor told her, “Just wash your underwear in Dreft,” Jones said, referring…