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Congress Considers Easing Regulations on Air Transport of Donated Organs
What do kidney and pancreas transplants have to do with airplane regulations?
Tucked into the hundreds of pages of legislative language to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration is a provision to change the…
A Mom Owed Nearly $102,000 for Hospital Care. Her State Attorney General Said to Pay Up.
Bridget Narsh’s son, Mason, needed urgent help in January 2020, so she was offered the chance to send him to Central Regional Hospital, a state-run mental health facility in Butner, North Carolina.
The teen, who deals with…
Once the New Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill Is Available, What About Cost and Coverage?
Last week, the FDA approved Opill, the first daily oral contraceptive that will be available for sale over the counter in stores as well as online. Reproductive health advocates hailed the groundbreaking approval as a step that…
The Painful Legacy of ‘Law and Order’ Treatment of Addiction in Jail
JASPER, Ala. — Megan Dunn, who has struggled with addiction since her teens, points to the moment her life went “deeply downhill.”
After dropping out of high school, she gave birth at age 19 to a son she named Preston. Six…
Timeline: The Final Years of the Campaign to End Smallpox
Many people working in global health thought eradicating smallpox was impossible. They were wrong. Season 2 of the Epidemic podcast, “Eradicating Smallpox,” is a journey to South Asia during the last days of variola major smallpox. Explore…
Readers and Tweeters See Ways to Shore Up Primary Care
Letters to the Editor is a periodic feature. We welcome all comments and will publish a selection. We edit for length and clarity and require full names.
Empowering PAs
The article “Primary Care Disrupted: Will the Doctor See…
In Older Adults, a Little Excess Weight Isn’t Such a Bad Thing
Millions of people enter later life carrying an extra 10 to 15 pounds, weight they’ve gained after having children, developing joint problems, becoming less active, or making meals the center of their social lives.
Should they…
A Plan to Cut Montana’s Medicaid Waiting List Was Met With Bipartisan Cheers. Then a Veto.
Montana state Sen. Becky Beard thought she’d found a fix for a shortage of assisted living care options for Montanans who can’t afford to pay for it themselves — a shortage she became aware of while searching for a suitable place…
How a Combination of Covid Lawsuits and Media Coverage Keeps Misinformation Churning
Public health has had its day in court lately. And another day. And another day.
Over the course of the pandemic, lawsuits came from every direction, questioning public health policies and hospitals’ authority. Petitioners…
Consumo excesivo de alcohol durante la pandemia eleva muertes por enfermedad hepática alcohólica
El consumo excesivo de alcohol durante la pandemia de covid aumentó tanto las muertes por enfermedad hepática alcohólica que la afección mató a más californianos que los accidentes automovilísticos o el cáncer de seno, según un…