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As Pandemic Emergencies End, People Battling Long Covid Feel ‘Swept Under the Rug’
Jackie Fortiér, KPCC/LAist
Lost careers. Broken marriages. Dismissed and disbelieved by family and friends.
These are some of the emotional and financial struggles long covid patients face years after their infection.…
Social Media Is Fueling Enthusiasm for New Weight Loss Drugs. Are Regulators Watching?
Suzette Zuena is her own best advertisement for weight loss.
Zuena, the “founder/visionary” of LH Spa & Rejuvenation in Livingston and Madison, New Jersey, has dropped 30 pounds. Her husband has lost 42 pounds.
“We go…
People with Down Syndrome Are Living Longer, but the Health System Still Treats Many as Kids
MONTROSE, Mo. — It took Samantha Lesmeister’s family four months to find a medical professional who could see that she was struggling with something more than her Down syndrome.
The young woman, known as Sammee, had become…
Journalists Track Opioid Settlement Cash and Fees for Telehealth Visits
KFF Health News senior correspondent Aneri Pattani discussed the transparency — or lack thereof — and distribution of $50 billion in settlement funds from opioid manufacturers on WNHN’s “Attitude With Arnie Arnesen” on April 11.
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Aumenta el número de californianos mayores que muere por desnutrición
Cada vez más adultos mayores en California mueren de desnutrición, una tendencia de años que se aceleró durante la pandemia de covid.
Las muertes atribuidas a la desnutrición aumentaron más del doble, de unas 650 en 2018 a…
A Smart Move on Tax Day: Get Health Insurance Information Using Your State’s Tax Forms
Sarah Boden, WESA
Many of her clients don’t believe it when Maryland tax preparer Diana Avellaneda tells them they might qualify for low-cost health insurance. Or they think she’s trying to sell them something. In reality, she wants to…
The Rate of Older Californians Dying of Malnutrition Has Accelerated
A growing number of California’s oldest residents are dying of malnutrition, a yearslong trend that accelerated during the covid pandemic.
Deaths attributed to malnutrition more than doubled, from about 650 in 2018 to…
The Drug Company That Prospered Without Creating Any Drugs
Arthur Allen
The new drug looked so promising — except for that one warning sign.
At the American College of Rheumatology’s annual meeting in 2008, Duke University’s Dr. John Sundy proudly announced that pegloticase, a drug…
Falta de doctores y residencias médicas impactan en la salud de las zonas rurales
ELKO, Nevada.- La ira, la devastación y la preocupación por sus pacientes se apoderaron de la doctora Bridget Martinez cuando se enteró de que iban a cerrar su programa de capacitación de residencia en la zona rural del noreste de…
Feds Launch Criminal Investigation Into ‘AGGA’ Dental Device and Its Inventor
Federal prosecutors have launched a criminal investigation into the Anterior Growth Guidance Appliance, or “AGGA” dental device, following a recent KFF Health News-CBS News investigation, according to a motion filed in federal…