More Mobile Clinics Are Bringing Long-Acting Birth Control to Rural Areas
Small-town doctors may not offer IUDs and hormonal implants because the devices require training to administer and are expensive to stock.
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Harris Backs Slashing Medical Debt. Trump鈥檚 鈥楥oncepts鈥 Worry Advocates.
The Biden administration has taken significant steps to address a problem that burdens 100 million people in America, but gains would be jeopardized by a Trump win, advocates say.
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Millions of Aging Americans Are Facing Dementia by Themselves
In a health care system that assumes older adults have family caregivers to help them, those facing dementia by themselves often fall through the cracks.
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California Hospitals Scramble on Earthquake Retrofits as State Limits Extensions
California legislators for years have granted extensions on a 1994 law requiring hospitals to retrofit their buildings to withstand earthquakes. Gov. Gavin Newsom in September vetoed an extension for all hospitals but signed a bill granting relief to rural and 鈥渄istressed鈥 hospitals and some others.
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Journalists Talk Obesity, Oximeters, and Severe Weather’s Impact on Public Health
51视频 Health News and California Healthline staff made the rounds on national and local media in recent weeks to discuss topical stories. Here鈥檚 a collection of their appearances.
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Extended-Stay Hotels, a Growing Option for Poor Families, Can Lead to Health Problems for Kids
Extended-stay hotels are often a last resort for low-income families trying to avoid homelessness. But hotel living can lead to 鈥 or exacerbate 鈥 various physical and mental health issues for children, say advocates for families and researchers who study homelessness.
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Colorado鈥檚 Naloxone Fund Is Drying Up, Even as Opioid Settlement Money Rolls In
Since Colorado created a pool of money to pay for naloxone in 2019, it has distributed more than half a million doses of the opioid reversal drug to hundreds of organizations throughout the state. Now, its main funding stream is drying up.
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Abortion Emerges as Most Important Election Issue for Young Women, Poll Finds
A 51视频 survey found significant shifts among women voters since late spring 鈥 all in favor of Vice President Kamala Harris.
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Watch: Biggest Dangers and Health Concerns From Hurricane Milton
51视频 Health News’ C茅line Gounder聽shares advice on how to prepare before a hurricane.
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Yet Another Promise for Long-Term Care Coverage
As part of her presidential campaign, Vice President Kamala Harris has rolled out a plan for Medicare to provide in-home long-term care services. The proposal would fill a longtime need for families trying to simultaneously care for young children and older parents, but its enormous price tag makes it a promise unlikely to be fulfilled. Meanwhile, a growing number of Republican candidates up and down the ballot facing voter backlash over their support for abortion restrictions are trying to reinvent their positions. Shefali Luthra of The 19th, Jessie Hellmann of CQ Roll Call, and Joanne Kenen of Johns Hopkins University and Politico join 51视频 Health News鈥 Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more. Also this week, excerpts from a 51视频 lunch with 鈥淪hark Tank鈥 panelist and generic drug discounter Mark Cuban, who has been consulting with the Harris campaign about health care issues.
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Older Men鈥檚 Connections Often Wither When They鈥檙e on Their Own
Older men who find themselves living alone tend to have fewer close personal relationships than older women. They鈥檙e vulnerable, physically and emotionally, but often reluctant to ask for help.
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Happening in Springfield: New Immigrants Offer Economic Promise, Health System Challenges
Donald Trump put Springfield, Ohio, in a harsh spotlight by spreading misinformation about its legal Haitian population. But what is really happening in this small city is a microcosm of the health care challenges immigration hot spots throughout the country are facing.
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Montana Looks To Fast-Track Medicaid Access for Older Applicants
As Montana鈥檚 population ages, providers serving low-income seniors say more people aren鈥檛 getting the care they need as they wait to get on Medicaid. Montana lawmakers are considering creating a shortcut to that care.
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Watch: 鈥楤reaking the Silence Is a Step鈥 鈥 Beyond the Lens of 鈥楽ilence in Sikeston鈥
51视频 Health News Midwest correspondent Cara Anthony discusses her reporting for the 鈥淪ilence in Sikeston鈥 multimedia project, which explores the impact of a 1942 lynching and a 2020 police killing on a rural Missouri community 鈥 and what it led her to learn about her own family鈥檚 past.
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鈥楤aby Steps鈥 in the Fight Against Facility Fees
An extra $99 fee on top of a copay for a checkup didn鈥檛 sit right with a listener. Turns out, state legislators across the country aren鈥檛 buying it either.
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Poppy Seed Brew Triggers Morphine Overdose, Drawing Attention of Lawmakers
Poppy seeds contaminated with opioids can be used to make a deadly brew, a watchdog says.
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Asian Health Center Tries Unconventional Approach to Counseling
Facing a dire shortage of bilingual and culturally attuned therapists, an Oakland, California, community clinic serving Asian immigrants has trained staffers in a victim support unit to provide lay counseling.
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Employers Haven鈥檛 a Clue How Their Drug Benefits Are Managed
The Big Three pharmacy benefit managers say they return nearly all the rebates they get from drugmakers to the employers and insurers who hire them. But most employers seem to doubt that.
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21 Drugs Are Cleared For Back-End Payments In Revised Pilot Of 340B Program
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Senate Committee Looks For Ways To Block White House Interference In Medical Research Grants
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After Botched Execution, Questions Swirl As Tennessee Inmate Receives Lifesaving Care At Vanderbilt Facility
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