How Easy Are Vaccine Exemptions? Take A Look At The Oregon Model
About 95% of parents in Oregon who skip vaccines opt to use the state鈥檚 online education tool to print their own exemption certificates.
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Popular Weed Killer鈥檚 Alleged Link To Cancer Spreads Concern
The main ingredient in numerous popular herbicides has been implicated by two juries in the cancers of frequent users, but major public health agencies disagree over whether it is a carcinogen. Can you use it safely in your garden? Here are some answers to questions you may have about the weed killer glyphosate.
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California Hospitals See Massive Surge In Homeless Patients
Homeless patients accounted for about 100,000 visits to California hospitals in 2017, marking a 28% increase from just two years earlier. Health officials attribute the surge to the overall rise in California鈥檚 homeless numbers and the large proportion of people living on the streets with mental illness.
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Suicide Risk Grew After Missouri Medicaid Kids Shifted To Managed Care, Hospitals Say
Psychiatric treatment for children in Medicaid managed-care plans in Missouri has declined and suicide risks are up, reveals a study sponsored by the state hospital association.
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Must-Reads Of The Week From Brianna Labuskes
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health articles from the week so you don鈥檛 have to.
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Health Officials鈥 Plug For Next FDA Chief: Go Big On E-Cig Regulation
With Scott Gottlieb making his exit from the Food and Drug Administration鈥檚 top spot, city and country health officials call for backup in the fight to curb teen use of e-cigarettes.
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More Older Adults With Joint Replacements Recover At Home, Not Rehab
Research shows that going home after elective hip and knee replacements is a safe alternative for many patients.
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Must-Reads Of The Week (Some Flying Below The Radar)
Executive editor Damon Darlin takes a spin as host of 鈥淭he Friday Breeze,鈥 whirling through a week of health care news so you don鈥檛 have to.
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Aspiring Doctors Seek Advanced Training In Addiction Medicine
Once a tiny specialty that drew mostly psychiatrists, addiction medicine is expanding its accredited training to include primary care residents and "social justice warriors" who see it as a calling.
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Podcast: KHN鈥檚 鈥榃hat The Health?鈥 Surprise! Fixing Surprise Medical Bills Is Harder Than it Looks
Joanne Kenen of Politico, Anna Edney of Bloomberg News and Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico join KHN鈥檚 Julie Rovner to discuss the efforts to curb 鈥渟urprise鈥 medical bills to patients who inadvertently get out-of-network care; a look at where the 2020 presidential candidates stand on health; and the Trump administration鈥檚 efforts to end HIV in the U.S. Also, Rovner interviews Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, who is leaving his job in early April.
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Fentanyl-Linked Deaths: The U.S. Opioid Epidemic’s Third Wave
Overdose deaths involving fentanyl are soaring, says a new study from the CDC.
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Does It Make Sense To Delay Children鈥檚 Vaccines?
The renewed squabble over vaccinations obscures a large group of parents who aren鈥檛 anti-vaxxers but spread out their children鈥檚 vaccines at a more gradual pace than doctors recommend. Pediatricians warn that could leave small children vulnerable to disease.
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Did Your Doctor 鈥楪host鈥 You? An Employment Contract May Be To Blame
How "noncompete" clauses in contracts between doctors and hospitals or clinics prevent patients from seeing their longtime doctors.
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Five Things To Know About The Electronic Health Records Mess
The U.S. government claimed that ditching paper medical charts for electronic records would make health care better, safer and cheaper. Ten years and $36 billion later, the digital revolution has gone awry.
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Death By 1,000 Clicks: Where Electronic Health Records Went Wrong
The U.S. government claimed that turning American medical charts into electronic records would make health care better, safer and cheaper. Ten years and $36 billion later, the system is an unholy mess. Inside a digital revolution that took a bad turn.
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Must-Reads Of The Week From Brianna Labuskes
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health articles from the week so you don鈥檛 have to.
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Podcast: KHN鈥檚 鈥榃hat The Health?鈥 The Karma Of Cutting Medicare
Stephanie Armour of The Wall Street Journal, Alice Ollstein of Politico and Rebecca Adams of CQ Roll Call join KHN鈥檚 Julie Rovner to discuss the suggested cuts to health programs in President Donald Trump鈥檚 budget proposal, the latest on lawsuits challenging work requirements for Medicaid enrollees and the FDA鈥檚 crackdown on e-cigarettes. Plus, for extra credit, the panelists recommend their favorite health policy stories of the week.
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Nursing Home Fines Drop As Trump Administration Heeds Industry Complaints
Inspectors are citing nursing facilities for violating health and safety more often than during the Obama administration. But the average fine is nearly a third lower than it was before President Donald Trump took office.
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Understanding Loneliness In Older Adults 鈥 And Tailoring A Solution
New research shows that older adults want close relationships with the people they care about and meaningful social roles.
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Trump鈥檚 Budget Offers $291M To Fight HIV In U.S. But Trims Overseas Efforts
The budget would increase funding for efforts like the state-centered initiatives run by the Centers for Disease Control and the Ryan White Program, which offers services and treatment to patients. But it would also dramatically cut funding for global HIV efforts.