Katia Riddle

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Patients are getting prescriptions to socialize to fight an epidemic of lonlineness

Loneliness is at epidemic levels across the U.S. and is correlated with higher risks of many chronic diseases. Some doctors and therapists are writing their patients prescriptions for socializing.

Striking therapists worry about mental health impact of the wildfires in LA

A group of more than 1,000 Kaiser Permanente mental health workers are coming up on three months of strike, asking for better working conditions.

Striking therapists worry about mental health impact of the wildfires in LA

A group of more than 1,000 Kaiser Permanente mental health workers are coming up on three months of strike, asking for better working conditions.

Medicaid can now pay for care given on sidewalks. It could help mitigate homelessness

Medicaid can now pay for medical and mental health care delivered on the sidewalk. This will transform how care for unhoused people can be given in the states that take advantage of the policy change.

Tennessee law denied Allie Phillips an abortion. So she’s now running for office

Phillips, 28, never expected to go into politics. But after she got devastating news about her pregnancy, everything changed.

Tennessee law denied Allie Phillips an abortion. So she’s now running for office

Phillips, 28, never expected to go into politics. But after she got devastating news about her pregnancy, everything changed.

Patients struggle to navigate abortion with changing laws and provider confusion

Abortion laws have changed so dramatically in the U.S., it’s hard for patients to navigate what’s legal where. A new study finds it’s difficult even to know which hospitals offer abortion services.

States grappling with the homeless crisis turn to Medicaid for a solution

Some states are trying out a radical new kind of medical treatment: housing, paid for with Medicaid dollars.

In Texas, a rare program offers hope for some of the most vulnerable women and babies

Many pregnant people struggling with substance abuse don’t want to get help for fear of losing their children to the state. Casa Mía offers safe harbor.

They tried and failed to get an abortion. Texas family grapples with what it’ll mean

Anna and Tony have six kids and are expecting a seventh. They couldn’t afford to travel to where abortion is legal. With few places to turn to for help, they’re worried about their family’s future.