There’s a critical shortage of primary care doctors across the country, and long wait times for appointments. In response, there are 12,000 “concierge” medical practices now operating in the U.S. that charge patients membership fees. But is this trend …
As the U.S. health system grapples with new outbreaks and the risk of old diseases making a comeback, we’re looking to the past to inform how people in marginalized communities can prepare themselves for how the current administration might handle an e…
Home health care workers are in demand across the country, and in Nevada caregivers are heading to the state capital to demand a raise. One of them is someone who came to the profession through an unlikely path.
Read the full post on NPR Topics: Health Care
Adult day care services can be a huge help for participants and their families. We spend the day at one facility in Vermont and ask why this option isn’t more available in the U.S.
Large-scale compounding facilities have to stop making tirzepatide, the main ingredient in blockbuster obesity drug Zepbound, Wednesday.
Measles continues to spread in West Texas and New Mexico. About 300 cases have been reported, since the outbreak began in January – but the actual number is likely higher.
The communities where measles continues to spread people are largely unvaccinated.
At the same time some isolated measles cases have been reported in a dozen other states – largely linked to international travel.
In most of the U.S., vaccination rates are still high enough to stop a major outbreak. But if they continue to fall, we could see long-term consequences of measles in the future.
For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.
Email us at considerthis@npr.org.
There is a shortage of beds in hospitals across the United States. NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe speaks with doctor Arjun Venkatesh of Yale School about it.
Just because a medical bill arrives in the mail doesn’t mean you have to pay that exact price. NPR’s Life Kit has tips to eliminate, reduce or negotiate a medical bill.
Officials at the VA say they plan to cut tens of thousands more jobs. Providers there say cutting any jobs will compromise health care. Mental health workers say they’re already feeling these impacts.
