For years, Kristin Sollars and Marci Ebberts worked together caring for critically ill patients, a job they say is also a daily mindset. “You carry a little bit of them with you,” Ebberts said.
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Bill Of The Month: Estimate For Cost Of Hernia Surgery Misses The Mark
Patients are often told to be smart consumers and shop around for health care before they use it. But even when you do so, estimates from insurers, hospitals and doctors can be unreliable.
Purdue Pharma Considers Converting To A Public Trust Amid Lawsuits Over Opioid Crisis
NPR’s Ailsa Chang talks with Charles Tatelbaum, director at Tripp Scott law firm, about what the Purdue Pharma settlement would mean for the company, the plaintiffs and the Sackler family.
‘Vagina Bible’ Tackles Health And Politics In A Guide To Female Physiology
Frustrated with online marketing sites that peddle needless ‘health aids’ and fears, gynecologist and columnist Jen Gunter aims to dispel myths about the female body and restore power to patients.
Oklahoma Wanted $17 Billion To Fight Its Opioid Crisis: What’s The Real Cost?
The $572 million judgment against Johnson & Johnson will cover one year of addiction treatment and prevention the judge says. But health economists predict it will take decades to abate the problem.
Academic Science Rethinks All-Too-White ‘Dude Walls’ Of Honor
Historic portraits of revered scientists and doctors can be found all over medical schools and universities — and, as it happens, most feature white men. Some say this sends the wrong message.
Opinion: We Are Risking Health And Life
The government wants to withhold flu shots from migrants in detention centers even though doctors advise vaccinations for all detainees promptly upon arrival.
When Temperatures Rise, So Do Health Problems
Heatstroke tends to get the most attention during extreme heat waves. But other diseases are affected by high temperatures as well.
Wyoming Strives To Use Medicaid To Reduce Air Ambulance Bills For All Patients
Frustrated with sky-high bills from air ambulance companies, Wyoming hopes to hammer down those charges with more regulation. The companies say such a proposal undermines free enterprise.
Tales Of Corporate Painkiller Pushing: ‘The Death Rates Just Soared’
Washington Post journalist Scott Higham says recently released evidence shows the drug industry purposely shipped big quantities of opioids to communities without regard for how they were being used.
