State lawmakers are expected to pass a bill requiring campus health centers to provide pills used for medication abortions. If the measure becomes law, it will be the first of its kind in the U.S.
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When Employer Demands Clash With Health Care Obligations
NPR’s Steve Inskeep talks to Dr. Paul Spiegel, one of a group of doctors at Johns Hopkins arguing that physicians who work in immigration detention centers could be violating their Hippocratic Oath.
What Would Trumpcare Look Like? Follow GOP’s ‘Choice And Competition’ Clues
President Trump promises he has a “phenomenal” health plan if the ACA is overturned in court. Here’s a glimpse, according to analysts and his advisers, of what might be included in a GOP health plan.
Report: Hundreds Of Florida Nursing Homes Fall Short Of Post-Irma Regulations
NPR’s Michel Martin talks with reporter Elizabeth Koh about how Florida nursing facilities are preparing — or not — for intense hurricanes.
For 2 Nurses, Working In The ICU Is ‘A Gift Of A Job’
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.
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.
