Junior doctors in Britain’s National Health Service are striking, the latest in a wave of health worker protests — fueling debate about the future of Britain’s system of free universal health care.
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This veterinarian says pets have a lot to teach us about love and grief
Karen Fine says “I feel like I learn from my patients all the time. … They really have skills and senses that we don’t.” Her new memoir is The Other Family Doctor.
Got muscle pain from statins? A cholesterol-lowering alternative might be for you
New evidence shows bempedoic acid works to lower cholesterol and reduce the risk of heart attacks, without the muscle pain that some people suffer when taking statins.
What President Biden and Republicans are saying about funding Medicare
NPR’s Michel Martin speaks with Kaiser Health News correspondent Julie Rovner about the politics of Medicare ahead of debt ceiling talks in Washington.
NASA teams with an elementary school project to test EpiPens in space
Students in a Canadian elementary school teamed with NASA to see if a life-saving drug would work in space: EpiPens.
High inflation and housing costs force Americans to delay needed health care
Close to 40% of surveyed Americans, a record high, put off medical care last year because of finances. Americans are delaying or skipping doctor’s visits, dental and vision care, and medications.
Medical tourism in Mexico isn’t new, but the recent tragedy put it in the Spotlight
NPR’s Ari Shapiro speaks with David G. Vequist, who runs the Center of Medical Tourism Research at the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, about medical tourism in Mexico.
The 4 kidnapped Americans are part of a large wave of U.S. medical tourism in Mexico
Before the pandemic halted travel, some 1.2 million American citizens visited Mexico for health care. The number is rising quickly again, with border restrictions eased.
Moderna’s COVID vaccine gambit: Hike the price, offer free doses for uninsured
Once U.S. stockpiles of COVID-19 vaccine run out, Moderna says it might charge as much as $130 per dose, but give people who lack health insurance a break. Critics say that’s not enough help.
Medical debt affects millions, and advocates push IRS, consumer agency for relief
More than 50 consumer and patient groups want the Biden Administration to aggressively protect Americans from medical bills and debt collectors. The effort follows a KHN/NPR investigation.
