As the U.S. government debates whether to require higher staffing levels at nursing homes, financial records show some owners routinely push profits to sister companies while residents are neglected.
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AbbVie’s blockbuster drug Humira finally loses its 20-year, $200 billion monopoly
U.S. doctors can now choose Amjevita instead, the first of several close copies of the popular rheumatoid arthritis drug expected this year. But industry-watchers warn consumer savings may be limited.
Scant obesity training in medical school leaves docs ill-prepared to help patients
Most doctors get little training in the science of obesity or how to counsel people with the disease. As a result, many patients experience stigma in the exam room.
After cancer diagnosis, a neurosurgeon sees life, death and his career in a new way
Dr. Henry Marsh felt comfortable in hospitals — until he was diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer. “I was much less self-assured now that I was a patient myself,” he says. His book is And Finally.
Wegovy works. But here’s what happens if you can’t afford to keep taking the drug
The new weight-loss drugs can be life-changing for people facing health conditions worsened by obesity, but price and spotty insurance coverage may keep them out of reach.
COVID flashback: Here’s how NPR reported on the coronavirus at a turning point
On Jan. 30, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the “novel coronavirus” sweeping through China to be a global health emergency. Here’s how NPR covered the story at that point in time.
9 diseases that keep epidemiologists up at night
Thinking about the next pandemic is job number one for many researchers around the world. Here’s a look at the World Health Organization’s current list of pathogens with pandemic potential.
25 people in Florida are charged with a scheme to get fake nursing diplomas
The defendants allegedly took part in a scam that sold more than 7,600 fraudulent nursing degree diplomas from three Florida-based nursing schools, according to recently unsealed federal indictments.
An FDA committee votes to roll out a new COVID vaccination strategy
Advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration today endorsed a proposal to make big changes in the nation’s approach to vaccinating people against COVID-19.
6.8 million expected to lose Medicaid when paperwork hurdles return
Since early in the pandemic, people on Medicaid have been able to stay enrolled without reapplying. That will change in April and millions of eligible people will lose the coverage.
