Black communities in many U.S. cities suffer disproportionately from health care debt. The reasons go back to segregation and racist policies that have limited Black wealth.
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Why pediatricians are worried about the end of the federal COVID emergency
In the pandemic, the government allowed millions of children to stay on Medicaid — no need to have an adult re-enroll them every year. But that may end soon, and many kids could lose their coverage.
Expanding Medicaid is popular. That’s why it’s a key issue in some statewide midterms
Next month, South Dakotans will decide whether to expand Medicaid to 42,500 state residents. Democratic candidates elsewhere are making it a part of their pitch to flip GOP-held governors’ offices.
Health department medical detectives find 84% of U.S. maternal deaths are preventable
More than half of these deaths occur well after the mom leaves the hospital. To save lives, mothers need more support in the “fourth trimester, that time after the baby is born,” one researcher says.
Health department medical detectives find 84% of U.S. maternal deaths are preventable
More than half of these deaths occur well after the mom leaves the hospital. To save lives, mothers need more support in the “fourth trimester, that time after the baby is born,” one researcher says.
What it’s like being an abortion doula in a state with restrictive laws
“I’m an abortion doula, I fund people’s abortions, I make sure they can get to their appointments, period,” said Ash Williams of North Carolina. “I can do that. I just need to keep doing that.”
‘Where is humanity?’ ask the helpless doctors of Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region
Civil war has blockaded the country’s northern region and decimated a hospital system that serves nearly 7 million people. Without basic supplies, power and medicine, thousands are needlessly dying.
On #dementia TikTok, family caregivers find support and bring the disease to light
On TikTok, the hashtag “dementia” has 3 billion views. Caregivers of people with Alzheimer’s and other dementias have been using the site to swap tips and share the burdens of life with dementia.
On #dementia TikTok, family caregivers find support and bring the disease to light
On TikTok, the hashtag “dementia” has 3 billion views. Caregivers of people with Alzheimer’s and other dementias have been using the site to swap tips and share the burdens of life with dementia.
How an on-call addiction specialist at a hospital saved a life
Most hospitals don’t have addiction specialists on call. But Salem Hospital in Massachusetts does. We hear about one patient who got addiction help after coming in for a different problem.
