Declaring a public health emergency can free up resources to help the administration respond to the monkeypox outbreak. So far more than 6,000 people in the U.S. have been infected.
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Criminalization of pregnancy has already been happening to the poor and women of color
The symbol of the post-Roe era might not be coat hangers. It may instead be prison bars.
Overdose reversal drugs gain support at music festivals, but not fentanyl test strips
Festival promoters are allowing lifesaving medication as fentanyl deaths surge, but volunteers are often left to distribute it, and more controversial forms of harm reduction aren’t openly allowed.
They lost Medicaid when paperwork was sent to a pasture, signaling the mess to come
Tennessee expects to soon disenroll about 300,000 people from Medicaid. But families like the Lesters have been entangled in bureaucracy and clerical mistakes, causing them to unfairly lose coverage.
Australia’s Parliament considers lifting euthanasia ban in two territories
Australia’s Northern Territory in 1995 became the first place in the world to legalize voluntary euthanasia, but the law was quickly overturned two years later. The new bill seeks to lift the ban.
Summer boosters for people under 50 shelved in favor of updated boosters in the fall
The Biden administration is scrapping plans to offer COVID boosters for people under 50 this summer. Instead they will push for an earlier release of the next generation boosters in the fall.
Summer boosters for people under 50 shelved in favor of updated boosters in the fall
The Biden administration is scrapping plans to offer COVID boosters for people under 50 this summer. Instead officials will push for an earlier release of the next generation boosters in the fall.
Nursing homes are suing friends and family to collect on patients’ bills
Debt lawsuits — a byproduct of America’s medical debt crisis — can ensnare not only patients but also those who help sick and older people be admitted to nursing homes, a KHN-NPR investigation finds.
Health insurance prices for care are now out there, but finding them is an ordeal
A dump of tens of thousands of colossal digital files from a single insurer is not unusual, and it’ll be weeks before data firms can put the information in a usable format for employers and patients.
Amazon buying One Medical is only its most recent dive into the health care industry
Amazon is buying One Medical, a primary care practice. The tech giant has already stepped into the health care world, but experts said this is a big step to expand Amazon’s physical health presence.
