Even the savviest Medicare drug plan shoppers can get a shock when they fill prescriptions: That great deal on medications in fall is no bargain after prices go up as much as 8% by winter.
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Known to be toxic for a century, lead still poisons thousands of Midwestern kids
Four U.S. states are still struggling with high rates of lead poisoning from soil, pipes and paint. It impacts thousands of people each year, especially low-income communities and families of color.
Rachel Levine calls state anti-LGBTQ bills disturbing and dangerous to trans youth
The U.S. assistant secretary for health, who will speak at Texas Christian University, says physicians need to be more vocal in fighting politically motivated attacks on vulnerable trans youth.
Former U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams calls for masking ‘compassion’
The U.S. needs to ensure everyone has an equitable chance to protect themselves, and if people don’t have that opportunity, they need to be able to rely on others to be compassionate, he says.
Moderna asks FDA to authorize first COVID-19 vaccine for very young children
The company says a low-dose version of its vaccine triggers an immune response in children ages 6 months to less than 6 years equivalent to what has protected older children and adults.
Pandemic staffing crisis leaves adult care facilities scrambling for support
NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly talks with Christopher White — CEO of Road to Responsibility, which provides care for adults with disabilities — about life threatening staffing shortages in his industry.
Here’s why Dr. Fauci says the U.S. is ‘out of the pandemic phase’
Vaccinations and residual immunity are among the reasons, President Biden’s chief medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci said Tuesday, as the number of deaths drop and hospitalizations rise only slightly.
Hit with $7,146 for two hospital bills, a family sought health care in Mexico
A dad’s COVID-19 and a mom’s fainting spell cost thousands, so when their son dislocated his shoulder, they drove him to Mexicali, where facilities rival those in the U.S., and had him treated for $5.
Can we trust rapid COVID tests against BA.2? This is what the experts say
With the BA.2 subvariant of omicron pushing infection rates up, many are reaching for at-home rapid tests. Here’s what experts say on how best to use them.
Thousands of nurses at Stanford hospitals are striking over wages and mental health
The labor union representing the nearly 5,000 striking nurses says 93% of staff voted to authorize the strike, which does not have an end date.
