Victoria KnightJanuary 12, 2022 Assorted Ideas, Large & Small The highly transmissible omicron variant is sweeping the U.S., causing a huge spike in covid-19 cases
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Injuries Mount as Sales Reps for Device Makers Cozy Up to Surgeons, Even in Operating Rooms
Cristina Martinez’s spinal operation in Houston was expected to be routine. But after destabilizing her spine, the surgeon discovered the implant he was ready to
Getting a Prescription to Die Remains Tricky Even as Aid-in-Dying Bills Gain Momentum
Katheryn Houghton March 30, 2021 Linda Heim knew her dad didn’t plan to wait for the cancer to kill him. For decades, he’d lived in
Stop Blaming Tuskegee, Critics Say. It’s Not an ‘Excuse’ for Current Medical Racism.
For months, journalists, politicians and health officials — including New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Dr. Anthony Fauci — have invoked the infamous Tuskegee syphilis
Democrats Eye Medicare Negotiations to Lower Drug Prices
Emmarie Huetteman March 23, 2021 Democrats, newly in control of Congress and the White House, are united behind an idea that Republican lawmakers and
How Covid Has Changed Our Movement, as Revealed by Your Cellphone
Phillip Reese March 16, 2021 For all of our grousing about covid fatigue, a few novel trends are clear one year into the pandemic.
‘Explained by KHN’: Consumer Concerns About the Covid Vaccines
Arthur Allen and Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News and Tarena Lofton March 12, 2021 The twists and turns of the American health system can sometimes
One Year In: How Covid’s Toll Compares With Other Causes of Death
Louis Jacobson, PolitiFact March 11, 2021 Now that the coronavirus has been in the United States for roughly a year, new numbers are revealing
Food Guidelines Change But Fail to Take Cultures Into Account
Chaseedaw Giles February 1, 2021 The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Department of Health and Human Services have once again developed new food
5 Reasons to Wear a Mask Even After You’re Vaccinated
Liz Szabo, Kaiser Health News January 15, 2021 As an emergency physician, Dr. Eugenia South was in the first group of people to receive