Must-Reads Of The Week From Brianna Labuskes
The Friday Breeze Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes, who reads everything on health care to compile our Daily Edition, offers the best and most provocative …
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In The Fight For Money For The Opioid Crisis, Will The Youngest Victims Be Left Out?
Babies born to mothers who used opioids during pregnancy represent one of the most distressing legacies of an opioid epidemic that has claimed almost 400,000 …
‘An Arm And A Leg’: Can They Freaking Do That?!?
Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen. About This Podcast Health care — and how much it costs — is scary. But you’re …
San Francisco Hopes To Improve Care For People With Mental Illness Living On Streets
San Francisco Mayor London Breed has promised to tackle her city’s homelessness crisis, a vexing situation involving drug abuse and mental illness that is …
Battling The Bullets From The Operating Room To The Community
Dr. Laurie Punch (center), a trauma surgeon, shows Melissa Woeppel (left) and Stan Schloesser how to apply a tourniquet during a Stop the Bleed …
The Health Care Promises We Cannot Keep
It was a promise Matt Perrin wasn’t able to keep. Navigating Aging Navigating Aging focuses on medical issues and advice associated with aging and end-of-life …
When Teens Abuse Parents, Shame And Secrecy Make It Hard To Seek Help
Nothing Jenn and Jason learned in parenting class prepared them for the challenges they’ve faced raising a child prone to violent outbursts. The couple …
Among U.S. States, New York’s Suicide Rate Is The Lowest. How’s That?
“I just snapped” is how Jessica Lioy describes her attempt in April to kill herself. After a tough year in which she’d moved back …
Californians Without Health Insurance Will Pay A Penalty — Or Not
Californians, be warned: A new state law could make you liable for a hefty tax penalty if you do not have health insurance next …
‘Food Pharmacies’ In Clinics: When The Diagnosis Is Chronic Hunger
There’s a new question that anti-hunger advocates want doctors and nurses to ask patients: Do you have enough food? Public health officials say the …
In Campaign To Stop Teen Vaping, States Turn To Tried-And-True Remedy: Taxes
Kathleen Hambleton once used to spend $100 a week on Marlboro Reds. The 43-year-old nurse from Saxtons River, Vt., paid a high price for …
It’s Not Just You: Picking Health Insurance Is Hard. Here’s How To Be Smart About It.
Science has proved, no kidding around: Picking health insurance is extremely hard. It’s open enrollment — time to pick next year’s insurance — for …
Wildfire, Floods, Extreme Heat: California Prepares For Climate Change
While the U.S. has moved away from the landmark Paris Agreement on climate change, the state of California has dug in. Alongside New York …
Must-Reads Of The Week From Brianna Labuskes
The Friday Breeze Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes, who reads everything on health care to compile our Daily Edition, offers the best and most provocative …
Black Mothers Get Less Treatment For Postpartum Depression Than Other Moms
Portia Smith’s most vivid memories of her daughter’s first year are of tears. Not the baby’s. Her own. “I would just hold her and …
‘An Arm And A Leg’: How Much For Stitches In The ER? Hard To Gauge Upfront
Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen. About This Podcast Health care — and how much it costs — is scary. But you’re …
Pharma’s Take On The Pelosi Drug-Pricing Bill: Fair Warning Or Fearmongering?
“Speaker Pelosi’s drug pricing plan would siphon $1 trillion or more from biopharmaceutical innovators over the next 10 years. CBO’s preliminary estimate found this …
As His Wife’s Caregiver, A Doctor Discovers What’s Missing At Health Care’s Core
Caring for someone with a serious illness stretches people spiritually and emotionally, often beyond what they might have thought possible. Dr. Arthur Kleinman, a …
Patient-Induced Trauma: Hospitals Learn To Defuse Violence
SAN DIEGO — When Mary Prehoden gets dressed for work every morning, her eyes lock on the bite-shaped scar on her chest. It’s a …
Built For Counterterrorism, This High-Tech Machine Is Now Used To Detect Fentanyl
Sarah Mackin runs a cotton swab around the inside of a tiny plastic baggie that appears empty. She spreads whatever residue the swab picked …