A Physician Travels to South Asia Seeking Enduring Lessons From the Eradication of Smallpox
Céline Gounder Smallpox was certified eradicated in 1980, but I first learned about the disease’s twisty, storied history in 1996...
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Emergency Physicians Decry Surprise Air-Ambulance Bills
Emergency room doctors say insurers are increasingly declining to cover costly air-ambulance rides for critically ill patients, claiming they aren’t...
At Stake in Mifepristone Case: Abortion, FDA’s Authority, and Return to 1873 Obscenity Law
Lawyers from the conservative Christian group that won the case to overturn Roe v. Wade are returning to the U.S....
Journalists Track Efforts to Curb the Opioid Crisis and Put Catholic Hospitals Under the Scope
KFF Health News senior correspondent Aneri Pattani discussed her experiences reporting on addiction and offers advice to journalists starting on...
Social Security Chief Testifies in Senate About Plans to Stop ‘Clawback Cruelty’
The new chief of the Social Security Administration outlined for senators Wednesday a plan to tackle overpayments and clawbacks, which...
Under Fire for Massive Health System Hack, Biden Team Leans on Insurers
The Biden administration has hit on a strategy to deal with the massive, industry-paralyzing cyberattack on a UnitedHealth Group unit:...
A New Orleans Neighborhood Confronts the Racist Legacy of a Toxic Stretch of Highway
Drew Hawkins, Gulf States Newsroom Aside from a few discarded hypodermic needles on the ground, the Hunter’s Field Playground in...
Joe Biden’s Skittish Support for Abortion Rights
President Biden spent much of his State of the Union speech last week talking about two subjects central to his...
GOP-Led States Expand Crackdowns on Transgender Care
South Carolina’s legislature is poised to pass a bill prohibiting doctors from offering some health-care services to transgender minors —...
Colorado Isn’t Giving up on Its Drug Importation Dream
Colorado hopes to join Florida to become only the second state authorized to import prescription drugs from Canada. But they’re...
Hospitales de California y defensores buscan financiación estable para retener a navegadores de salud conductual
Proveedores de salud y expertos en adicciones advierten que una iniciativa en California, que ayuda a pacientes con trastorno por...
