What Explains The Rising Overdose Rate Among Latinos?
Opioid addiction is often portrayed as a white problem, but overdose rates are now rising faster among Latinos and blacks. Cultural and linguistic barriers may put Latinos at greater risk.
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California鈥檚 Deadly STD Epidemic Sets Record
Rates of gonorrhea, syphilis and chlamydia in California have shot up 45 percent over five years, resulting in 30 syphilis-related stillbirths in 2017 alone, new state data show.
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Reversing An Overdose Isn’t Complicated, But Getting The Antidote Can Be
Last month, U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams聽urged more Americans to carry and learn to use naloxone, which can save someone from an opioid overdose. But the drug, brand-name Narcan, can be difficult to get and expensive.
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Lack Of Insurance Exposes Blind Spots In Vision Care
As many as 16 million people in the United States have undiagnosed or uncorrected vision problems that could be fixed with eyeglasses, contact lenses or surgery.
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First, Marijuana. Are Magic Mushrooms Next?
Advocates in Oregon and Denver are pushing ballot measures to allow possession of mushrooms containing the hallucinogenic ingredient psilocybin, as new research shows it may be useful in treating depression and anxiety. Supporters of a measure to decriminalize magic mushrooms in California ended their effort late last month.
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Best Reads Of The Week With Brianna Labuskes
KHN鈥檚 newsletter editor, Brianna Labuskes, wades through hundreds of health articles from the week so you don鈥檛 have to.
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Under Trump Proposal, Lawful Immigrants Might Be Inclined To Shun Health Benefits
A proposed change in immigration policy from the Trump administration could make it more difficult for immigrants to obtain a green card if family members use Medicaid or other government benefits for medical care.
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Podcast: KHN鈥檚 鈥榃hat The Health?鈥 The Politics Of Rising Premiums And Menu Labeling
In this episode of KHN鈥檚 鈥淲hat the Health?鈥 Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Stephanie Armour of The Wall Street Journal, Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times and Anna Edney of Bloomberg News discuss the latest on the politics of rising premiums, GOP efforts to take back money from the Children鈥檚 Health Insurance Program, and the controversy over new rules requiring calorie information on menus. Plus for extra credit, the panelists recommend their favorite health stories of the week.
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Listless And Lonely In Puerto Rico, Some Older Storm Survivors Consider Suicide
More than six months ago, Hurricane Maria upended routines and shuttered services on the island leading to a sense of despair and isolation, especially among older people.
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Today鈥檚 Special: Obamacare Menu Labeling Rules Ushered In
Restaurants, convenience stores, vending machines and pizza delivery services are among the businesses that will have to provide calories counts to consumers.
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Alarming Suicide Rate Jolts Texas Community Into Action
Tyler, Texas, and the surrounding county has the highest suicide rate among the state鈥檚 25 most populous counties, and community leaders are determined to change that.
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Weak Oversight Blamed For Poor Care At California Nursing Homes Going Unchecked
The scathing report cites a significant increase in cases of poor care 鈥 especially ones with the potential to cause serious injuries or death. A state lawmaker called the findings 鈥渧ery, very disturbing.鈥
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Listen: Device Is Said To Ease Opioid Withdrawal, But Does The Evidence Support It?
A device called the Bridge is supposed to mitigate the misery of withdrawal sickness, but scientific evidence doesn't yet show that it works.
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Telemedicine Opening Doors To Specialty Care For Inmates
Getting prisoners to a medical facility can be difficult, so corrections officials are increasingly setting up telemedicine programs for specialized needs, such as psychiatric, cancer and cardiac care.
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Family Caregivers Are Getting A Break 鈥 And Extra Coaching
Across the country, community groups, hospitals and government agencies are stepping in to support the estimated 42 million family caregivers.
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Tax-Funded Mental Health Programs Not Always Easy To Find
Revenue from California鈥檚 Mental Health Services Act has funded billions of dollars in mental health programs across the state, but finding out what鈥檚 available 鈥 and to whom 鈥 could be a challenge for consumers.
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Best Reads Of The Week From Brianna Labuskes
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes, who reads everything on health care to compile our daily Morning Briefing, offers the best and most provocative stories for the weekend.
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鈥楻apid Autopsy鈥 Programs Seek Clues To Cancer Within Hours Of Death
More than a dozen centers nationwide now ask terminal patients to allow speedy study of the diseases that kill them.
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Hospitals Lure Diabetes Patients With Self-Care Courses, But Costs Can Weigh Heavily
Self-management classes can help the tens of millions of Americans now diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. But the education can come with a high price tag.
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Facebook Live: Confronting Opioid Addiction
About 2,000 Californians died of opioid overdoses in 2016, but access to medications that treat addiction is limited in some parts of the state.