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Medicaid 鈥楿nwinding鈥 Decried as Biased Against Disabled People
People with disabilities say they are abruptly losing their Medicaid home health benefits and are being advised incorrectly when they call state offices for more information. 鈥淓very day the anxiety builds,鈥 one beneficiary told 素人色情片Health News.
素人色情片Health News' 'What the Health?': Newly Minted Doctors Are Avoiding Abortion Ban States
For the second year in a row, medical school graduates across specialties are shying away from applying for residency training in states with abortion bans or significant restrictions, according to a new study. Meanwhile, Medicare鈥檚 trustees report that the program will be able to pay its bills longer than expected 鈥 which could discourage Congress from acting to address the program鈥檚 long-term financial woes. Lauren Weber of The Washington Post, Joanne Kenen of the Johns Hopkins University schools of nursing and public health and Politico Magazine, and Anna Edney of Bloomberg News join 素人色情片Health News鈥 Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more.
Este delgado dispositivo, que funciona con bater铆as, se llama BioButton y registra los signos vitales de los pacientes, incluidas la temperatura, y las frecuencias card铆aca y respiratoria.
Forget Ringing the Button for the Nurse. Patients Now Stay Connected by Wearing One.
Dozens of hospitals have deployed a device that uses artificial intelligence to monitor patients remotely. One hospital says it reduces nurses鈥 workloads 鈥 but some nurses fear the technology could replace them.
Las pruebas han detectado el virus en el ganado en nueve estados, principalmente en Texas y Nuevo M茅xico, y m谩s recientemente en Colorado. Una persona ha dado positivo para el H5N1.
Bird Flu Is Bad for Poultry and Dairy Cows. It鈥檚 Not a Dire Threat for Most of Us 鈥 Yet.
Cattle across the country are infected by the H5N1 bird flu. The virus isn鈥檛 spreading among people 鈥 but if it evolves to do that, fears of another pandemic could be realized.
Toxic Gas Adds to a Long History of Pollution in Southwest Memphis
People across the nation claim cancer-causing emissions from local sterilizing plants are making them sick. It鈥檚 an example of environmental racism, say residents of one predominantly Black area in southwest Memphis, Tennessee, where life expectancy is much shorter than county and state averages.
What Florida鈥檚 New 6-Week Abortion Ban Means for the South, and Traveling Patients
Florida has served as a haven for Southern pregnant women with little or no access to abortions. But the Florida Supreme Court upheld a six-week abortion restriction that begins in May 鈥 so now women across much of the South seeking abortions will have to look farther afield.
Exposed to Agent Orange at US Bases, Veterans Face Cancer Without VA Compensation
The Department of Veterans Affairs has long given vets who served in Vietnam disability compensation for illness connected to Agent Orange harm. But those exposed at U.S. bases are still waiting for the same benefits.
Lawsuit Alleges Obamacare Plan-Switching Scheme Targeted Low-Income Consumers
The lawsuit filed in federal court alleges that large call centers were used to enroll people into Affordable Care Act plans or to switch their coverage, all without their permission.
M谩s condados proh铆ben el fluoruro en el agua potable. C贸mo afecta a la prevenci贸n dental
En los 煤ltimos a帽os cientos de comunidades han dejado de agregar fluoruro a sus suministros de agua o han votado para evitar agregarlo, a pesar que la ciencia dice que ese nutriente ayuda a la salud dental y previene gastos en tratamientos dentales.
As Bans Spread, Fluoride in Drinking Water Divides Communities Across the US
The broad availability of over-the-counter dental products containing fluoride has some community leaders arguing that its addition to public drinking water is no longer necessary. But public health experts worry that, much like vaccines, fluoridation may be a victim of its own success.
Doctors Take On Dental Duties to Reach Low-Income and Uninsured Patients
More doctors are integrating oral health care into their practices, filling a need in America鈥檚 dental deserts.
M茅dicos de atenci贸n primaria asumen tareas de dentista para ayudar a pacientes vulnerables
En Denver, la inestabilidad de la vivienda, las barreras del idioma, la falta de transporte y el “costo astron贸mico” de la odontolog铆a sin seguro hacen que la atenci贸n dental sea inaccesible para muchos nuevos inmigrantes.
ACA Plans Are Being Switched Without Enrollees鈥 OK
Insurance agents say it鈥檚 too easy to access consumer information on the Affordable Care Act federal marketplace. Policyholders can lose their doctors and access to prescriptions. Some end up owing back taxes.
At Stake in Mifepristone Case: Abortion, FDA鈥檚 Authority, and Return to 1873 Obscenity Law
The end goal for a conservative Christian group鈥檚 mifepristone case before the Supreme Court: a de facto nationwide abortion ban.
Why Covid Patients Who Could Most Benefit From Paxlovid Still Aren鈥檛 Getting It
Price worries, bureaucratic obstacles, and 鈥淚鈥檓-over-covid-itis鈥 slow uptake of a drug that鈥檚 complicated to take but often effective.
Toxic Gas That Sterilizes Medical Devices Prompts Safety Rule Update
The Environmental Protection Agency is tightening regulation of ethylene oxide, a carcinogenic gas used to sterilize medical devices. The agency is trying to balance the interests of the health care industry supply chain with those of communities where the gas creates airborne health risks.
A Government Video Would Explain When Abortion Is Legal in South Dakota
South Dakota allows doctors to terminate a pregnancy only if a patient鈥檚 life is in jeopardy. Lawmakers say a government-created video would clarify what that exception actually means.
Pregnancy Care Was Always Lacking in Jails. It Could Get Worse.
A lack of oversight and standards for pregnancy care in jails is becoming more problematic as the number of incarcerated women rises and abortion restrictions put medical care further out of reach.
