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Dental Therapists Help Patients in Need of Care Avoid the Brush-Off
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. — All six of Michelle Ehlert’s children have Medicaid plans that should cover their dental care. But…
How the Mixed Messaging of Vaccine Skeptics Sows Seeds of Doubt
It was a late-spring House of Representatives hearing, where members of Congress and attendees hoped to learn lessons…
Massage Therapists Ease the Pain of Hospice Patients — But Aren’t Easy to…
Kate Ruder
BOULDER, Colo. — Ilyse Streim views massage for people in hospice care as “whispering to the body through touch.”…
A Windfall in Health Insurance Rebates? It’s Not as Crazy as It Sounds
Julie Appleby, KFF Health News
“Americans will get $1.1 B in rebates from health insurance companies this year cuz of a…
Burnout Threatens Primary Care Workforce and Doctors’ Mental Health
If you or someone you know may be experiencing a mental health crisis, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by…
As Fewer MDs Practice Rural Primary Care, a Different Type of Doctor Helps…
WINTERSET, Iowa — For 35 years, this town’s residents have brought all manner of illnesses, aches, and worries to Kevin…
Recovery From Addiction Is a Journey. There’s No One-and-Done Solution.
Bernard J. Wolfson
The atmosphere inside the Allen House is easygoing as residents circulate freely through the hallways, meet…
Will a ‘National Patient Safety Board,’ Modeled After the NTSB, Actually…
People concerned about the safety of patients often compare health care to aviation. Why, they ask, can’t hospitals…
California Confronts the Threat of ‘Tranq’ as Overdose Crisis Rages
SAN FRANCISCO — When the city’s medical examiner announced in February that four people who had recently died of…
The Gun Violence Epidemic Is ‘Locking Us Back in Our Room’
NEW ORLEANS — Erin Brown recalls all too well the dreadful call he received from his mother in 2021, while in the…