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California Requires Hospitals to Turn to a Patient’s Next of Kin, Closing a…
Mark Kreidler
About four years ago, Dr. Gene Dorio sat on the ethics committee of a Southern California hospital whose…
Alarmante desafío de salud: venden opioides mezclados con tranquizilantes…
Muchas personas del barrio de Kensington, en Philadelphia —el mayor mercado abierto de drogas al aire libre de la costa…
One State Looks to Get Kids in Crisis out of the ER — And Back Home
It was around 2 a.m. when Carmen realized her 12-year-old daughter was in danger and needed help.
Haley wasn’t in…
As Covid Grabbed the World’s Attention, Texas’ Efforts to Control TB…
Colleen DeGuzman
Narciso Lopez has spent more than two decades working to control the spread of tuberculosis in South Texas. He…
Republican Lawmakers Shy Away From Changing Montana’s Constitutional Right…
Republican lawmakers in Montana wield a supermajority that gives them the power to ask voters to approve a…
Watch: In Insurers’ Eyes, Not All Midwives Are Equal
February 15, 2023
Vanessa Garcia Clark wanted a more personal, nontraditional birth when she…
As Opioids Mixed With Animal Tranquilizers Arrive in Kensington, So Do…
Courtenay Harris Bond
Many people living on the streets in Philadelphia’s Kensington neighborhood — the largest open-air drug…
Armed With Hashtags, These Activists Made Insulin Prices a Presidential…
Hannah Crabtree got active on Twitter in 2016 to find more people like herself: those with Type 1 diabetes who’d hacked…
In California, Democrats Propose $25 Minimum Wage for Health Workers
Samantha Young
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Union-aligned Democrats were set to introduce legislation Wednesday mandating a statewide…
Special Delivery: Heart-Heavy Health Policy Valentines
This year’s health policy valentine submissions were full of compassion for patients and concern over the nation’s health care…