April 16
Katheryn Houghton reads the week’s news: Many Americans say it’s hard to pay for the dentist, but putting off care also has its costs. Plus, for some patients, Medicare will start covering GLP-1 drugs for weight loss this year.
April 9
Zach Dyer reads the week’s news: Rising health costs have some middle-aged adults skipping the doctor until Medicare will pick up the tab. Plus, there’s little evidence that immigrants without legal status are using Medicaid, despite White House claims.
April 2
Arielle Zionts reads the week’s news: Scientists say staff losses at the National Institutes of Health could lead to fewer medical breakthroughs. Plus, doctors worry they’ll see more kids with potentially deadly complications from measles, as cases surge.
March 26
Jackie Fortiér reads the week’s news: Consumers know which party they blame after Congress failed to extend enhanced Obamacare subsidies. Plus, updated standards say seniors should aim for even lower blood pressure readings.
March 19
Sam Whitehead reads the week’s news: Amid federal spending cuts and suspicion of fluoride, tooth problems are sending more kids to the ER. Plus, patients look to health savings accounts to deal with rising medical costs.
March 12
Katheryn Houghton reads the week’s news: Looming Medicaid cuts could mean states stop covering dental care for adults, and a growing number of U.S. nurses are moving to Canada.
March 5
Zach Dyer reads the week’s news: The Trump administration is calling for sharp restrictions on direct-to-consumer drug ads, and for some people facing skyrocketing health insurance costs, becoming eligible for Medicare because of a new diagnosis is a terrible irony.
Feb. 26
Sam Whitehead reads the week’s news: Some places are bringing back house calls to try to fight maternal and infant mortality, and almost all Americans benefit from health care subsidies in different forms.
Feb. 19
Arielle聽Zionts聽reads the week’s news:聽Some health systems are using AI聽tools to help patients聽get primary care, and the Trump administration’s new data-sharing rules make going to the hospital more dangerous for people without legal status.
Feb. 12
Jackie Fortiér reads the week’s news: Moves by the Trump administration have slowed cancer research, and more of America’s doctors are working into their golden years.
Feb. 5
Katheryn Houghton reads the week’s news: American farmers are being hit hard by the end of extra Obamacare subsidies, and hospitals are starting their own Medicare Advantage plans.
Jan. 29
Zach Dyer reads this week’s news: An expensive new gene therapy that can potentially cure people with sickle cell disease will be covered by Medicaid, but only when it works for patients. Plus, community health centers are preparing to help care for millions more uninsured people.
Jan. 22
Arielle聽Zionts聽reads the week’s news:聽Some states are cutting public funding for聽a type of autism therapy, and older adults are more likely than younger ones聽to stop taking GLP-1 drugs聽such as聽Ozempic.聽
Jan. 15
Jackie Fortiér reads the week’s news: Parents are confused by an overhaul of U.S. childhood immunization guidelines, and while people 65 and older make up the fastest-growing homeless population in the country, traditional homeless shelters often can’t accommodate them.
Jan. 8
Zach Dyer reads the week’s news:聽Instead of extending聽extra聽Affordable Care Act subsidies that would keep monthly premiums more affordable, some Republicans are pushing health savings accounts. Plus,聽people seeking cheaper聽health insurance options outside the ACA marketplaces聽may聽find some, but they聽come with downsides.聽
Jan. 1
Katheryn Houghton reads the聽week’s news: AI voices聽can help patients who have had聽their voice boxes removed聽sound like themselves again, and many state-run psychiatric hospitals聽don’t聽have enough beds to treat patients unless聽they’ve聽been charged with a crime.
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