Christina Jewett

Christina Jewett was a senior correspondent for Â鶹ŮÓÅ Health News until November 2021.

¿Acusados en pañales? Ordenan a inmigrantes pequeños presentarse solos en corte

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Mientras la administración Trump dice que está tratando de unir a padres e hijos separados en la frontera, niños tan pequeños como de 3 años deberán presentarse solos ante un juez.

Por plan de Trump, inmigrantes podrían tener miedo de recibir beneficios de salud

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Bajo la norma propuesta, el que un immigrante haya usado beneficios públicos como Medicaid o SNAP, puede poner en peligro el proceso para obtener la residencia permanente.

Under Trump Proposal, Lawful Immigrants Might Be Inclined To Shun Health Benefits

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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.

A medida que crecen los centros de cirugía, los pacientes están pagando con sus vidas

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Hay más de 5,600 centros de cirugía en todo el país, en donde se realizan procedimientos quirúrgicos menores. Pero una investigación reveló que a veces ocurren complicaciones que hubieran sido prevenibles en un hospital.

As Surgery Centers Boom, Patients Are Paying With Their Lives

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An investigation by Kaiser Health News and the USA TODAY Network discovers that more than 260 patients have died since 2013 after in-and-out procedures at surgery centers across the country. More than a dozen — some as young as 2 — have perished after routine operations, such as colonoscopies and tonsillectomies.

Heart Device Failure: Medicare Spent $1.5B Over 10 Years To Replace Defective Implants

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The inspector general at Health and Human Services says defective pacemakers or defibrillators had to be replaced from 2005 through 2014, costing Medicare $1.5 billion.

Nowhere To Go: Young People With Severe Autism Languish In Hospitals

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Some teens and young adults are spending weeks or even months in retrofitted emergency rooms — even in mesh-covered tents — until specialized care can be found. ‘It’s a huge problem,’ one doctor says.

Medicare no investigó 96 casos de peligrosas infecciones en hospitales

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Un informe oficial cuestiona el sistema para reportar y monitorear infecciones adquiridas en centros de salud. Los hospitales reciben bonos, o multas, según el número de casos.

Medicare Failed To Investigate Suspicious Infection Cases From 96 Hospitals

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The HHS inspector general’s office found that Medicare should have done an in-depth review of suspicious or aberrant infection reports from scores of hospitals.

HHS Pick Price Made ‘Brazen’ Stock Trades While His Committee Was Under Scrutiny

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With federal investigators bearing down on his committee, Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga., who is line to be secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, showed little restraint in investing in health companies.

Women Fear Drug They Used To Halt Puberty Led To Health Problems

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Despite questions about Lupron’s lasting side effects and minimal study into its safety, the FDA sped approval of the drug to market. Years later, some young women are still living with the consequences.

Democrats Say Cabinet Choice Tom Price ‘Misled’ The Public. Here’s What We Know.

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Concerns over U.S. Rep. Tom Price’s answers about stock trades led Senate Democrats to boycott a committee vote that would have moved his nomination to the Senate floor.

Trump’s HHS Pick Favored Drugmakers, Device Makers And Doctors

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Letters sent to Medicare from U.S. Rep. Tom Price, President Trump’s pick to run HHS, supported physicians as well as drug or device makers, records show.

Top Price Contributor Allegedly Leaned On Employees To Support PAC

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President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet pick Tom Price “assisted” a company and campaign donor who tapped executives with an urgent request to donate.