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How a Proposed Federal Heat Rule Might Have Saved These Workers鈥 Lives
Laborers have suffered in extreme heat triggered by climate change. Deaths aren鈥檛 inevitable, researchers say: Employers can save lives by providing ample water and breaks.
Los trabajadores est谩n sufriendo, y muriendo, cada vez m谩s, a medida que los veranos se vuelven progresivamente m谩s calurosos debido al cambio clim谩tico.
驴Se puede confiar en una mamograf铆a para identificar el riesgo de enfermedad card铆aca?聽
La enfermedad card铆aca es la principal causa de muerte en los Estados Unidos. Fue responsable de m谩s de 300,000 鈥攐 aproximadamente 1 de cada 5鈥 muertes de mujeres en 2021.
Can You Rely on Your Mammogram To Identify Heart Disease Risk?
Clinicians and researchers are searching for answers to whether an incidental finding on breast X-rays could improve the detection of cardiovascular disease risk among women.
Marylanders To Vote on Expansive 鈥楻ight to Reproductive Freedom鈥
The Right to Reproductive Freedom amendment would enshrine in the state constitution a right 鈥渢o make and effectuate decisions to prevent, continue, or end one’s own pregnancy.鈥
Residentes de Maryland votar谩n por un amplio 鈥渄erecho a la libertad reproductiva鈥
En Maryland, donde el aborto es legal, una enmienda propuesta consagrar铆a en la constituci贸n estatal un derecho 鈥渁 tomar y hacer efectivas decisiones para prevenir, continuar o terminar el propio embarazo鈥.
What鈥檚 New and What To Watch For in the Upcoming ACA Open Enrollment Period
This year鈥檚 start date in most states is Nov. 1, and consumers may encounter new scams as well as important rule changes.
Even Political Rivals Agree That Medical Debt Is an Urgent Issue
In red and blue states, state lawmakers from both parties are expanding protections for patients burdened by medical debt.
Incluso los rivales pol铆ticos coinciden en que es urgente resolver el problema de la deuda m茅dica
Desde 2021, en m谩s de 20 estados se han promulgado nuevas leyes para frenar la facturaci贸n abusiva de los hospitales, ampliar la atenci贸n caritativa a los pacientes con ingresos m谩s bajos y frenar a los recaudadores de deudas.
More Restrooms Have Adult-Size Changing Tables To Help People With Disabilities
Adults with disabilities and their caregivers are pressing governments and private businesses across the U.S. to help them avoid undignified public bathroom experiences.
Health Secretary Becerra Touts Extreme Heat Protections. Farmworkers Want More.
Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra has a plan to protect farmworkers from extreme heat and wildfire smoke, but farmworkers who pick California grapes say they need more, as climate change brings more extreme weather.
El m谩ximo responsable de salud del pa铆s, que est谩 barajando la posibilidad de postularse para gobernador, se ha convertido en una de las voces principales de la administraci贸n Biden sobre el cambio clim谩tico.
Social Media Bans Could Deny Teenagers Mental Health Help
Congress and state legislatures are considering age bans and other limits for Instagram and TikTok out of concern that they harm kids鈥 mental health. But some researchers and pediatricians question whether there鈥檚 enough data to support that conclusion.
Despite Past Storms鈥 Lessons, Long-Term Care Residents Again Left Powerless
Even after multiple massive power outages 鈥 including one from a 2021 winter storm in Texas that prompted a U.S. Senate investigation 鈥 little has changed for older Americans in senior living facilities when natural disasters strike.
Experts: US Hospitals Prone to Cyberattacks Like One That Hurt Patient Care at Ascension
Clinicians working for Ascension hospitals in multiple states described harrowing lapses, including delayed or lost lab results, medication errors, and an absence of routine safety checks to prevent potentially fatal mistakes.
Los Angeles County Launches Ambitious Plan To Tackle Medical Debt. Hospitals Groan.
Los Angeles County, the nation鈥檚 most populous county, is spearheading a comprehensive plan to tackle a $2.9 billion medical debt crisis. Hospitals are still getting on board with the project, which is helmed by the public health department.
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.
Medical Debt Affects Much of America, but Colorado Immigrants Are Hit Especially Hard
Colorado is ahead of the curve on policies to prevent medical debt, but the gap between the debt load in places inhabited primarily by people of color versus non-Hispanic white residents is greater than the national average.
La deuda m茅dica afecta a gran parte de EE.UU., pero en especial a inmigrantes en Colorado 聽
Las luchas del 谩rea reflejan una paradoja sobre Colorado. En general, la carga de deuda m茅dica del estado es m谩s baja que la de la mayor铆a. Pero las disparidades raciales y 茅tnicas son m谩s amplias.
