Must-Reads Of The Week From Brianna Labuskes
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health articles from the week so you don鈥檛 have to.
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Liver Illness Strikes Latino Children Like A 鈥楽ilent Tsunami鈥
Potentially deadly fatty liver disease, linked to overconsumption of sugar in drinks and food, often starts in childhood. The goal: Get children to change their habits.
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Watch: Price Of A Brace Brings Soccer Player To His Knees
KHN ethnic media editor Paula Andalo appeared on Telemundo, where she offered advice about how to avoid overpaying for medical equipment you may not need.
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Podcast: KHN鈥檚 鈥榃hat The Health?鈥 You Have Questions, We Have Answers
Jennifer Haberkorn of the Los Angeles Times, Joanne Kenen of Politico and Kimberly Leonard of the Washington Examiner join KHN鈥檚 Julie Rovner to answer listener questions about the fate of the Affordable Care Act, 鈥淢edicare-for-all鈥 and how to talk about health care costs. Also, for extra credit, the panelists offer their favorite 鈥渆xtra credit鈥 stories of the week.
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As Syphilis Invades Rural America, A Fraying Health Safety Net Is Failing To Stop It
Syphilis is spreading from big cities into rural counties across the Midwest and West. One Missouri clinic has seen more than six times as many cases in the first few months of 2019 compared with the same period last year. Communities grappling with budget cuts and crumbling public health infrastructure also lack experience in fighting the disease.
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Planned Parenthood鈥檚 鈥楻isky Strategy鈥 To Update Its Image
The nation鈥檚 largest reproductive health services provider is in the midst of a high-stakes effort to showcase what it considers its vital role in providing community health care.
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Hickenlooper Expanded Medicaid, Created State-Run Marketplace To Insure Nearly All Coloradans
We wondered how Colorado鈥檚 uninsured rate changed during John Hickenlooper鈥檚 time in the governor鈥檚 mansion and how it compares with the rest of the country.
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Watch: ACA鈥檚 Future And 鈥楳edicare-For-All鈥 Front And Center As Candidates Line Up For 2020
Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News talks about the court case challenging the Affordable Care Act and Democratic proposals to expand Medicare on C-SPAN and NPR.
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Workplace Wellness Programs Barely Move The Needle, Study Finds
New research published in JAMA detected some changes in healthy behavior like weight and stress, but little overall impact in workers鈥 health status or employer health care spending.
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‘Heartbeat Bills’ Give State Lawmakers Pause On Anti-Abortion Tactics
Ohio is the latest Republican-led state to pass a ban on abortion once a fetal heartbeat can be detected. But Tennessee last week backed off on a similar bill, fearing costly legal battles. What now?
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Mulvaney: Trump Brought Down Drug Prices For The First Time In 50 Years
It鈥檚 “within spitting distance of something that鈥檚 true,” said one health economist. But our fact check found it wasn’t quite there.
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Watchdogs Cite Lax Medical And Mental Health Treatment Of ICE Detainees
The Adelanto ICE Processing Center houses nearly 2,000 people in California. Federal, state and watchdog reviews say the Florida-based firm that runs the facility fails to provide adequate health care.
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Watch: Sanders Re-Ups 鈥楳edicare-For-All,鈥 Gets More Mileage On Campaign Trail
The plan by Sanders has drawn a lot of attention on the campaign trail and Capitol Hill.聽聽
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How To Fight 鈥楽cary鈥 Superbugs? Cooperation 鈥 And A Special Soap
Hospitals and nursing homes in California and Illinois hope that regional cooperation 鈥 and a special soap 鈥 will help them gain the upper hand against deadly antibiotic-resistant superbugs.
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Heavy Rains, End Of Drought Could Help Keep West Nile Virus Subdued 鈥 For Now
Scientists say drought can spur transmission of the disease and that wetter winters since 2015 have helped reduce the number of infections in California. In the long term, however, climate change could mean more drought 鈥 and more infections.
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Podcast: KHN鈥檚 鈥榃hat The Health?鈥 Still More 鈥楳edicare-For-All鈥
Sarah Kliff of Vox.com, Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times and Paige Winfield Cunningham of The Washington Post join KHN鈥檚 Julie Rovner to discuss the latest version of a 鈥淢edicare-for-all鈥 bill by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), a presidential hopeful, and Democratic and Republican reactions to it. They also discuss the latest on congressional efforts to rein in drug prices and another state effort to expand Medicaid 鈥 but not exactly in the way voters wanted. Also, Rovner interviews Ceci Connolly of the Alliance of Community Health Plans.
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Making Smarter Decisions About Where To Recover After Hospitalization
Older adults 鈥 and their families 鈥 often find it challenging and stressful to find the best facility. And they often end up in the wrong spot, new research shows.
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As Sanders Officially Revives Medicare-For-All, Plan B For Democrats Gains Traction
鈥淢edicare for America鈥 seeks to avoid some of the predictable obstacles of a full-blown expansion of Medicare. Can it survive the politics of health reform?
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The Blame Game: Everyone And No One Is Raising Insulin Prices
During Wednesday鈥檚 House subcommittee hearing on insulin price hikes, drug makers and benefits managers pointed fingers at each other for the last decade鈥檚 300% price increase, frustrating congressional representatives.
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Economic Ripples: Hospital Closure Hurts A Town’s Ability To Attract Retirees
Celina, Tenn., has long lured retirees, with its scenic hills and affordability. These newcomers help fuel the local economy. But a recent hospital closure makes the town a harder sell.
