Doctor鈥檚 Rx For A Stiff Knee: A Prescription For 90 Percocet Pills
Following minor surgery, KHN鈥檚 consumer columnist sees how easily doctors offer pain pills, fueling epidemic of opioid addiction.
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Shingles: Don鈥檛 Let It Get You The Way It Got Me
The painful condition caused by the chickenpox virus will strike 1 in 3 Americans during their lifetimes 鈥 most between ages 60 and 70, but those in their 50s have reason to arm themselves.
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FDA Raids Florida Stores That Consumers Use To Buy Drugs From Canada
The federal agents warned store owners that importing drugs from foreign countries is illegal and that those helping 鈥渁dminister鈥 such medicines could face penalties.
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Despite ACA Cost Protections, Most Adolescents Skip Regular Checkups
Only 48 percent of kids ages 10 to 17 have well-child visits, even though the federal health law requires insurers to pick up the entire tab, a study finds.
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The Power Of #MeToo: Why Hashtag Sparks 鈥楪roundswell鈥 Of Sharing 鈥 And Healing
A complex set of psychological and social factors are now propelling women to break their silence about sexual harassment.
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Taking A Page From Pharma鈥檚 Playbook To Fight The Opioid Crisis
Doctors and pharmacists in Northern California are emulating drug company sales reps with a fresh purpose in mind: They visit medical offices in the hardest-hit counties to change their peers' prescribing habits and curtail the use of painkillers.
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Vaccine Shortage Complicates Efforts To Quell Hepatitis A Outbreaks
The two FDA-approved manufacturers of the vaccine, hit by an unexpected spike in demand, have had difficulty keeping pace. In San Diego County, home to the deadliest outbreak in the nation, officials are postponing a campaign to give at-risk residents the second of two doses.
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Experts Explain Why Lead Found In Fidget Spinners Is No Idle Threat
Feeling fidgety about U.S. PIRG鈥檚 latest report? KHN gets experts to weigh in with their thoughts about the findings and consumers鈥 risks.
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Breathing Fire: Health Is A Casualty Of Climate-Fueled Blazes
As the planet warms, wildfires such as the latest disastrous blazes in Northern California have increased in frequency and scope. Beyond the environmental effects, people suffer health repercussions that can be disabling and even deadly.
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Grass-Roots Network Of Doctors Delivers Supplies To Puerto Rico
Borrowing a plane is part of these doctors鈥 duties.
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California Cracks Down On Weed Killer As Lawsuits Abound
California has listed the active ingredient in Monsanto鈥檚 Roundup as a cancer-causing agent and will require warning labels on it starting next year. The company says that the listing is unjustified and that science is on its side.
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Sickle Cell Patients Suffer Discrimination, Poor Care 鈥 And Shorter Lives
People with the genetic blood disorder that mainly afflicts African-Americans can live into their 60s with competent care. So why is life expectancy slipping down to around age 40?
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Poll: Americans Avoid Planning For Serious Illness
A majority of Americans say it鈥檚 important to write down their medical wishes in case of serious illness, but only a third have done so.
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Learning To Advance The Positives Of Aging
Stereotypes often undermine older adults, eroding their confidence, elevating their stress and harming their health.
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Stoked! Weed May Light The Flame For A Roll In The Hay
A new study of tens of thousands of Americans contradicts stereotypes that stoners have less sex.
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Seeking A Peaceful Death Amid The Flames
During Northern California鈥檚 recent wildfires, dozens of hospice patients who had hoped to spend their last days in the comfort of their homes had to be relocated to evacuation shelters, assisted living facilities and relatives鈥 homes instead.
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Beyond The Shattered Lives And Bodies, Money Worries Weigh On Las Vegas Victims
Many of the gunshot survivors who suffered serious injuries face not only high deductibles and out-of-network charges but also lost wages.
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One Nurse Per 4,000 Pupils = Not The Healthiest Arrangement
School districts in California and around the country face a long-standing shortage of nurses, mostly because of tight budgets. But some districts are finding creative ways to reduce the problem.
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Amid For-Profit Surge, Rural Hospice Has Offered Free Care for 40 Years
Tiny Washington state hospice accepts no federal funds, relies on community volunteers and donations to serve the dying.
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Desperate Quest For Herpes Cure Launched 鈥楻ogue鈥 Trial
Patients flocked to researcher who ignored usual patient protections, as university claimed ignorance.