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In Lodge Grass, Montana, a Crow Community Works To Rebuild From Meth鈥檚 Destruction
Meth is a problem most everywhere, but particularly in Indian Country. On the Crow Indian Reservation in Montana, new buildings serve as symbols of a town trying to rebuild after being devastated by addiction.
Inside the Battle for the Future of Addiction Medicine
The experiences of one doctor in Louisiana reveal the tensions around trying to get people to engage in addiction treatment, even if they鈥檙e not ready to stop using drugs.
Planes de Medicaid refuerzan el contacto con afiliados ante los cambios que se avecinan
Nueva ley recorta m谩s de $900.000 millones en financiamiento federal para Medicaid. Tambi茅n elimina alrededor de $187.000 millones del Programa de Asistencia Nutricional Suplementaria.
Criminally Ill: Systemic Failures Turn State Mental Hospitals Into Prisons
There has been a steep rise in the share of people with severe mental illnesses being sent to state psychiatric hospitals on court orders after being accused of serious crimes. The shift has all but halted patients鈥 ability to get care before they have a catastrophic crisis.
Baltimore Drove Down Gun Deaths. Now Trump Has Slashed Funding for That Work.
A spike in shootings during the covid pandemic propelled community violence intervention, a field that aims to stop gun deaths at the root. Baltimore used federal funds to launch a violence prevention office. But President Donald Trump has throttled such funds and instead is sending troops into cities.
Guns Marketed for Personal Safety Fuel Public Health Crisis in Black Communities
During the covid pandemic, gun marketers told many Americans they needed firearms to defend against criminals and protesters. Then firearm deaths mounted rapidly in racially segregated and low-income neighborhoods, according to federal data.
Las verificaciones de antecedentes para comprar armas aumentaron 60% de 2019 a 2020, a帽o en que el gobierno federal declar贸 la emergencia sanitaria por covid.
Ese mismo a帽o, m谩s de 45.000 personas murieron por violencia con armas de fuego.
Journalists Talk Increasing Insurance Costs, From Marketplace Plans to Employer Coverage
麻豆女优 Health News journalists made the rounds on national and local media recently to discuss topical stories. Here鈥檚 a collection of their appearances.
Republicans Left Tribes Out of Their $50B Rural Fund. Now It鈥檚 Up to States To Share.
The Trump administration has championed its Rural Health Transformation Program as an investment in American families who have been left behind. But Native American tribes, whose communities have a significant presence in rural America and have some of the greatest health needs, are ineligible to apply directly for funding.
Investigadores de salud p煤blica temen que las tasas de vacunaci贸n caigan a煤n m谩s, especialmente entre latinos, afroamericanos y personas menores de 30 a帽os
Represi贸n de Trump empuja a inmigrantes v铆ctimas de violencia dom茅stica a las sombras
Adem谩s de ser m谩s vulnerables a la violencia sexual, los inmigrantes enfrentan m煤ltiples desaf铆os de salud f铆sica y mental, seg煤n los investigadores.
ICE Crackdown Heightens Barriers for Immigrant Domestic Violence Victims
Immigrant victims of domestic violence have long encountered hurdles when seeking help from police and courts. The Trump administration鈥檚 immigration crackdown has made victims without legal status even more afraid to report abuse, advocacy groups say.
Journalists Shed Light on Opioid Settlement Cash, New Medicaid Work Requirements
麻豆女优 Health News journalists made the rounds on national and local media recently to discuss topical stories. Here鈥檚 a collection of their appearances.
Better Treatments Buoy Multiple-Myeloma Patients, Bound by Research Cuts and Racial Disparities
Although racial disparities in the diagnosis and treatment of multiple myeloma remain, Black survivors of multiple myeloma say the latest developments in treatment give them hope even as federal research cuts create a grim forecast for cancer research.
Refugees Will Be Among the First To Lose Food Stamps Under Federal Changes
Under the budget law that Republicans call the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, food assistance for refugees will be sliced. The change is sowing fear, uncertainty, and a struggle for survival 鈥 a sign of what鈥檚 to come for millions of Americans.
Pol铆ticos, investigadores, bibliotecarios y defensores afirmaron que la desfinanciaci贸n de los programas de banda ancha, pone en peligro los esfuerzos para ayudar a los residentes rurales y desfavorecidos a participar en la econom铆a moderna y llevar una vida m谩s saludable.
Trump Called Digital Equity Act 鈥楻acist.鈥 Now Internet Money for Rural Americans Is Gone.
President Donald Trump called the Digital Equity Act unconstitutional, racist, and illegal. Then the $2.75 billion program for rural and underserved communities to gain internet access disappeared.
Centros de salud enfrentan riesgos por la ca铆da de la financiaci贸n del gobierno
Algunos de estos centros de salud comunitarios podr铆an verse obligados a reducir personal m茅dico y administrativo o servicios. Incluso podr铆an llegar a cerrar.
Doctors With Troubled聽Pasts Are Performing Cosmetic Surgeries Tied to Crippling Pain and Injury
Some injured patients say they wish they had tried harder to check the backgrounds of doctors and clinics they trusted, but those records are hard to find.
El aumento de personas sin seguro m茅dico pondr谩 en aprietos a los sistemas de salud locales
Las medidas del gobierno han despertado una nueva preocupaci贸n: la creciente dificultad para que m茅dicos, hospitales y otros proveedores de salud puedan seguir atendiendo a personas sin seguro m茅dico.
