Atlanta, GA|News|
Atlanta Nonprofit Brings Medical Care To The Homeless
Mercy Care, a health care nonprofit in Atlanta, operates brick-and-mortar clinics throughout the city that mainly treat poor residents.
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Trump Admin Hands Out Free HIV Prevention Drugs. Do You Qualify?
The Trump administration unveiled a plan to distribute HIV prevention medication free to individuals who do not have prescriptions coverage.
Boston, MA|News|
Boston Uses Machine Built For Counterterrorism To Detect Fentanyl
Drug-testing devices like the MX908 can help the Boston Public Health Commission identify additives that raise the risk of overdose.
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Is Pharma’s Take On Pelosi Drug-Pricing Bill Accurate? (Opinion)
COMMENTARY: Pharma's statement has some truth to it but omits crucial context that would give a radically different impression.
Across California, CA|News|
CA Surprise-Billing Law Protects Patients But Aggravates Many Doctors
The July 2017 law protects people from bills they may have been saddled with from doctors who are outside their insurance network.
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Coping With (Power) Loss: CA's Hospitals, Clinics, Patients Face New Reality
CA's recurrent power outages this year have forced patients to think about how they get care when the power is cut at hospitals and clinics.
Kansas City, MO|News|
For Kansas City Artist Inspired By Illness, ‘Gratitude Outweighs Pain’
The pastor turned full-time artist buys glitter by the pound to illustrate his battle with cystic fibrosis.
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Excessive Hospital Alarms Torment, Endanger Patients
Alarms have ranked as one of the top 10 health technological hazards every year since 2007, according to the research firm ECRI Institute.
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Presidential Candidates Betting Big On Health, But Is That What Voters Want?
The one thing we know about health care in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary race is that it’s a top issue for voters.
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Vape Community Divided On Issue Of Legal Regulations
The various types of vapers don’t agree on how or if vaping might be regulated or what exactly should be regulated.
Champaign, IL|News|
Immigrants With Mental Illnesses Face Greater Risk Of Deportation
When José moved his family to central Illinois from Mexico nearly two decades ago, he had hopes of giving his children a better life.
San Francisco, CA|News|
Newsom Signs Law Giving Working Mothers Stronger Lactation Support
The bill, authored by a San Francisco Democrat, requires working mothers be given a more dignified space to pump and store breast milk.
Across Texas, TX|News|
Loophole Could Undermine Texas Law Against Surprise Medical Bills
Texas’ bipartisan effort to shield patients from surprise medical bills could be weaker than lawmakers intended when it takes effect.
Cincinnati, OH|News|
Not Yesterday’s Cocaine: Ohio Death Toll Rising From Tainted Drug
Cincinnati resident Gwendolyn Barton, a recovering addict, is acutely aware of the new dangers today's cocaine mixtures present.
Across Virginia, VA|News|
UVA Doctors Decry The Hospital's Aggressive Billing Practices
Doctors at UVA Health System are expressing public outrage at their employer’s practices to collect unpaid medical debt from patients.
Across California, CA|News|
CA's Food Label Law Has Gone Too Far, Economists Argue
Proposition 65 designates more than 900 substances as toxic, ranging from the seemingly benign aloe vera to the deadly chemical benzene.
Atlanta, GA|News|
Health Care Issues Took A Backseat At Atlanta's Democratic Debate
Just 10 candidates qualified for the two-hour debate in Atlanta as the countdown to 2020 continues.
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Medi-Cal To Expand Eligibility To Young Undocumented Adults; Will They Enroll?
Some young people say they won’t enroll because they fear federal immigration policies could later penalize them for participating.
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Biden Claims 160M Americans Like Their Health Plans; Is He Right? (Opinion)
COMMENTARY: While Americans say they like their plans, large proportions indicate that the private coverage they have still leaves gaps.
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Bipartisan Bill Could Repeal Tax Provisions Of Affordable Care Act
If it becomes a law, the measure would represent the latest piece of the Affordable Care Act’s financing to be undone.
