Use Our Content This story can be republished for free (details). Hospitals will soon have to share price information they have long kept obscured — including how big a discount they offer cash-paying patients and rates negotiated with insurers — under a rule finalized Friday by the Trump administration. In a companion proposal, the administration …
Must-Reads Of The Week From Brianna Labuskes
The Friday Breeze Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes, who reads everything on health care to compile our daily Morning Briefing, offers the best and most provocative stories for the weekend. Happy Friday! Well, friends, we have apparently arrived in the “post antibiotic era” (according to some), which any reader of the Breeze will know is up …
How Narwhal the Rescue Puppy May Have Grown a Tail on His Head
A puppy with a tail on his face gained viral fame this week. “I would die for Narwhal,” a number of Twitter commenters pledged. The rescue mutt was named for a marine mammal with a single tusk that sticks out of its face. But instead of a tusk, Narwhal the puppy has a miniature tail …
Listen: How A Wisconsin Senator Is Trying to Prevent A Vape Flavor Ban
Kaiser Health News Midwest Correspondent Lauren Weber joined host Kealey Bultena on Wisconsin Public Radio’s news magazine “Central Time” to discuss Republican Sen. Ron Johnson’s role in the politics of vaping. Weber and fellow KHN reporter Rachel Bluth had reported on how the recent crackdowns on vaping amid a surge of mysterious lung injuries are …
Viewpoints: Time For Adults To Get Up To Speed On Life-Saving Vaccinations; Mental Health Professionals In Schools Could Help Prevent Shootings Like Santa Clarita’s
Opinion writers weigh in on these public health topics and others important health issues. Stat: Vaccination Saves Lives. Why Do So Few Adults Get Vaccinated?For many adults — especially those who are older, those with other significant medical conditions, or those who are pregnant — vaccination should be a cornerstone of preventive health care. Yet …
Perspectives: Lessons On Stopping Rising Health Care Costs, Which ‘Medicare For All’ Won’t Do; Even With Health Insurance, Look Out For Big Bills
Editorial pages focus on ways to reduce health care costs and other health care issues. Los Angeles Times: ‘Medicare For All’ Won’t Fix Soaring Healthcare CostsThe idea of “Medicare for all” advanced another step with the recent release of Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s more detailed health proposal. It is expansive and bold, and has brought some …
Longer Looks: Abortion Wars; Self-Harm And Social Media; A Cancer Story; And More
Each week, KHN finds interesting reads from around the Web. The Atlantic: Abortion Is An Unwinnable ArgumentIn 1956, two American physicians, J. A. Presley and W. E. Brown, colleagues at the University of Arkansas School of Medicine, decided that four recent admissions to their hospital were significant enough to warrant a published report. “Lysol-Induced Criminal …
Children Are Having Exposure To Pornography Younger And Younger, But Little Guidance Is Being Offered By Adults In Navigating It
Experts say that watching pornography can rewire a child’s brain. But even though it’s unlikely adults will succeed in blocking them from watching it, there’s little help being offered to the young people to help them navigate it more safely. In other public health news: the flu, sugar intake for infants, hibernation, mental health, sleep, …
Trying To Prevent Overdose Deaths: Philadelphia Is Gearing Up To Open First Safe Injection Sites In U.S.
Philadelphia has become the epicenter for overdose deaths as the epidemic shifts from rural areas to urban ones. City leaders hope to follow practices in other countries that allow tens of thousands of illicit drug users to consume heroin and other drugs in supervised facilities instead of in back alleys and parks. The Department of …
State Highlights: NYC Outlines Plans To Train 18,000 City Workers To Help Homeless; Jury Finds Baltimore Paint Firm Liable For Child’s Lead Exposure In Study
Media outlets report on news from New York, Maryland, California, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Louisiana, New Hampshire, Florida, Connecticut, Tennessee, South Dakota, and Arizona. The New York Times: New York To Use 18,000 City Workers To Identify And Help HomelessNew York City will direct more than 18,000 of its municipal workers to use 311 to give …
The Death Toll For Florida’s Decision Not To Expand Medicaid: 2,776 Lives
“What the report shows for the first time is the scale of the impact of that access and just how many lives are truly saved or lost because of the ability to connect to care and maintain that connection to care, particularly for people who have chronic conditions,” said Alison Yager, director of policy advocacy …
‘Dramatic’ Drop In Arrests Of Migrant Families, Children Along Border; Officials Cite Aid From Mexican Police, ‘Consequences’ As Reasons
Migrant apprehensions were down for a fifth consecutive month in October, a 31 percent decrease from October 2018 and a 73 percent drop from the year’s high in May, the U.S. Border Patrol reported. Single adult migrants comprised the bulk of those apprehended. News on the border crisis is on federally funded shelter programs and …
Ohio Lawmakers Introduce Personhood Bill Despite Court Rulings In The Past Blocking Similar Legislation
Along with legally recognizing the fetus as a person, the legislation would also mean that anyone who preforms an abortion would be “subject to already existing murder statutes.” The bill is just one of many strict regulations that lawmakers have been pushing through the courts this year. The Washington Post: Ohio Lawmakers Propose Bill That …
Dollar Tree Hit With Warning From FDA Over Its Sales Of ‘Potentially Unsafe Drugs’
First Edition: November 15, 2019
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations. Kaiser Health News: Surgeon General’s Marijuana Warning Omits Crucial ContextSpeaking about a recent federal advisory on marijuana, Dr. Jerome Adams, the surgeon general, put a new spin on long-standing admonitions about the drug. “Marijuana has a unique impact on the developing brain. It can prime your …
Surgeon General’s Marijuana Warning Omits Crucial Context
“Marijuana has a unique impact on the developing brain. It can prime your brain for addiction to other substances.” Surgeon General Jerome Adams, in remarks at a substance abuse conference Speaking about a recent federal advisory on marijuana, Dr. Jerome Adams, the surgeon general, put a new spin on long-standing admonitions about the drug. This …
Our Best Vegan Thanksgiving Recipes: Mac and Cheese, Pumpkin Pie, Mashed Potatoes and More
Whether you’re cooking a full-on vegan Thanksgiving this year, or just hosting a few vegan guests, you’ll find all the vegan holiday recipes you need. Here are our best vegan Thanksgiving recipes. Vegan Thanksgiving Side Dishes Sides are almost everyone’s favorite part of the Thanksgiving meal. We have recipes for vegan stuffing and mashed potatoes, …
Cleaning Up After My Brother’s Fatal Overdose
The last mark my brother made on the world was a bloodstain on a bathroom floor. He died of a fentanyl overdose, nearly one year ago. He was 35 years old. His body was found in a rented room in the basement of a run-down house in Vancouver, where fatal opioid overdoses are now so …
Can FaZe Clan Build a Billion-Dollar Business?
LOS ANGELES — FaZe Clan could be called a media company, or an esports team, or an influencer marketing agency, or all of the above. “Something like who we are has never existed before,” said Lee Trink, the organization’s chief executive. He comes from the entertainment world (he helped discover Kid Rock) and his best …
Weekly Health Quiz: Electric Bikes, Preventing Cancer and Charismatic Megafauna
1 of 7 These animals, which biologists refer to as part of the charismatic megafauna, are used in some nursing homes and rehabilitation centers to boost morale: Tigers Giant pandas Llamas Baby elephants 2 of 7 Research shows that electric bikes, which provide a pedal-assisting boost: Encourages cyclists to ride more Provides much of the …
He’s Never Going to Put Away That Shirt
I would not let the shirt defeat me. It had been sitting on top of a cabinet in our upstairs hallway, just outside of our bedroom, for days. There must have been a reason it landed there. Perhaps my husband, Doug, was about to wear it one day and changed his mind. Maybe he was …
Here Are Good Ways Yoga Teachers Manage Touch and Consent
“There might be no grayer gray zone than a yoga studio, where physical intimacy, spirituality and power dynamics all come together in a sweaty little room,” Katherine Rosman, a New York Times reporter, said on the latest episode of “The Weekly,” our new TV show. In her investigation of touch in yoga, Ms. Rosman found …
KHN’s ‘What The Health’: Spending Bill Slowdown
Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen on SoundCloud. The fiscal year started a month and a half ago, but Congress has still not agreed on an annual spending bill for the Department of Health and Human Services – or any of the other annual spending bills that fund the government. Meanwhile, Congress IS …
I’m No Doctor, but My Sister Definitely Has Autism
My sister is in her 50s. She suffers (and has benefited) from autism spectrum disorder. It’s given her brilliance at the expense of social functioning. Sadly, she is not aware of her A.S.D. or formally diagnosed. But she gets furious if anyone challenges her; she is unable to forgive small slights and doesn’t perceive other …
Model Molly Simms Just Shared a 20-Minute Circuit Workout on Instagram—and Her Abs Look Amazing
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