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Podcast: KHN鈥檚 鈥榃hat The Health?鈥 Ask Us Anything!
In this episode of KHN鈥檚 鈥淲hat the Health?鈥 Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Anna Edney of Bloomberg News, Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times and Joanne Kenen of Politico answer listeners鈥 questions about health policy and politics.
The Pluses And Minuses Of Allowing Medical Marijuana At School
As more parents turn to medical marijuana to treat their sick children, a handful of states have changed the rules to allow them to administer the drug on campus. California is considering it 鈥 at the possible risk of losing federal funding.
La 煤ltima sorpresa de la vida: adultos mayores que deben cuidar de sus padres
Con tratamientos m茅dicos que prolongan cada vez m谩s la vida, un nuevo escenario genera preguntas: adultos mayores de 60 o 70 a帽os que deben atender a sus padres nonagenarios.
A Late-Life Surprise: Taking Care Of Frail, Aging Parents
More and more older adults, age 60 and older, care for their elderly parents and face physical, emotional and financial stress.
Pacientes con dolor cr贸nico se sienten atrapados en el debate sobre opioides
Los pacientes que necesitan esta medicaci贸n se sienten afectados injustamente por la tendencia a recetarlos cada vez menos, como una estrategia para frenar la creciente epidemia de abuso de opioides.
Patients With Chronic Pain Feel Caught In An Opioid-Prescribing Debate
States are passing laws that limit a doctor’s ability to prescribe opioids. Doctors and patients alike are wrestling with what that means in cases of chronic pain.
Esperanza y cautela por una vacuna de bajo costo contra la diabetes tipo 1
La vacuna, conocida como BCG, se utiliza en varios pa铆ses para prevenir la tuberculosis y durante mucho tiempo se ha sabido que tambi茅n estimula el sistema inmunitario.
Retooled Vaccine Raises Hopes As A Lower-Cost Treatment For Type 1 Diabetes
The vaccine, BCG, is relatively cheap. But experts caution the therapy could be overhyped and, if proven effective, wind up overpriced.
Texas Clinics Busting Traditional Silos Of Mental And Physical Health Care
Efforts to provide care that integrates physical and mental health services are spreading, partly because untreated mental health conditions negatively affect physical health and escalate health care costs.
Calabacita, pavo y arroz integral: Medicaid ofrece alimentos como medicinas
Un programa en Philadelphia entrega a domicilio comidas m茅dicamente preparadas, que paga Medicaid, para ayudar a personas con condiciones cr贸nicas a comer sano y mejorar.
Rx: Zucchini, Brown Rice, Turkey Soup. Medicaid Plan Offers Food As Medicine
A small group of insurers offers some members with serious illnesses medically tailored meals to improve their health.
Watch: Beyond Puerto Rico鈥檚 Grim Statistics, Stories Of Lives And Deaths
KHN senior correspondent Sarah Varney reports from Puerto Rico in the aftermath of the devastating Sept. 20 hurricane.
Prueba logra que pacientes sean francos con sus m茅dicos sobre la hipertensi贸n
Los medicamentos contra la hipertensi贸n, que previenen graves ataques, a veces generan efectos secundarios. Por eso muchos pacientes dejan de tomarlos… y le mienten a sus m茅dicos.
Drug Test Spurs Frank Talk Between Hypertension Patients And Doctors
Roughly half of patients don’t take their high blood pressure medicine as they should, even though heart disease is the leading cause of death in America. Now, a drug test can flag whether a patient is taking the prescribed medication and is meant to spark a more truthful conversation between patient and doctor.
M谩s mujeres que hombres sufren ahora una “aterradora” enfermedad pulmonar
La enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva cr贸nica (EPOC) est谩 afectando a millones de mujeres que comenzaron a fumar en los a帽os 60 y 70, casi como una forma de rebeli贸n.
鈥楽cary鈥 Lung Disease Now Afflicts More Women Than Men In U.S.
Barbara Bush鈥檚 case highlights that chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) 鈥 a disease linked to long-term smoking and traditionally considered a men鈥檚 disease 鈥 is now more prevalent among women.
La lenta recuperaci贸n de Puerto Rico impacta en los pacientes de di谩lisis
Catorce pacientes que viven en Vieques y necesitan di谩lisis tres veces por semana deben volar a la isla principal para recibir tratamiento, luego que el hurac谩n Mar铆a destruyera la cl铆nica local.
Puerto Rico鈥檚 Slow-Going Recovery Means New Hardship For Dialysis Patients
Since massive Hurricane Maria struck in September and knocked out the dialysis center on the tiny satellite island of Vieques, more than a dozen patients needing treatment now must fly several times a week to the main island.
Medical Marijuana鈥檚 鈥楥atch-22鈥: Federal Limits On Research Hinder Patients’ Relief
Suffering Americans seek medical marijuana as an alternative to opioids and other powerful pharmaceuticals. Though legal in 29 states, some doctors say the lack of strong data makes it hard to recommend.
驴Hay una forma normal de envejecer?, cient铆ficos lo explican d茅cada por d茅cada
Hay procesos biol贸gicos y cambios en el organismo vinculados a la edad, que forman parte de lo que los geriatras consideran un envejecimiento normal.
