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杨贵妃传媒視頻 Health News covers health care in the Midwest, with a bureau headquartered in St. Louis and staff reporters based in Iowa, Michigan, and South Dakota.
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Tribal Health Leaders Say Feds Haven鈥檛 Treated Syphilis Outbreak as a Public Health Emergency
The National Indian Health Board has urged the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to declare a public health emergency as an alarming syphilis outbreak, which disproportionately affects Native Americans, continues. This is the latest plea for more resources from tribal leaders after previous requests went unanswered.
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7 of 10 States Backed Abortion Rights. But Little To Change Yet.
Voters in 10 states weighed in on abortion rights this election. Despite the results supporting abortion rights in seven of those states, much of the abortion landscape on abortion won鈥檛 change much immediately, as medical providers navigate the legal hurdles that remain.
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Community Health Workers Spread Across the US, Even in Rural Areas
Community health workers are increasingly common in rural areas, where they help patients overcome barriers to accessing care and staying healthy.
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As Nuns Disappear, Many Catholic Hospitals Look More Like Megacorporations
The nation鈥檚 Catholic health systems were largely founded and led by nuns with a mission to serve the sick regardless of their creed or financial means. Today, no nuns run any U.S. Catholic health system, while many of these hospitals pull in billions, according to their financial reports.
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Paid Sick Leave Is Up for a Vote in Three States
The coronavirus pandemic underscored the importance of paid sick leave, a benefit to help workers and their families when they fall ill. Now voters in Missouri, Nebraska, and Alaska are deciding whether employers must provide it.
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Trump Wants Harris To Pay a Political Price for Generous Immigrant Health Policies
Several Democratic-led states have expanded public insurance programs to cover immigrants in the U.S. regardless of legal status. Donald Trump is trying to blame Kamala Harris for the policies.
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鈥楧reamers鈥 Can Enroll in ACA Plans This Year 鈥 But a Court Challenge Could Get in the Way
Nineteen states are seeking to stall a Biden administration rule that would allow recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program to enroll in ACA coverage and qualify for subsidies. DACA provides work authorization and temporary deportation protection to people brought to the U.S. as children without immigration paperwork.
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Vance Wrongly Blames Rural Hospital Closures on Immigrants in the Country Illegally
Experts disputed the claim by Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance, noting that a range of other issues 鈥 from low reimbursement rates to declining patient use 鈥 combine to cause these facilities to shutter.
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Exclusive: Emails Reveal How Health Departments Struggle To Track Human Cases of Bird Flu
Emails show how health officials struggle to track the bird flu, partly in deference to the agricultural industry. As a result, researchers don鈥檛 know how often farmworkers are being infected 鈥 and could miss alarming signals.
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Medicare Drug Plans Are Getting Better Next Year. Some Will Also Cost More.
Every year, Medicare officials encourage beneficiaries to shop around for their drug coverage. Few take the time. This year, it might be more important than ever.
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Watch: 鈥楽ilence in Sikeston & The Effects of Racial Violence鈥
杨贵妃传媒視頻 Health News Midwest correspondent Cara Anthony talks about how racism affects health on Nine PBS鈥 鈥淟isten, St. Louis with Carol Daniel,鈥 stemming from her reporting for the 鈥淪ilence in Sikeston鈥 multimedia project, on the impact of a 1942 lynching and a 2020 police killing on a rural Missouri community.
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Helene and CVS Land Double Whammy for 25,000 Patients Who Survive on IV Nutrition
A Massachusetts woman ended up stranded in the hospital because CVS stopped providing the IV nutrition she needs to survive at home. Without it, she鈥檇 starve.
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Super Bowl Rally Shooting Victims Pick Up Pieces, but Gun Violence Haunts Their Lives
Eight months after the Feb. 14 shooting, people wounded at the Kansas City Chiefs parade are wary of more gun violence. In this installment of 鈥淭he Injured,鈥 survivors of the shooting say they feel gun violence is inescapable and are desperately seeking a sense of safety.
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Watch: 鈥楤reaking the Silence Is a Step鈥 鈥 Beyond the Lens of 鈥楽ilence in Sikeston鈥
杨贵妃传媒視頻 Health News Midwest correspondent Cara Anthony discusses her reporting for the 鈥淪ilence in Sikeston鈥 multimedia project, which explores the impact of a 1942 lynching and a 2020 police killing on a rural Missouri community 鈥 and what it led her to learn about her own family鈥檚 past.
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Older Men鈥檚 Connections Often Wither When They鈥檙e on Their Own
Older men who find themselves living alone tend to have fewer close personal relationships than older women. They鈥檙e vulnerable, physically and emotionally, but often reluctant to ask for help.
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Happening in Springfield: New Immigrants Offer Economic Promise, Health System Challenges
Donald Trump put Springfield, Ohio, in a harsh spotlight by spreading misinformation about its legal Haitian population. But what is really happening in this small city is a microcosm of the health care challenges immigration hot spots throughout the country are facing.
Is There a Cure for Racism?
Episode 4In the finale of 鈥淪ilence in Sikeston,鈥 Black residents organize a Juneteenth barbecue. The Department of Public Safety chief encourages officers to attend to build trust. But improving relations between Sikeston鈥檚 Black community and the police won鈥檛 be easy. Host Cara Anthony discusses the possibility of institutional change in Sikeston.
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Even Political Rivals Agree That Medical Debt Is an Urgent Issue
In red and blue states, state lawmakers from both parties are expanding protections for patients burdened by medical debt.
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Trump Leads, and His Party Follows, on Vaccine Skepticism
Former President Donald Trump has presided over a landslide shift in Republican views on vaccines, reflected in false claims by candidates in election primaries, puzzling conspiracies from prominent conservatives, and a surge in anti-vaccine policies in statehouses.
By Darius Tahir