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At one Seattle public school, students earn their diplomas while attending daily support groups and meeting with counselors to help them stay off drugs and alcohol. There are about 40 similar schools around the country, both public and private, and more are on the drawing board.
In a unique crackdown on what it sees as âexcessive prescribing,â the state medical board is investigating hundreds of doctors whose patients ultimately died of opioid overdoses â whether or not the doctors prescribed the fatal medications.
New research suggests that attitudes toward liver transplant candidates who have a history of alcohol abuse are softening.
Members of the new Democratic majority in the House are vowing to reverse restrictions that Republicans have imposed on abortions. But the efforts could lead to titanic fights that imperil other legislation.
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health articles from the week so you donât have to.
A JAMA study looking at county-specific federal data finds that the more opioid-related marketing dollars spent in a county, the higher rates of doctors who prescribed those drugs, and ultimately, more overdose deaths.
Food stamps for February are being distributed about two weeks early because officials say the federal money to pay for them wonât be available later due to the government shutdown. State and local officials are scratching their heads about what might happen in March if the impasse continues.
Some federal employees face insurance paperwork glitches that affect their health coverage and add pressure to the stress of going without pay.
As drugmakers hike prices, interest to rein them in grows on Capitol Hill. Next week marks the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Courtâs abortion decision, and both the House, whose leaders back abortion rights, and the Senate, controlled by abortion foes, are holding statement votes. And the government shutdown is still affecting health programs. Joanne Kenen of Politico, Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times and Alice Ollstein of Politico join KHNâs Julie Rovner to discuss these issues.
Whether because of illness or inactivity, many seniors need to up their protein game to maintain strength and mobility.
Although many device makers at the annual Consumer Electronics Show targeted real health issues, some are looking to solve problems that people didnât realize needed solving.
Hospitals and medical practices are battling outdated stereotypes and sometimes their own doctors to hire certified nurse midwives. Research shows that women cared for by certified nurse midwives have fewer cesarean sections, which can produce significant cost savings for hospitals.
Some doctors and clinics are proactively informing patients about a proposed policy that could jeopardize the legal status of immigrants who use public benefit programs such as Medicaid. Others argue that because this âpublic chargeâ proposal isnât final â and may never be adopted â disseminating too much information could create unnecessary alarm and cause some patients to drop benefits.
While headlines continue to focus on the nationâs opioid crisis, a growing toll of overdoses and deaths related to methamphetamine use suggests this drug is making an under-the-radar comeback.
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health articles from the week so you donât have to.
The length of the shutdown will dictate how furloughed and unpaid workers will be affected.
Dr. Gabor MatĂŠ of British Columbia recently visited Sacramento and laid out his theories in an interview with California Healthline.
Loretta Boesing is on a mission to make sure prescription drugs delivered by mail are safe and effective. The life of her son â and others who order medicine by mail â could depend on it, she says.
To get care for their 12-year-old son's severe mental illness, Toni and Jim Hoy had to give up custody of him and allow the state of Illinois to care for him. It happens to hundreds, perhaps thousands of children each year. The exact number is unknown because two-thirds of states do not keep track.
A reporter with a serious peanut allergy explains what it is like to process news reports that tout new pharmaceutical products that might minimize the danger of accidental exposure.
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