Special Report: Baltimore's Other Divide
Hospital Trying To Win Community鈥檚 Trust
Bon Secours is dealing with patients who are sicker than those in other Baltimore hospitals.
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SPECIAL REPORT: BALTIMORE'S OTHER DIVIDE
Map: In Poor Baltimore Neighborhoods, Life Expectancy Similar to Developing Countries
In Sandtown, where Freddie Gray lived and the median household income is less than a quarter of Roland Park's, the life expectancy is 70 years. That matches the average life expectancy in North Korea, an impoverished dictatorship where millions suffer from chronic undernourishment, according to the United Nations.
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Are States Obligated To Provide Expensive Hepatitis C Drugs?
New hepatitis C drugs boast cure rates of at least 95 percent. But states are restricting their use for Medicaid patients and prisoners because the cost is so high.
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Reforming Federal Oversight Of Medical Devices Won鈥檛 Be Easy
Despite dozens of infections from medical scopes, an agreement on how to fix the FDA鈥檚 flawed regulation of the device industry remains elusive.
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Study Finds ‘Mortality Gap’ Among Middle-Aged Whites
A Commonwealth Fund report says that stalled progress in fighting leading causes of death for this group is a bigger culprit than substance abuse and suicide for worse-than-expected rates.
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Combined Effects Of Maternal Obesity, Diabetes 鈥楽ubstantially’ Raise Autism Risks
A study published in the February issue of Pediatrics examines both the independent and combined effects of these two maternal health factors on children鈥檚 likelihood of developing autism spectrum disorder.
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A Deeper Look Into The Planned Parenthood Videos And Indictment
KHN鈥檚 Julie Rovner joined four other panelists Wednesday on WAMU鈥檚 The Diane Rehm Show, where they discussed what makes an undercover investigation criminal and the ongoing political battle over Planned Parenthood鈥檚 role and funding.
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A Closer Look At The Senate’s Investigation Of Tainted Medical Scopes
A Senate investigation recently found that 16 hospitals around the U.S. failed to file mandatory paperwork with the federal government after patients at their hospitals became infected or died from the use of tainted medical scopes. KHN's Chad Terhune, who reported on the story for the Los Angeles Times, spoke with Madeline Brand on KCRW's Press Play about the investigation and steps the scope maker is taking to stop the infections.
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For Hospitals, Treating Violence Beyond The ER Is Good Medicine And Good Business
Hospitals increasingly view violence as a health concern and are developing initiatives designed to improve long-term community health.
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Determining Whether A Marketplace Plan Covers Abortion Is Still Difficult
Many insurers leave out information about abortion coverage on the summary of benefits and coverage.
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Research Gives Context To Addressing Nation’s Drug Abuse Crisis, Review Finds
As presidential candidates, state officials and even President Barack Obama wrestle with how to handle drug addiction, scientists lay out some of the intersections between opioid prescriptions and heroin abuse in the New England Journal of Medicine, including findings that crackdowns on opioid prescriptions may not fuel increases in heroin use.
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Hospitals Step Up To Help Seniors Avoid Falls
Falls are the leading cause of injuries for adults older than 65, but they don鈥檛 have to happen. A number of new initiatives are designed to make seniors stronger and less likely to take a tumble.
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Telenovelas, Spanish Website Seek To Inform Hispanics About Kidney Donations
The website Inf贸rmate offers resources and information to help dispel cultural myths that may keep Latinos from becoming live kidney donors.
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Incentive Worth $550 Fails To Motivate Obese Workers To Lose Weight
Obese employees at the University of Pennsylvania were promised an insurance premium discount valued at $550 if they lost 5 percent of their weight, but the incentive failed.
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Heavy Use Of CT Scans Raises Concerns About Patients鈥 Exposure To Radiation
CT scans, which are administered more than 85 million times a year, are an important diagnostic tool, but just one can be equivalent to 200 X-rays. Some doctors warn that health providers are not considering possible consequences when ordering the tests.
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Gaps Remain Among States鈥 Medicaid Efforts To Help People Kick Smoking Habit
Even though Medicaid enrollees are more likely to be smokers than the general public, a study published Tuesday in Health Affairs examined state data from 2010 to 2013 and found wide differences in funding of cessation efforts.
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Feds Funding Effort To Tie Medical Services To Social Needs
The goal is to improve health and potentially reduce spending.
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Worlds Apart: Vast Disparities In Treatment Separate Americans With HIV
Poverty and mental illness are among problems keeping about two-thirds of those infected 鈥 mainly minorities 鈥 from receiving treatment.
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Hands Off That Frozen Pizza! Docs Advise Customers As They Shop
An Orange County, California hospital system is posting doctors at supermarkets to help customers make healthier choices. It鈥檚 part of a larger national effort among hospitals to improve community health outcomes.聽
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Pharmacists Prescribing Birth Control And What It Means For Wider Access To The Pill
Two western states 鈥 California and Oregon 鈥 have passed laws allowing pharmacists to prescribe birth control. Public health advocates see it as a way to expand access to the pill, and many doctors say it鈥檚 safe. But others argue these measures don鈥檛 go far enough.