Anna Gorman

Anna Gorman was a senior correspondent for KFF Health News until April 2019.

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Amputaciones diabéticas: una “métrica vergonzosa” de la atención inadecuada

En sus rondas regulares en el Hospital Keck de la Universidad del Sur de California (USC), el doctor David Armstrong vive de cerca la injusticia brutal de la atención médica estadounidense. Cada semana, docenas de pacientes con diabetes llegan a verlo con heridas profundas, infecciones graves y mala circulación, complicaciones debilitantes de una enfermedad que […]

She Was Dancing On The Roof And Talking Gibberish. A Special Kind Of ER Helped Her.

With mental health beds in short supply, emergency rooms increasingly have become the care of first and last resort for people in the grips of a psychiatric episode. Now, hospitals around the country are opening emergency units that calmly cater to patients with mental health needs.

‘Medieval’ Diseases Flare As Unsanitary Living Conditions Proliferate

Outbreaks of infectious diseases such as typhus and hepatitis A are resurging in California and around the country, particularly among homeless populations. Public health officials warn that such diseases could spread broadly.