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Mini-Biographies Help Clinicians Connect With Patients

By Bram Sable-Smith June 10, 2019

Some Veterans Affairs hospitals around the country use writers to record patients’ life stories, then place a short biography in each vet’s medical record. The My Life, My Story program gives clinicians another way to get to know their patients.

How Much Difference Will Eli Lilly’s Half-Price Insulin Make?

By Bram Sable-Smith, Side Effects Public Media March 12, 2019

Eli Lilly released a half-price generic version of its own short-acting insulin. At $137.35 per vial, the generic insulin is priced at about the same level as Humalog was in 2012.

Americans Cross Border Into Mexico To Buy Insulin At A Fraction Of U.S. Cost

By Bram Sable-Smith, Side Effects Public Media March 6, 2019

For one patient, a three-month supply of insulin is $3,700 in the U.S. versus $600 in Mexico. But is it legal?

Insulin’s Steep Price Leads To Deadly Rationing

By Bram Sable-Smith, Side Effects Public Media September 7, 2018

Alec Raeshawn Smith was 23 when diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, and 26 when he died. He couldn’t afford $1,300 per month for his insulin and other diabetes supplies. So he tried to stretch the doses.

A Transgender Woman’s Quest For Surgery Caught In Political Crosswinds

By Emmarie Huetteman July 26, 2018

Dramatic policy swings, from an unprecedented expansion of transgender rights under the Obama administration to the unpredictable reduction of trans rights under President Donald Trump, have left many trans Americans feeling the whiplash.

A Peer Recovery Coach Walks The Frontlines Of The Opioid Epidemic

Photos by Seth Herald | Story by Bram Sable-Smith, Side Effects Public Media January 11, 2017

Charlie Oen was addicted to heroin as a teenager. At 25, he’s now clean and a peer counselor in Lima, Ohio, where he tries to help people who started using drugs before he was born.

Would You Like Some Insurance With Your Insurance?

By Bram Sable-Smith, Side Effects Public Media September 22, 2016

Gap insurance plans, used to cover out-of-pocket health expenses like high deductibles, are becoming increasingly popular among consumers and businesses.