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As Marijuana Laws Relax, Doctors Say Pregnant Women Shouldn’t Partake

By Sarah Varney January 30, 2018

Some mothers who smoke pot see it as a harmless remedy for everything from pain to postpartum depression. But doctors say the active ingredients in marijuana can be passed onto the baby and may affect developing nervous systems.

Marihuana: con leyes más flexibles, médicos aconsejan a embarazadas no fumar

By Sarah Varney January 31, 2018

Muchas embarazadas, especialmente las más jóvenes, consumen marihuana durante la gestación. Pero los médicos enfatizan los riesgos que acarrea para el niño este hábito.

Inside The Global Race To Deliver A Vital Radioactive Isotope Used To Detect Cancer

By Sarah Varney January 16, 2018

Moly-99, as it’s called, is created in just six government-owned nuclear research reactors — none in North America — raising concerns about the reliability of the supply.

Empeora la salud de trabajadores agrícolas, a medida que la fuerza de trabajo envejece

By Sarah Varney December 7, 2017

Con una migración en baja, hoy en día la edad promedio del trabajador agrícola en California, 90 por ciento de ellos hispanos, es de 45 años. Enfrentan más problemas de salud.

Health Risks To Farmworkers Increase As Workforce Ages

By Sarah Varney December 7, 2017

Harvesting U.S. crops has been left to an aging population of farmworkers whose health has suffered from decades of hard labor. Older workers have a greater chance of getting injured and of developing chronic illnesses.

Readers And Tweeters Add Two Cents On Amazon Venture To Repackage Health Care

February 6, 2018

California Healthline gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.

For Some Refugees, Women’s Health Care Is A Culture Shock

By Sarah Varney September 28, 2017

Refugee women from conservative Muslim countries can be shocked by some U.S. medical conventions — like trusting a male doctor to care for them.

Dispositivos que salvan vidas en los Estados Unidos se fabrican en México

By Sarah Varney April 3, 2017

Casi todos los estadounidenses con marcapasos -y personas en todo el mundo- caminan portando partes fabricadas en Tijuana, México, en donde se ha creado una industria que podría estar en riesgo si la administración Trump cambia el juego del comercio global.

Also Made In Mexico: Lifesaving Devices

By Sarah Varney April 3, 2017

The medical supply industry makes a particularly revelatory case study of the difficulties of untangling global trade.

Hospitals, Both Rural And Urban, Dread Losing Ground With Health Law Repeal

By Sarah Varney February 28, 2017

Under the Affordable Care Act, hospitals made a high-stakes trade of massive cuts in federal aid in exchange for millions of newly insured customers. Now that deal is in jeopardy.

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