What One Hospital’s Slow Recovery From a Cyberattack Means for Patients
By Farah Yousry, Side Effects Public Media
U.S. hospitals have seen a record number of cyberattacks over the past few years. Getting hacked can cost a hospital millions of dollars, expose patient data, and even jeopardize patient care.
For Patients With Sickle Cell Disease, Fertility Care Is About Reproductive Justice
By Farah Yousry, Side Effects Public Media
The disease, which predominantly affects Black patients, can damage the body in ways that can make having a child difficult. But patients don’t always have access to fertility care.
Supreme Court to Hear Nursing Home Case That Could Affect Millions
By Farah Yousry, Side Effects Public Media
An Indiana man’s family sued a state-owned nursing home for alleged mistreatment. A U.S. Supreme Court decision in the case could determine the right of many Americans to sue government agencies.
A Catch-22 Trips Up Some in Legal Guardianship Who Try to Regain Independence
By Carter Barrett, Side Effects Public Media
If a judge decides someone cannot make their own decisions, the person can be placed under a court-appointed guardianship, also known as a conservatorship. Some states are beginning to allow less-restrictive alternatives.
Telehealth Companies Boost Ad Spending While Taking on More Complex Medicine
By Darius Tahir
Telehealth startups including Ro and Nurx are spending millions to promote themselves as easy dispensers of medicines. Some companies offer care for birth control, sexual dysfunction, and more complex conditions, including behavioral health disorders and obesity.
Setting the Record Straight on the FDA’s Authority Over Drug Ads
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With TV Drug Ads, What You See Is Not Necessarily What You Get
By Elisabeth Rosenthal
The pharmaceutical industry has invented a new art form: finding ways to make their wares seem like joyous must-have treatments, while often minimizing lackluster efficacy and risks.
‘Alternative Facts’ Aren’t a Reason To Skip Vaccines
By Elisabeth Rosenthal
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s decision to defund mRNA research is just the latest to put ideology above public health.
When It Comes to Ketamine, Meta’s Posting Policy Is No Party to Decipher
By Darius Tahir
Despite growing awareness that the party drug is dangerous, the social media company is open to promotion of the drug in treating mental health.
4 Ways Vaccine Skeptics Mislead You on Measles and More
By Amy Maxmen and Céline Gounder
Vaccine scare tactics haven’t shifted, but more parents are falling for them. Here’s what the rhetoric gets wrong and how it endangers children.
