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By Markian Hawryluk June 23, 2020

Counting deaths caused by the coronavirus pandemic is easier said than done. Without widespread testing, officials must sort through presumed COVID deaths and those who died with infections rather than from them. Then there are the indirect deaths of people who died from circumstances created by the pandemic.

Online Coronavirus Tests Are Just The Latest Iffy Products Marketed To Anxious Consumers

By Victoria Knight March 31, 2020

Americans are worried about the novel coronavirus, so they are turning to the internet for solutions to stem their fears. Buyer, beware. It could be dangerous.

‘Into the Covid ICU’: A New Doctor Bears Witness to the Isolation, Inequities of Pandemic

By Jenny Gold March 1, 2021

Dr. Paloma Marin-Nevarez graduated from medical school during the pandemic. We follow the rookie doctor for her first months working at a hospital in Fresno, California, as she grapples with isolation, anti-mask rallies and an overwhelming number of deaths.

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.

Is The Bay Area’s ‘Unprecedented’ Lockdown The First Of Many?

By Jenny Gold and Rachel Bluth March 17, 2020

About 7 million people across the San Francisco Bay Area began to “shelter in place” Tuesday to limit the spread of the new coronavirus. Although public health officials acknowledged the orders were drastic, they also agreed they were necessary.

Loophole Averted After Surprise-Bill Brouhaha In Texas

By Ashley Lopez, KUT December 19, 2019

The Texas Medical Board bowed out of the rule-making process for a new law protecting consumers from surprise medical bills. Advocates hailed the new rules written by the state insurance regulators.

Desafío médico y moral: tratar a pacientes indocumentados con enfermedad renal terminal

By Jake Harper, Side Effects Public Media May 31, 2018

Se estima que, en los Estados Unidos, hay 6.500 inmigrantes indocumentados con enfermedad renal en etapa terminal. Muchos de ellos terminan recibiendo diálisis en salas de emergencias.

Another Cause Of Doctor Burnout: Being Forced To Give Immigrants Unequal Care

By Jake Harper, Side Effects Public Media May 31, 2018

Undocumented patients with kidney disease often can’t get treatment unless they are in a state of emergency. This bothers clinicians who want to treat all patients equally.

Reversing An Overdose Isn’t Complicated, But Getting The Antidote Can Be

By Jake Harper, Side Effects Public Media May 16, 2018

Last month, U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams urged more Americans to carry and learn to use naloxone, which can save someone from an opioid overdose. But the drug, brand-name Narcan, can be difficult to get and expensive.

Some Academics Quietly Take Side Jobs Helping Tobacco Companies In Court

By Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio November 12, 2019

Faced with lawsuits from sick smokers, tobacco firms argue the health risks were “common knowledge” for decades, and they often pay professors to help make that point as expert witnesses.

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