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Is It A Feminist Right To Want More Sex? One Company Thinks A Pill Is The Answer

By Rachel Bluth May 10, 2019

The savvy “Right to Desire” campaign relies on feminist messages and social media to raise patient awareness about low libido. Addyi, the only drug currently approved to treat it, has shown limited effectiveness.

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.

Must-Reads Of The Week From Brianna Labuskes

By Brianna Labuskes March 15, 2019

Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health articles from the week so you don’t have to.

Outsiders Swoop In Vowing To Rescue Rural Hospitals Short On Hope — And Money

By Barbara Feder Ostrov Photos by Heidi de Marco June 6, 2018

The community of Surprise Valley, Calif., wrestled with the idea of selling its tiny, long-cherished hospital to a Denver entrepreneur who sees a big future in lab tests for faraway patients. Last summer, another exec had a similar idea but left town.

A ‘Fountain Of Youth’ Pill? Sure, If You’re A Mouse.

By Marisa Taylor February 12, 2019

The race for the cure to aging sparks hope and hype among top scientists — plus billions of dollars in investment.

Covered California Pops And Locks Through Enrollment Season

By Ana B. Ibarra December 20, 2018

The state health insurance exchange hired hip-hop dancers in communities across the state as part of its promotion of open enrollment, which ends Jan. 15.

Measure To Cap Dialysis Profits Pummeled After Record Spending By Industry

By Ana B. Ibarra and Anna Gorman November 8, 2018

The dialysis industry raised nearly $111 million in a successful bid to defeat the measure, which also was opposed by hospitals and doctors. The union that sponsored the measure collected about one-sixth that amount.

Trump’s Surgeon General Pick Built Name Fighting HIV And Opioids In Indiana

By Emily Forman, Side Effects Public Media July 7, 2017

Dr. Jerome Adams is the health commissioner in Indiana, the home state of Vice President Mike Pence.

A Dying Man’s Wish To Save Others Hits Hospital Ethics Hurdle

By Karen Shakerdge, Side Effects Public Media January 13, 2017

One terminally ill man’s hope to be disconnected from his respirator and donate his organs was almost thwarted, despite his best laid plans.

Mumps Cases Spike, Raising Questions About Need For Vaccine Boosters

By Rebecca Smith, Side Effects Public Media December 22, 2016

Mumps is back and is having its worst year in a decade, fueled in part by its spread on college campuses.

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