Black, Rural Southern Women at Gravest Risk From Pregnancy Miss Out on Maternal Health Aid
By Sarah Jane Tribble
A federal program meant to reduce maternal and infant mortality in rural areas isn’t reaching Black women who are most likely to die from pregnancy-related causes.
Advocates Call for 911 Changes. Police Have Mixed Feelings.
By Molly Castle Work
Though most California counties are experimenting with dispatching health professionals rather than law enforcement to respond to people experiencing mental health crises, powerful police unions fear defunding.
Daily Edition for Wednesday, June 21, 2023
Mental health care plan, hospital rankings, food banks, blood donations, covid origins, abortion access, and more are in the news.
Drugmakers Are Abandoning Cheap Generics, and Now US Cancer Patients Can’t Get Meds
By Arthur Allen
A quality-control crisis at an Indian pharmaceutical factory has left doctors and their patients with impossible choices as cheap, effective, generic cancer drugs go out of stock.
What You Need to Know About the Opioid Settlement Funds
By Aneri Pattani and Hannah Norman and Oona Zenda
States and localities are receiving more than $54 billion over nearly two decades.
Farmacéuticas abandonan los genéricos baratos y ahora los pacientes de cáncer en EE.UU. no pueden conseguir medicamentos
By Arthur Allen
El cisplatino y el carboplatino son algunos de los medicamentos que escasean, así como otros 12 contra el cáncer, pastillas para el trastorno por déficit de atención con hiperactividad, anticoagulantes y antibióticos.
Daily Edition for Tuesday, June 20, 2023
The homelessness crisis, hunger, transgender health care, vaccines, covid, cancer, and more are in the news.
Dementia Can Take a Toll on Financial Health, as Some Families Learn the Hard Way
By Sarah Boden, WESA
People with dementia and their families often find themselves with few legal rights when dealing with financial scams or the mismanagement of their assets. Research reveals financial troubles can be both an early sign and a painful symptom of cognitive decline.
California’s Homelessness Crisis Is Homegrown, Study Finds
By Angela Hart
University of California researchers found at least 90% of adults experiencing homelessness became homeless while living in the state, and many suffer depression and anxiety living without stable housing.
Medical Exiles: Families Flee States Amid Crackdown on Transgender Care
By Bram Sable-Smith and Daniel Chang and Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez and Sandy West
As more states restrict gender-affirming care for transgender people, some are relocating to more welcoming destinations, such as California, Illinois, Maryland, and Nevada, where they don’t have to worry about being locked out of medical care.
