Daily Edition for Monday, October 16, 2023
Health worker pay, CARE court, “excited delirium,” Rite Aid bankruptcy, opioids, Medicare open enrollment, and more are in the news.
Doctors Abandon a Diagnosis Used to Justify Police Custody Deaths. It Might Live On, Anyway.
By Markian Hawryluk and Renuka Rayasam
The American College of Emergency Physicians agreed to withdraw its 2009 white paper on excited delirium, removing the only official medical pillar of support left for the theory that has played a key role in absolving police of culpability for in-custody deaths.
Medicare Enrollees Can Switch Coverage Now. Here’s What’s New and What to Consider.
By Julie Appleby
Fall is the time when enrollees in the federal program for older people and people with certain disabilities can make changes to their health and drug plans. The decision can be complicated, but here are some key points to keep in mind.
Listen: Inroads for Women in California’s Health Care Workforce
California Healthline senior correspondent Angela Hart leads a discussion about the role women play as California grapples with a shortage of health care providers.
Es el momento de revisar el plan de Medicare. Lo nuevo que hay que saber
By Julie Appleby
Desde el 15 de octubre y hasta el 7 de diciembre, los afiliados al programa tradicional o a los planes de Medicare Advantage, que ofrecen aseguradoras privadas, pueden cambiar su cobertura.
Daily Edition for Friday, October 13, 2023
KP labor deal, school nurses shortages, mental health reform, insulin costs, housing, covid vaccines, and more are in the news.
Rare ‘Flesh-Eating’ Bacterium Spreads North as Oceans Warm
By Christopher O’Donnell, Tampa Bay Times
A rise in cases of Vibrio vulnificus and its spread northward have heightened concern about the bacterium, which can cause human tissue to rot and skin to decay. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is trying to make more doctors aware of the dangerous pathogen.
A Third of Schools Don’t Have a Nurse. Here’s Why That’s a Problem.
By Colleen DeGuzman
School nurses treat children daily for a wide range of illnesses and injuries, and sometimes serve as a young patient’s only health provider. They also function as a point person for critical public health interventions. Yet many states don’t require them, and school districts struggle to hire them.
The New Vaccines and You: Americans Better Armed Than Ever Against the Winter Blechs
By Amy Maxmen
Flu, covid, and respiratory viruses kill thousands of Americans each year, but the latest batch of vaccines could save lives.
Goody Gumdrops! It’s Freakin’ Time to Submit Your Scariest Halloween Health Care Haikus.
Submissions are open for KFF Health News’ fifth annual Halloween Haiku competition. Send us your best scary poems — if you dare.
