As Water Levels Drop, the Risk of Arsenic Rises
By Melissa Bailey
As the West grapples with a megadrought, its driest spell in at least 1,200 years, rising levels of arsenic — a known carcinogen — in Colorado’s San Luis Valley offer clues to what the future may hold.
Abortion Bans Are Driving Off Doctors and Closing Clinics, Putting Basic Health Care at Risk
By Julie Rovner
Doctors say they are reluctant to practice in abortion-banned states, where making the best decision for a patient could run afoul of the law. Even former President Donald Trump’s surgeon general is concerned about the repercussions for women’s health, writes KFF Health News’ chief Washington correspondent, Julie Rovner.
Daily Edition for Tuesday, May 23, 2023
Fentanyl, emergency responder shortage, Medi-Cal, Theranos, homelessness, mpox, covid, air quality, and more are in the news.
Pequeñas comunidades rurales se han convertido en campos de batalla por el acceso al aborto
By Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez
La búsqueda por promulgar prohibiciones locales se ha vuelto particularmente crítica en pueblos pequeños, situados en las fronteras entre estados que han restringido el aborto y estados donde las leyes preservan el acceso.
He Returned to the US for His Daughter’s Wedding. He Left With a $42,000 Hospital Bill.
By Sarah Jane Tribble
After emergency surgery, an American expatriate with Swiss insurance now carries the baggage of a five-figure bill. Costs for medical care in the U.S. can be two to three times the rates in other developed countries, so foreigners and expats with good insurance in their home countries need travel insurance to protect themselves from “crazy prices.”
Small, Rural Communities Have Become Abortion Access Battlegrounds
By Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez
After local leaders in rural Nevada reached an impasse over a proposed Planned Parenthood clinic, an anti-abortion activist pitching local abortion bans across the U.S. arrived at their remote city hall.
Daily Edition for Monday, May 22, 2023
The fentanyl crisis, narcan distribution, hospital personnel, medical board changes, CARE Court, hepatitis, guns, and more are in the news.
Una FTC más agresiva persigue las fusiones en la industria farmacéutica y a los intermediarios del sector
By Arthur Allen
La Comisión Federal de Comercio está actuando contra las empresas farmacéuticas y los intermediarios del sector, como parte de la campaña de la administración Biden para reducir los precios de los medicamentos en las farmacias.
Se agrava la crisis del fentanilo en California
By Don Thompson
Impulsadas en gran medida por la prevalencia del fentanilo, un opioide sintético hasta 100 veces más potente que la morfina, las sobredosis de drogas en California matan ahora a más del doble de personas que los accidentes de tráfico.
A Striking Gap Between Deaths of Black and White Babies Plagues the South
By Lauren Sausser
Infant mortality rates across the South are by far the worst in the U.S. A look at South Carolina — where multimillion-dollar programs aimed at improving rates over the past 10 years have failed to move the needle — drives home the challenge of finding solutions, especially in rural communities.
