Daily Edition for Thursday, October 20, 2022
Thursday’s roundup cover tuberculosis, minimum wage, Halloween safety, opioids, covid vaccines, hospice, cancer, elections, and more.
Labor Tries City-by-City Push for $25 Minimum Wage at Private Medical Facilities
By Rachel Bluth
Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West is testing the waters on a $25 minimum wage for support staff at health care facilities in Southern California. Opposition from hospitals and health facilities is driving an expensive battle.
Blind to Problems: How VA’s Electronic Record System Shuts Out Visually Impaired Patients
By Darius Tahir
Veterans Affairs’ electronic health records aren’t friendly to blind- and low-vision users, whether they’re patients or employees. It’s a microcosm of America’s health care system.
Daily Edition for Wednesday, October 19, 2022
Wednesday’s roundup covers caregivers, KP strike, drug epidemic, covid boosters, the XBB variant, abortion, monkeypox, biodefenses, and more.
Kids’ Mental Health Care Leaves Parents in Debt and in the Shadows
By Yuki Noguchi, NPR News
A youth mental health crisis and a shortage of therapists and other care providers who take insurance are pushing many families into financial ruin. But it’s rarely acknowledged as medical debt.
Family Caregivers Find Support on #dementia TikTok
By Kate Wells, Michigan Public
The TikTok hashtag “dementia” has billions of views. Caregivers of people with Alzheimer’s and other dementias have been using the site to swap tips and share the burdens of life with dementia.
As Links to MS Deepen, Researchers Accelerate Efforts to Develop an Epstein-Barr Vaccine
By Liz Szabo
Recent leaps in medical research have lent urgency to the quest to develop a vaccine against Epstein-Barr, a ubiquitous virus that has been linked to a range of illnesses, from mononucleosis to multiple sclerosis and several cancers.
El vínculo con la esclerosis múltiple impulsa una vacuna contra el virus Epstein-Barr
By Liz Szabo
Los científicos llevan años intentando desarrollar vacunas contra este virus. Sin embargo, recientemente varios avances en la investigación médica han dado más urgencia a la búsqueda y más esperanzas de éxito.
Daily Edition for Tuesday, October 18, 2022
Tuesday’s roundup covers the covid state of emergency, variants, boosters, abortion rights, MPX, opioids, medical costs, and more.
Centene Gave Thousands to Georgia Leaders’ Campaigns While Facing Medicaid Overbilling Questions
By Maya T. Prabhu, Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Andy Miller
Centene is trying to settle accusations of Medicaid pharmaceutical overcharging in Georgia, and the St. Louis-based company has been giving thousands of dollars to the campaigns of the state attorney general and the governor.
