Hurricane Ian Shows That Coastal Hospitals Aren’t Ready for Climate Change
By Daniel Chang and Lauren Sausser
Hundreds of medical centers along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts face serious risks from even relatively weak storms as climate change accelerates sea-level rise — not to mention big ones like Category 4 Hurricane Ian.
As the Deadline Creeps Up, Submit Your Scariest Halloween Health Haikus
Submissions are now open for KHN’s fourth annual Halloween Haiku competition. KHN has been publishing reader-submitted health care haikus for years and is on pins and needles to see how this holiday season inspires you. We want your best scary health care or health policy haiku. Submissions will be judged by an esteemed panel of […]
If You’re Worried About the Environment, Consider Being Composted When You Die
By Bernard J. Wolfson
The idea of human composting — to help restore a forest or grow flowers — may be a little off-putting to some, but it has many advantages over traditional-but-toxic methods of burial and cremation.
Abortion Bans Skirt a Medical Reality: For Many Teens, Childbirth Is Dangerous
By Sarah Varney
The laws criminalizing abortion in many conservative U.S. states are expected to boost birth rates among teens, whose bodies often aren’t built for safe childbirth. For adolescents, the emotional and physical challenges of carrying a pregnancy to term can be daunting.
Al planificar tu muerte, ¿considerarías que tu cuerpo se usara como fertilizante?
By Bernard J. Wolfson
California se ha convertido en el quinto estado que permite este método de eliminación de cadáveres, conocido comúnmente con el nombre más científico de “reducción orgánica natural”.
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Looking Ahead to the Lame-Duck Session
Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen on Acast. You can also listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Pocket Casts, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Click here for a transcript of the episode. When the lame-duck Congress returns to Washington after Election Day, it will face a long list of health items […]
Daily Edition for Thursday, October 6, 2022
Thursday’s roundup covers the drug epidemic, aging, new covid variants, boosters, MPX, health worker wages, air pollution, and more.
Listen: Medical Bills Upended Her Life and Her Credit Score
By Aneri Pattani
Penny Wingard, 58, of Charlotte, North Carolina, worries she won’t ever get out from under her medical debt despite new policies that are supposed to prevent medical debt from harming people’s credit scores.
Medical Debt Sunk Her Credit. New Changes From the Credit Reporting Agencies Won’t Help.
By Aneri Pattani
New policies to prevent unpaid medical bills from harming people’s credit scores are on the way. But the concessions made by top credit reporting companies may fall short for those with the largest debt — especially Black Americans in the South.
Photographer’s 12-Year Quest to Document Her Life Produces a Rich Portrait of Aging
By Judith Graham
Twelve years ago, Marna Clarke was seized by a desire to examine what she looked like at age 70 — and to document the results. This creative project has sustained and engaged her since.
