Cada vez más comunidades rechazan el tabaco aromatizado. ¿Es el turno de California?
By Zinnia Finn
Aunque comunidades grandes y pequeñas de todo el estado ya han actuado, los californianos decidirán en noviembre si promulgan una de las prohibiciones estatales más completas del país sobre el tabaco aromatizado.
More Communities Are Giving Flavored Tobacco the Boot. Will California Follow?
By Zinnia Finn
San Jose and Sacramento this summer joined scores of other California cities and counties that have banned the sale of flavored tobacco products such as menthol cigarettes and candy-flavored e-cigs. In November, California voters will decide whether to allow a statewide ban to take effect.
La salud de los inmigrantes se quiebra, y empeora, mientras esperan en refugios fronterizos
By Renuka Rayasam
La espera, que puede durar meses, hace que algunos migrantes desarrollen problemas de salud. Han aumentado las dolencias crónicas, como la hipertensión o la diabetes.
Daily Edition for Wednesday, August 17, 2022
Wednesday’s roundup covers covid, monkeypox, mental health workers, court cases, drug pricing, hearing aids, child health, and more.
Migrants See Health Problems Linger and Worsen While Waiting at the Border
By Renuka Rayasam
U.S. immigration policies, an increasing number of migrants, and the covid-19 pandemic have led to the growth of the Mexican shelter system, in which people are getting sick and medical care is limited.
Daily Edition for Tuesday, August 16, 2022
Tuesday’s roundup covers the KP mental health worker strike, monkeypox, covid vaccines, drug pricing, nursing homes, and more.
Buy and Bust: Collapse of Private Equity-Backed Rural Hospitals Mired Employees in Medical Bills
By Sarah Jane Tribble
The U.S. Labor Department investigates Noble Health after former employees of its shuttered Missouri hospitals say the private equity-backed owner took money from their paychecks and then failed to fund their insurance coverage.
After Wiping Out $6.7 Billion in Medical Debt, This Nonprofit Is Just Getting Started
By Yuki Noguchi, NPR News
Nonprofit RIP Medical Debt buys up unpaid hospital bills plaguing low-income patients and frees them from having to pay.
On the Wisconsin-Illinois Border: Clinics in Neighboring States Team Up on Abortion Care
By Kristen Schorsch, WBEZ Chicago
When Roe v. Wade was overturned, Wisconsin banned nearly all abortions. To preserve access, now more than a dozen providers are traveling across the border into Illinois to treat patients. This partnership between Planned Parenthood organizations could be a model as dozens of abortion clinics close across the U.S.
Daily Edition for Monday, August 15, 2022
Monday’s roundup covers KP mental health worker strike, monkeypox vaccines and transmission, covid school rules, polio, drug costs, and more.
