Advance Care Planning for Guns: Owners Can Help Ensure Safe Use and Transfer of Weapons
By Judith Graham
Colorado researchers publish a tool to help gun owners and family members plan ahead for safe firearm use and transfers in the event of disability or death.
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Llámalo “Mexicare”: hartos de cuentas médicas astronómicas, familia cruza la frontera para recibir atención
By Paula Andalo
La familia Fierro le debe a un hospital de Yuma, Arizona, más de $7,000 por dos situaciones médicas. Así que cuando uno de los hijos se dislocó el hombro, fueron a Mexicali, México. La atención fue rápida, buena y económica.
After Medical Bills Broke the Bank, This Family Headed to Mexico for Care
By Paula Andalo
The Fierro family owed a Yuma, Arizona, hospital more than $7,000 for care given to mom and dad, so when a son dislocated his shoulder, they headed to Mexicali. The care was quick, good, and affordable.
Daily Edition for Tuesday, April 26, 2022
Tuesday’s roundup covers vaccine mandates, covid cases, state health costs, teen suicide, opioids, burn pits, the homeless crisis, and more.
Shopping for Space, Health Systems Make Over Malls
By Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio
Dying malls have turned out to be good places to care for the living. During the pandemic, mall-to-medicine transitions accelerated, with at least 10 health systems moving in where retail has moved out.
Daily Edition for Monday, April 25, 2022
Monday’s roundup covers pandemic preparedness, covid deaths and new cases, nurses’ strike, overdoses, masks, housing crisis, and more.
Tech Titans Want the Richest Californians to Pay for Pandemic Preparedness
By Angela Hart
A measure likely to be on California’s November ballot would tax the state’s wealthiest residents to rebuild crumbling public health infrastructure and try to head off another pandemic. But are inflation-weary Californians willing to vote for new taxes?
Journalists Cover the Gamut, From Rising Insulin Costs to Delays in Autism Care for Kids
KHN and California Healthline staff made the rounds on national and local media this week to discuss their stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.
Daily Edition for Friday, April 22, 2022
Friday’s California health news roundup covers covid testing, masks, workplace rules, vaccines, hepatitis cases, record overdoses, and more.
