Pain Doesn’t Belong on a Scale of Zero to 10
By Elisabeth Rosenthal
A popular scale for measuring pain doesn’t work, but medicine still has no better alternative.
Mississippi Lacks Black Doctors, Even as Lawmakers Increasingly Target Diversity Programs
By Lauren Sausser
Administrators at the University of Mississippi School of Medicine are trying to recruit more Black students — and more Hispanic and Choctaw Nation students, for that matter. But they face several obstacles, including a recent swell of Republican opposition to diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts.
El dolor ya no se puede medir en una escala de cero a 10
By Elisabeth Rosenthal
Los médicos de hoy tienen una comprensión más completa del tratamiento del dolor, así como de las terribles consecuencias de recetar opioides con liviandad. Lo que están aprendiendo ahora es cómo medir mejor el dolor y tratar sus muchas formas.
Falsa terapeuta engañó a cientos de pacientes en Internet, y solo se supo porque murió
By Brett Kelman
Cientos de estadounidenses pueden haber recibido terapia, sin saberlo, de una impostora sin formación que se hizo pasar por terapeuta en sesiones por internet, posiblemente durante dos años. El engaño sólo se descubrió cuando murió, según registros de departamentos de salud estatales.
The Supreme Court Just Limited Federal Power. Health Care Is Feeling the Shockwaves.
By Stephanie Armour
A Supreme Court ruling restricting federal power will likely have seismic ramifications for health policy. A flood of litigation — with plaintiffs like small businesses, drugmakers, and hospitals challenging regulations they say are too expensive or burdensome and not authorized by law — could leave the country with a patchwork of disparate health regulations.
Daily Edition for Monday, July 1, 2024
New Health Laws Go Into Effect Today: In an effort to prevent drink-spiking incidents, most bars and nightclubs now must have drug-testing kits available for sale. Also, schools that instruct third to fifth grade must provide free menstrual products in bathrooms. Read more from KUSI, The Sacramento Bee, and Los Angeles Times.
The Concierge Catch: Better Access for a Few Patients Disrupts Care for Many
By John Rossheim
Increasingly, Americans pay for the privilege of seeing a doctor. Research shows concierge medicine can further hamper access to care for those who can’t afford the upgrade.
Supreme Court OKs Local Crackdowns on Homelessness, as Advocates Warn of Chaos
By Angela Hart
In a momentous 6-3 decision that could affect communities across the nation, the U.S. Supreme Court gave local officials and law enforcement more authority to fine and penalize homeless people living outside. Advocates for homeless people predict the ruling will lead to more sickness and death.
KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': SCOTUS Ruling Strips Power From Federal Health Agencies
In what will certainly be remembered as a landmark decision, the Supreme Court has overruled a 40-year-old precedent that gave federal agencies, rather than judges, the power to interpret ambiguous laws passed by Congress. Administrative experts say the decision will dramatically change the way key health agencies do business. Also, the court decided not to decide whether a federal law requiring hospitals to provide emergency care overrides Idaho’s near-total ban on abortion. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Victoria Knight of Axios, and Joanne Kenen of Johns Hopkins University and Politico Magazine join KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more. Plus, for “extra credit,” the panelists suggest health policy stories they read this week they think you should read, too.
1st Biden-Trump Debate of 2024: What They Got Wrong, and Right
By KFF Health News and PolitiFact staffs
A debate marked by President Joe Biden’s faltering performance featured clashes over insulin costs, inflation, abortion, immigration, and Jan. 6.
