Public Health
-
Who had it good — and who had it bad — in 2023
Curtis S. Chin, a former U.S. ambassador to the Asian Development Bank, is managing director of advisory firm RiverPeak Group.…
Read More » -
‘AGGA’ Inventor Testifies His Dental Device Was Not Meant for TMJ or Sleep Apnea
A Tennessee dentist who has been sued by multiple TMJ and sleep apnea patients over an unproven dental device he…
Read More » -
Hongos misteriosos son el centro de brote de intoxicación alimentaria
Un brote a causa de una intoxicación alimentaria que mató a dos personas y enfermó a 51, derivado de un…
Read More » -
A partir del 1 de enero, todos los inmigrantes en California pueden calificar para Medi-Cal, más allá de su estatus legal
Milagro, inmigrante peruana del condado de Riverside, ha tenido un acceso intermitente a la atención médica en las dos décadas…
Read More » -
Singapore urges public to continue getting vaccinated as cases surge
SINGAPORE — Singapore’s latest spike in Covid cases may be starting to peak — but the public needs to stay…
Read More » -
Deep Flaws in FDA Oversight of Medical Devices, and Patient Harm, Exposed in Lawsuits and Records
(Oona Tempest/KFF Health News) Living with diabetes, Carlton “PeeWee” Gautney Jr. relied on a digital device about the size of…
Read More » -
The Year in Opioid Settlements: 5 Things You Need to Know
This year, about $1.5 billion has landed in state and local government coffers from court settlements made with more than…
Read More » -
Inside the Pentagon’s Painfully Slow Effort to Clean Up Decades of PFAS Contamination
Oscoda, Michigan, has the distinction as the first community where “forever chemicals” were found seeping from a military installation into…
Read More » -
The Market for Biosimilars Is Funky. The Industry Thinks PBMs Are To Blame
Over the past year there’s been movement to rein in the three big PBMs, which face little regulation though they…
Read More » -
What a Bison Goring Can Teach Us About Rural Emergency Care
Millions of Americans live in “ambulance deserts” — areas that are more than a 25-minute drive to the nearest emergency…
Read More »