Thrift Store. Clinic. Roller Rink. Center Becomes ‘Radical’ Lifeline Amid Homelessness, Drug Crises.
NEW ORLEANS — From the outside, the abandoned Family Dollar store in the Lower 9th Ward looks intimidating. It’s covered...
Month: January 2026
California Ends Medicaid Coverage of Weight Loss Drugs Despite TrumpRx Plan
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Many low-income Californians prescribed wildly popular weight loss drugs lost their coverage for the medications at the...
What the Health? From KFF Health News: New Year, Same Health Fight
The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner @julierovner.bsky.social Read Julie's stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host...
In Lodge Grass, Montana, a Crow Community Works To Rebuild From Meth’s Destruction
LODGE GRASS, Mont. — Brothers Lonny and Teyon Fritzler walked amid the tall grass and cottonwood trees surrounding their boarded-up...
Las enfermedades y muertes que previenen las vacunas que los CDC han dejado de recomendar
El gobierno federal ha reducido drásticamente la cantidad de vacunas infantiles recomendadas, dejando fuera seis inmunizaciones de rutina que han...
Inside the Battle for the Future of Addiction Medicine
NEW ORLEANS — Elyse Stevens had a reputation for taking on complex medical cases. People who’d been battling addiction for...
The CDC Just Sidelined These Childhood Vaccines. Here’s What They Prevent.
The federal government has drastically scaled back the number of recommended childhood immunizations, sidelining six routine vaccines that have safeguarded...
Seis tips para obtener fármacos que previenen el VIH superando obstáculos del sistema de salud
Cuando Matthew Hurley quiso empezar a tomar PrEP para prevenir el VIH, el médico no conocía el medicamento, y cuando...
Estados limitan la cobertura de una terapia de referencia para el autismo. Y las familias reaccionan
ALEXANDER, Carolina del Norte — Aubreigh Osborne tiene una nueva amiga. Vestida de azul y con un gran moño en...
On the Hook for Uninsured Residents, Counties Now Wonder How They’ll Pay
In 2013, before the Affordable Care Act helped millions get health insurance, California’s Placer County provided limited health care to...
