by | Jun 13, 2024 | Health
Every day, the scene plays out in hospitals across America: Older men and women lie on gurneys in emergency room corridors moaning or suffering silently as harried medical staff attend to crises. This story also ran on CNN. It can be republished for free. About...
by | Jun 9, 2024 | Health
In early 2020, with reports of covid-19 outbreaks making dire headlines, Trever Schapers worried about her father’s safety in a nursing home in Queens. This story also ran on ABC News. It can be republished for free. She had delighted in watching her dad, John...
by | Jun 7, 2024 | Health
Insulin for Medicare beneficiaries “was costing 400 bucks a month on average. It now costs $35 a month.” President Joe Biden, in a March 22 speech The cost of insulin in the United States has risen considerably in recent years, with some estimates finding that...
by | Jun 7, 2024 | Health
Carrie Lester looks forward to the phone call every Thursday from her doctors’ medical assistant, who asks how she’s doing and if she needs prescription refills. The assistant counsels her on dealing with anxiety and her other health issues. This story also ran on...
by | Jun 3, 2024 | Health
The Biden administration finalized nursing home staffing rules Monday that will require thousands of them to hire more nurses and aides — while giving them years to do so. This story also ran on NPR. It can be republished for free. The new rules from the Centers for...
by | May 28, 2024 | Health
[embedded content] This story also ran on ABC News. It can be republished for free. How patients are seeing their doctor is changing, and that could shape access to and quality of care for decades to come. More than 100 million Americans don’t have regular access to...
