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Collins’ Skillful Piloting Helped NIH Steer Clear of Political Minefields
It’s remarkable that the reputation of the National Institutes of Health has remained mostly intact through the covid-19…
Needle Exchanges Are Targeted by Eco-Rooted Lawsuits. A New California Law…
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — For more than 30 years, public health officials and nonprofits in California have provided clean…
Major Insurers Running Billions of Dollars Behind on Payments to Hospitals…
Anthem Blue Cross, the country’s second-biggest health insurance company, is behind on billions of dollars in payments…
California Vaccine Mandate Extends to Aides for People With Disabilities
Workers in adult and senior care facilities and in-home aides have been added to the list of California health workers…
Racism a Strong Factor in Black Women’s High Rate of Premature Births,…
The tipping point for Dr. Paula Braveman came when a longtime patient of hers at a community clinic in San Francisco’s…
The Pandemic Forced My Transgender Wife to Fight Our Insurer Over Hormones
Helen Santoro
GUNNISON, Colo. — For the past eight years, my wife, Ky Hamilton, has undergone gender-affirming hormone therapy.…
Solitary Confinement Condemns Many Prisoners to Long-Term Health Issues
ATLANTA — Sometimes, Pamela Winn isn’t sure how to connect with people, even those she loves, like her 9-month-old…
Hussein Banai on Iran
Today’s solid narrative. Host Carol Castiel and senior broadcaster in VOA’s Persian Service, Siamak Deghanpour, talk with author…
Listen: California Banks on a Bold Treatment: Pay Drug Users to Stop Using
April Dembosky, KQED
When Billy Lemon was trying to kick his methamphetamine addiction, he went to a drug treatment…
Mandatory Vaccines for Health Care Workers Might Upend Nurses’ Training
Kaitlyn Hevner expects to complete a 15-month accelerated nursing program at the University of North Florida in…