Category: Health News
Autistic people are six times more likely to attempt suicide – poor mental health support may be to blame
One person dies by suicide every 40 seconds. Some of those most at risk include people experiencing mental health difficulties (such as depression) and vulnerable groups who experience…
Shore up our health-care workforce to keep Americans healthy
There is an undeniable health-care workforce shortage facing America that has been caused in large part by the COVID-19 pandemic. Battling the infectious and virulent…
DEA Arizona holds 22nd National Prescription Drug Take Back Day
The Drug Enforcement Administration Phoenix Field Division is set to hold its 22nd National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 30. The bi-annual…
Sen. Orrin Hatch’s Legacy Tracks the GOP’s Evolution on Health
When it comes to health policy, former Utah Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch, who died April 23 at age 88, leaves a complex legacy of major…
Biden administration drops fight over Texas’ Medicaid waiver, now in place until 2030
A federal health care program that Texas uses to help pay for health care for uninsured Texans — worth billions of dollars annually — is…
Shopping for Space, Health Systems Make Over Malls
The hulking Hickory Hollow Mall — a full 1.1 million square feet of retail space in southeastern Nashville — was once the largest shopping center in Tennessee….
Despite Losing Federal Money, California Is Still Testing Uninsured Residents for Covid — For Now
California is still offering free covid testing to uninsured residents even though the federal government ran out of money to pay for it. While Congress…
California terminates contract with COVID-19 testing lab
California is quietly ending its contract with the Valencia Branch Laboratory, a $25 million COVID-19 testing lab, breaking off a no-bid contract worth up to…
Anti-Vaccine Ideology Gains Ground as Lawmakers Seek to Erode Rules for Kids’ Shots
Not long ago, Kansas showed strong bipartisan support for vaccines as a tool to support a robust public health system. But bills with language expanding religious…
The Greens want Medicare to cover a trip to the dentist. It’s a grand vision but short on details
Universal and affordable access to dental care is the perennial health-care issue everyone cares about but no major political party seems willing to address in…
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