For cancer patients, the road from diagnosis to survivorship feels like a never-ending parade of medical appointments: surgeries, bloodwork, chemotherapy, radiation treatments, scans. The routine is time-consuming and costly. So, when hospitals ... [Continue Reading]
12 Pieces Of Postpartum Mental Health Advice From Moms Who’ve Been There
Whether you're dealing with depression, anxiety or a case of the baby blues, these tips can help make the transition to motherhood more manageable. SOURCE: Mental Health - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Another Pandemic ‘To Do’ on the List for Schools: Contact Tracing
Chris Hodges, the principal of Gaylord High School in Otsego County, Michigan, never thought he’d be a contact tracer. ... [Continue Reading]
Don’t Eat the Yellowstone Snow: Elite Ski Resort Aims to Turn Sewage Into Powder
An exclusive Montana resort wants to turn sewage into snow so that its rich and famous members can ski its slopes in a winter season that’s shrinking because of climate change. ... [Continue Reading]
Masks at the Campfire: Summer Camps for Kids With Medical Needs Adapt to Covid
Olivia Klassen’s face lights up when she talks about summer camp. She loves to do the scavenger hunt with her camp friends. She also loves paddleboarding, swimming in the lake and “kitchen raids.” But what she loves most is being ... [Continue Reading]
Postpartum Health: What I’ve Learned Covering Maternal Care
Reporting on perinatal mental health helped me enormously when I became a mom. But there's still so much we need to do to support new parents. SOURCE: Mental Health - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Prince Harry, Oprah’s Mental Health Series Finally Gets Release Date
The Duke of Sussex's Apple TV+ series with Oprah Winfrey will feature NBA players and stars like Lady Gaga and Glenn Close. SOURCE: Mental Health - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
There’s Still A Huge Stigma Against Therapy for Asian Americans. This Needs To Change.
"Studies have shown that Asian Americans are the least likely racial group in the U.S. to seek mental health services." SOURCE: Mental Health - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Telemedicine Is a Tool — Not a Replacement for Your Doctor’s Touch
Earlier in the pandemic it was vital to see doctors over platforms like Zoom or FaceTime when in-person appointments posed risks of coronavirus exposure. Insurers were forced — often for the first time — to reimburse for all sorts of virtual medical ... [Continue Reading]
For Kurdish Americans in Nashville, a Beloved Leader’s Death Prompts Vaccine Push
On a sloppy spring day in mid-March, hundreds of Kurdish Americans gathered in a field outside Nashville, Tennessee, under a sea of black umbrellas. Some of the men carried a stretcher to an open grave, where a yellow backhoe waited. ... [Continue Reading]
Asian Mental Health: It’s Time We Talked About It
Organizations like the Asian Mental Health Collective are starting crucial dialogues about mental health while amplifying Asian American voices. SOURCE: Mental Health - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Covered California dice que el seguro de salud se ha vuelto demasiado barato como para ignorarlo
Una nueva ley federal podría hacer que sea mucho más barato comprar tu propio seguro si no tienes cobertura a través de un empleador o un programa del gobierno como Medicare o Medicaid. La ley proporciona miles ... [Continue Reading]
Democrats Disagree About How to Spend Potential Prescription Drug Windfall
One of the few surprises in President Joe Biden’s social safety-net proposal, the American Families Plan, was something that didn’t make it into the final version: any mention of reining in the price of prescription drugs. ... [Continue Reading]
Therapists Have Some Thoughts About That Viral ‘Apology Dinner’
A viral thread from Reddit has everyone wondering what in the world an "Apology Dinner" is. Here's what family therapists think of the concept. SOURCE: Mental Health - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
CVS and Walgreens Have Wasted More Vaccine Doses Than Most States Combined
Two national pharmacy chains that the federal government entrusted to inoculate people against covid-19 account for the lion’s share of wasted vaccine doses, according to government data obtained by KHN. ... [Continue Reading]
Despite All the Talk, Covid Vaccination Does Not Infect People With Shingles
“For #Covid vaccines, shingles and even more dangerous and painful skin conditions may be the new thrombocytopenia” Alex Berenson in a Facebook post, April 19 Posts are showing up all over social media tying covid-19 vaccinations ... [Continue Reading]
In Poisoned Montana Town, Warren Buffett-Owned Railroad Accuses Clinic of Medicare Fraud
Patricia Denny and her husband, Jeff, had hoped to one day get an RV and travel the country. Instead, Jeff has been forced into retirement at age 54 by a lung disease caused by the asbestos that’s polluted the small town of Libby, Montana, for ... [Continue Reading]
Some County Jail Inmates See Vaccination as Ticket to a Better Life — In the State Pen
LOS ANGELES — The inmates huddled near the front or lingered on the bunk beds lining both sides of their narrow, crowded dorm at the Men’s Central Jail, listening as Lt. Sheriff Dwight Miley and nurse practitioner Marissa Negrete offered them ... [Continue Reading]
Doctors More Likely to Prescribe Opioids to Covid ‘Long Haulers,’ Raising Addiction Fears
Covid survivors are at risk from a separate epidemic of opioid addiction, given the high rate of painkillers being prescribed to these patients, health experts say. ... [Continue Reading]
After Yet Another Police Shooting, Children Of Color May Need A Mental Health Day
Police shootings and the pandemic have created added anxiety and pressure on kids of color. Here's one way parents can help. SOURCE: Mental Health - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Evaluating President Joe Biden’s First 100 Days in Office
In the first 100 days, new presidents try to turn campaign promises into quick legislative victories, defuse lingering crises, set themselves apart from their predecessor and set a leadership tone for the next four years — all while avoiding blunders ... [Continue Reading]
No Matter What I Did The Night I Was Sexually Assaulted, It Was Not My Fault
"I told myself I drank too much or I dressed too sexy or my flirting sent the wrong message or I didn't fight back, but none of it justifies what happened to me." SOURCE: Mental Health - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]