BROWNING, Mont. — Kenneth Cook used a mallet and a chisel to crack into a pig’s skull in the gravel driveway outside his home on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in northwestern Montana. Cook planned to use the pig’s ... [Continue Reading]
What You Need to Know About Monkeypox
The World Health Organization said June 25 that monkeypox wasn’t yet a public health emergency of international concern. More than 4,500 cases have been reported worldwide, with more than 300 in the U.S. And with public health officials unable ... [Continue Reading]
‘American Diagnosis’: Indigenous Advocates Work for Better Reproductive Care
Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen. The transcript for this segment is being processed. We’re working to post it four to five days after the episode airs. Episode 7: Fighting for Reproductive Sovereignty ... [Continue Reading]
Biden Signs Bipartisan Gun Safety Bill Into Law: ‘Lives Will Be Saved’
The bill comes about a month after a gunman killed 19 children and two adults at a school in Uvalde, Texas. SOURCE: Mental Health - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
‘It’s Not a Haven’: With Limited Capacity for Abortion Care, Minnesota Clinics Brace for Influx
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — A few minutes west of the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport sits a brick, one-story building with opaque windows. From the nearby freeways, most drivers wouldn’t recognize it as the location of one of the few ... [Continue Reading]
A Post-‘Roe’ World in Georgia Will Mean More Restrictions — And More Political Battles
ATLANTA — Jerisha Morton didn’t realize she was pregnant until about six weeks into her pregnancy. She soon started feeling waves of intense nausea. “I can’t smell anything. You’re so weak that you have to ... [Continue Reading]
The Difference Between Having Strong Feelings And Being Triggered
Here’s how to make sure you’re using the mental health term accurately. SOURCE: Mental Health - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Trump’s Legacy Looms Large as Colorado Aims to Close the Hispanic Insurance Gap
Armando Peniche Rosales has a crooked toe that for years has predicted the weather, growing sensitive when rain or cold is coming. “It never healed right,” said Peniche Rosales, who broke the middle toe on his left ... [Continue Reading]
Medi-Cal Will Cover Doulas at More Than Twice California’s Initial Proposed Rate
California will cover doula services for low-income residents at more than twice the state’s initial proposed rate under a spending plan lawmakers passed last week. Some advocates welcomed the new benefit in Medi-Cal, the ... [Continue Reading]
A Proposal to Import Drugs from Other Countries Creates an Unusual Alliance in the Senate
Harmony is not often found between two of the most boisterous senators on Capitol Hill, Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rand Paul (R-Ky.). But it was there at Tuesday’s Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee ... [Continue Reading]
Denied Care for a Dangerous Infection Because of Past-Due Bills
I feel as if I’ve failed as a parent.Ariane Buck Ariane Buck, 30, Peoria, Arizona Approximate Medical Debt: $50,000 Medical Issue: Infection What Happened: Ariane Buck knew it was important to stay on top of his ... [Continue Reading]
A Sexual Assault and Years of Calls From Debt Collectors
I was being haunted by this zombie bill.Edy Adams Edy Adams, 31, Austin, Texas Approximate Medical Debt: $131 Medical Issue: Sexual assault What Happened: Edy Adams had just graduated from college when she was sexually ... [Continue Reading]
We’re All Coping With So Many Collective Traumas At Work Right Now
Enduring a pandemic, racism, violence, misogyny, the erosion of rights and mass death is taking a cascading toll on American workers. SOURCE: Mental Health - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
7 Signs Your Mental Health Medication Isn’t Working The Way It Should
Finding the right treatment for your depression or anxiety can be daunting. Here's how to tell if yours needs an adjustment. SOURCE: Mental Health - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Race Is Often Used as Medical Shorthand for How Bodies Work. Some Doctors Want to Change That.
Several months ago, a lab technologist at Barnes-Jewish Hospital mixed the blood components of two people: Alphonso Harried, who needed a kidney, and Pat Holterman-Hommes, who hoped to give him one. The goal was to see whether ... [Continue Reading]
Tras Uvalde, cirujanos de trauma detallan los horrores de las masacres, y reclaman cambios
En su comparecencia ante un comité de la Cámara de Representantes de los Estados Unidos, el doctor Roy Guerrero, pediatra de Uvalde, Texas, contó a los legisladores los horrores que vio en dos de los 19 cuerpos de los niños ... [Continue Reading]
Long Wait for Justice: People in Jail Face Delays for Mental Health Care Before They Can Stand Trial
Beau Hampton’s long wait for psychiatric treatment began last year, after he was accused of attacking his foster father and charged with a misdemeanor. The 18-year-old Hampton, who has a long history of mental illness, sat ... [Continue Reading]
7 Ways The ‘Model Minority’ Myth Hurts Asian American’s Mental Health
Plus, what Asian American therapists say you can do to ensure it doesn't have an outsized effect on your life. SOURCE: Mental Health - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Children’s Vision Problems Often Go Undetected, Despite Calls for Regular Screening
Jessica Oberoi, 13, can’t exactly remember when her eyesight started getting blurry. All she knows is that she had to squint to see the whiteboard at school. It wasn’t until last fall when her eighth grade class in ... [Continue Reading]
Some People in This Montana Mining Town Worry About the Dust Next Door
BUTTE, Mont. — Steve McGrath stood in an empty lot a block from his home watching for dust. In this southwestern Montana city nicknamed “The Richest Hill on Earth,” more than a century of mining left polluted soil and ... [Continue Reading]
Misinformation Clouds America’s Most Popular Emergency Contraception
A brand of specialty mozzarella cheeses. A collection of natural-gas storage terminals. And America’s top-selling emergency contraception. At a moment when half of U.S. states stand poised to outlaw or sharply curtail ... [Continue Reading]
Addressing the ‘Trust Factor’: South Carolina Researchers Tackle Health Disparities Using Genetics
Quenton Tompkins’ family tree is deeply rooted in rural McCormick County, South Carolina. His grandfather was a sharecropper in McCormick. His mother, who turns 88 this month, grew up as the youngest of 24 children. Branches of aunts, ... [Continue Reading]