Stop Blaming Tuskegee, Critics Say; It Does Not Explain Black Vaccine Hesitancy
The infamous experiment that allowed Blacks to suffer from syphillis for decades has little role in COVID-19 vaccination scepticism today, vaccine advocates say.
April Dembosky, KQED
Pharmaceutical Company Has Hiked Price On Aid-In-Dying Drug
When California’s aid-in-dying law takes effect this June, terminally ill patients who decide to end their lives could be faced with a hefty bill for the lethal medication. It retails for more than $3,000.
Valeant Pharmaceuticals, the company that makes the drug most commonly prescribed by physicians to aid patients who want to end their lives, doubled the drug’s price last year, one month after California lawmakers proposed legalizing the practice.
Farm Contractors Balk At ACA Requirements
Many contractors who provide farm labor and must now offer workers health insurance are complaining loudly about the cost, while others worry about immigration risks that may arise
Obamacare is putting the agricultural industry in a tizzy.
Many contractors who provide farm labor and must now offer workers health insurance are complaining loudly about the cost in their already low-margin business.
Rural Doctor Launches Startup To Ease Pain Of Dying Patients
Dr. Michael Fratkin is getting a ride to work today from a friend.
“It’s an old plane. Her name’s ‘Thumper,'” says pilot Mark Harris, as he revs the engine of the tiny 1957 Cessna 182.
