Private Sector Wants To Protect Online Health Privacy, Critics Say It Can’t Be Trusted
Many companies in the health tech sector have shockingly leaky privacy practices.
Kaiser Health News
‘That’s Just Part of Aging’: Long COVID Symptoms Often Overlooked in Seniors
Research suggests older adults are more likely to develop long COVID, and millions have.
As Red Cross Moves To Pricey Blood Treatment Method, Hospitals Call For More Choice
Hospital officials fear a change in how blood platelets are handled will sharply increase the cost and, in some cases, the number of transfusions needed by patients.
Why So Slow? Legislators Take On Insurers’ Delays In Approving Prescribed Treatments
A dozen states have passed broad reforms to un-gum delays in billing, a process that is notoriously sticky.
Is Paxlovid, The COVID Pill, Reaching Those Who Most Need It? The Government Won’t Say
The federal government isn’t saying how many people have received potentially lifesaving antiviral pills or whether they’re being distributed equitably.
Why Won’t More Older Americans Get Their COVID Booster?
Most states lag Oregon as a third of older people nationwide haven't received their first COVID vaccine booster shot.
As Overdoses Soar, More States Decriminalize Fentanyl Testing Strips
Many public health and addiction experts promote the rapid testing devices as a “harm reduction” tactic to help prevent overdose deaths.
What’s At Stake In The Mask Mandate Appeal
The challenge to the overturned federal mask mandate for public transportation could determine the limits of federal health officials’ power.
Travel Nurses See Swift Change of Fortunes as COVID Money Runs Dry
As COVID hospitalization rates stabilize and relief funding dries up, travel nurse contracts that were plentiful and lucrative are vanishing.
At US Hospitals, A Drug Mix-Up Is Just A Few Keystrokes Away
Medication errors like the one that led to the controversial prosecution of Tennessee nurse RaDonda Vaught could be prevented easily with a simple fix, safety advocates say.
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