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Women Now Drink as Much as Men — And Are Prone to Sickness Sooner

The latest U.S. data shows that women in their teens and early 20s reported drinking and getting drunk at higher rates than their male peers -- in some cases for the first time since researchers began measuring such behavior.

Jun 9, 2021

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An Anti-Vaccine Film Targeted to Black Americans Spreads False Information

“I was naive, certainly, in assuming that this was actually a documentary, which I would say it is not. I think that it is an advocacy piece for anti-vaxxers,” said medical historian Naomi Rogers.

Jun 9, 2021

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Pandemic Leads Doctors to Rethink Unnecessary Treatment

Numerous studies have shown that overtreatment causes unnecessary suffering and billions of dollars in unnecessary health care costs.

May 26, 2021

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Doctors Now Must Provide Patients Their Health Data, Online and On Demand

A federal rule went into effect April 5 that requires health care providers to give patients electronic access to their health information without delay at no cost.

May 18, 2021

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Hit by Higher Prices for Gear, Doctors and Dentists Want Insurers to Pay

Physicians and dentists say insurance companies are flush with cash after collecting premiums during the pandemic but paying fewer claims than usual and so they should pay for supplies.

May 5, 2021

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Nosing In on Kids Who Had COVID and Lost Their Sense of Smell

Doctors in Colorado and Washington state will use scents like eucalyptus and lavender to treat children who lost their sense of smell to COVID-19.

Mar 29, 2021

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Pfizer’s Newest Vaccine Plant Has Persistent Mold Issues, History of Recalls

Pfizer’s management knew last year there was “a mold issue” at the Kansas facility now slated to produce the drugmaker’s urgently needed COVID-19 vaccine.

Mar 10, 2021

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States Aim to Chip Away at Abortion Rights With Supreme Court in Mind

The Supreme Court's tilt to the right has emboldened lawmakers in Montana and other right-leaning states to introduce dozens of anti-abortion bills in the hope that the court will eventually with the states.

Mar 2, 2021

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The ACA Marketplace Is Open Again for Insurance Sign-Ups. Here’s What You Need to Know.

Uninsured residents in Oregon and any of the other 35 states that use the federal healthcare.gov platform, which is the only way to obtain subsidies, can enroll in plans through May 15.

Feb 16, 2021

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Glitchy websites, jammed phone lines and long lines outside vaccine clinics put the oldest Americans at a disadvantage./Lydia Zuraw/KHN Illustration

'Cruel’ Digital Race For Vaccines Leaves Many Seniors Behind

The first wave of vaccinations for health care workers in health care settings went comparatively smoothly but now elderly people are pitted against one another, competing on an unstable technological playing field for limited shots.

Feb 8, 2021