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Florida’s Canada Drug Importation Plan Has Yet to Launch
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R)spent years complaining that the Biden administration was slow-walking federal approval of his plan to import lower-cost prescription drugs from Canada — a concept endorsed by Donald Trump in 2020 just…
Rural Governments Often Fail To Communicate With Residents Who Aren’t Proficient in English
Eloisa Mendoza has spent 18 years helping people who aren’t fluent in English navigate complex legal documents. She guides them through stressful events and accompanying dense paperwork, such as citizenship applications, divorces,…
A Centenarian Thrives Living Alone, Active and Engaged
“The future is here,” the email announced. Hilda Jaffe, then 88, was letting her children know she planned to sell the family home in Verona, New Jersey. She’d decided to begin life anew — on her own — in a one-bedroom apartment…
Por qué el sarampión, la tos ferina y otras enfermedades graves podrían resurgir con RFK Jr.
La disponibilidad de vacunas seguras y eficaces contra covid a menos de un año del inicio de la pandemia marcó un hito en los tres siglos de historia de la vacunación: comenzaba, aparentemente, una era de protección contra las…
Expanden los recursos para las personas mayores que viven solas
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Jeff Kromrey, de 69 años, se sentará con su hija la próxima vez que lo visite y le enseñará cómo acceder a sus cuentas en Internet en caso que sufra una crisis de salud inesperada.
Gayle Williams-Brett,…
California Official Comes out of Retirement To Lead Troubled Mental Health Commission
Veteran California public servant Will Lightbourne has stepped in as interim executive director of the state’s mental health commission after its previous executive director resigned following conflict of interest allegations.…
Resources Are Expanding for Older Adults on Their Own
Jeff Kromrey, 69, will sit down with his daughter the next time she visits and show her how to access his online accounts if he has an unexpected health crisis.
Gayle Williams-Brett, 69, plans to tackle a project she’s been…
Journalists Dig Into Vaccine Debate and America’s Obesity Rates
KFF Health News senior correspondent Arthur Allen discussed the fragility of our vaccine infrastructure on The Atlantic’s “Radio Atlantic” on Dec. 5.
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Georgia Said It Would Fix Care for the Disabled Years Ago. It’s Still Not Done.
In recent decades, the Justice Department has sued several states for unnecessarily confining people with disabilities in places such as state psychiatric hospitals, nursing homes and segregated workspaces.
Such treatment…
How Measles, Whooping Cough, and Worse Could Roar Back on RFK Jr.’s Watch
The availability of safe, effective covid vaccines less than a year into the pandemic marked a high point in the 300-year history of vaccination, seemingly heralding an age of protection against infectious diseases.
Now,…