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Fake Therapist Fooled Hundreds Online Until She Died, State Records Say
Hundreds of Americans may have unknowingly received therapy from an untrained impostor who masqueraded as an online therapist, possibly for as long as two years, and the deception crumbled only when she died, according to state…
Pain Doesn’t Belong on a Scale of Zero to 10
Elisabeth Rosenthal
Over the past two years, a simple but baffling request has preceded most of my encounters with medical professionals: “Rate your pain on a scale of zero to 10.”
I trained as a physician and have asked…
Mississippi Lacks Black Doctors, Even as Lawmakers Increasingly Target Diversity Programs
Lauren Sausser
JACKSON, Miss. — Jerrian Reedy was 9 when his father was admitted to the hospital in Hattiesburg, about two hours northeast of New Orleans, after sustaining three gunshot wounds. Reedy recalled visiting his dad in the…
El sonido que producen las cigarras afecta a algunos más que a otros… ¿por qué?
Shhhooo. Wee-uuu. Chick, chick, chick. Ese es el sonido de tres especies diferentes de cigarras. Para algunos, esos sonidos son la canción del verano. Otros desearían que los insectos bajaran el volumen. La cacofonía puede ser…
The Supreme Court Just Limited Federal Power. Health Care Is Feeling the Shockwaves.
A landmark Supreme Court decision that reins in federal agencies’ authority is expected to hold dramatic consequences for the nation’s health care system, calling into question government rules on anything from consumer…
Idaho’s OB-GYN Exodus Throws Women in Rural Towns Into a Care Void
SANDPOINT, Idaho — The ultrasound in February that found a mass growing in her uterus and abnormally thick uterine lining brought Jonell Anderson more than anxiety over diagnosis and treatment.
For Anderson and other…
The Concierge Catch: Better Access for a Few Patients Disrupts Care for Many
“You had to pay the fee, or the doctor wasn’t going to see you anymore.”
That was the takeaway for Terri Marroquin of Midland, Texas, when her longtime physician began charging a membership fee in 2019. She found out about the…
Journalists Break Down SCOTUS Decision on Purdue Pharma and California’s New Heat Rules
KFF Health News senior correspondent Aneri Pattani discussed the Supreme Court’s Purdue Pharma decision and the opioid settlement on WHYY’s “Studio 2” on June 27.
Click here to hear Pattani on “Studio…
Supreme Court OKs Local Crackdowns on Homelessness, as Advocates Warn of Chaos
The U.S. Supreme Court’s watershed decision on homelessness Friday will make it easier for elected officials and law enforcement authorities nationwide to fine and arrest people who live on streets and sidewalks, in broken-down…
Distribuyen $2 millones entre víctimas del tiroteo del Super Bowl y grupos comunitarios
Esas fueron las reacciones de algunas de las 20 víctimas de disparos del desfile del Super Bowl de los Kansas City Chiefs que el jueves 27 de junio recibieron $1.2 millones del fondo #KCStrong, con pagos individuales que van desde…