Kaiser mental health workers strike in Southern California over staffing, workloads

LOS ANGELES — More than 2,400 Kaiser Permanente psychologists, therapists, social workers and other mental health workers in Southern California began an open-ended strike Monday over increased workloads and staffing shortages that... Read more »

Medicare Drug Plans Are Getting Better Next Year. Some Will Also Cost More.

When Pam McClure learned she’d save nearly $4,000 on her prescription drugs next year, she said, “it sounded too good to be true.” She and her husband are both retired and live... Read more »

Journalists Address Opioid Settlements, Undiagnosed ADHD, and a Georgia Chemical Fire

KFF Health News senior correspondent Aneri Pattani discussed Ohio’s $2 billion in opioid settlement funds on WOSU Public Media’s “All Sides with Anna Staver” on Oct. 16. Click here to hear Pattani... Read more »

Mexican schools have 6 months to ban sale of junk food or face heavy fines

MEXICO CITY — Schools in Mexico will have six months to implement a government-sponsored ban on junk food or else face heavy fines, officials said Monday. The rules, published on Sept. 30,... Read more »

Medicare Drug Plans Are Getting Better Next Year. Some Will Also Cost More.

When Pam McClure learned she’d save nearly $4,000 on her prescription drugs next year, she said, “it sounded too good to be true.” She and her husband are both retired and live... Read more »

Journalists Address Opioid Settlements, Undiagnosed ADHD, and a Georgia Chemical Fire

KFF Health News senior correspondent Aneri Pattani discussed Ohio’s $2 billion in opioid settlement funds on WOSU Public Media’s “All Sides with Anna Staver” on Oct. 16. Click here to hear Pattani... Read more »

Polio is rising in Pakistan ahead of a new vaccination campaign

ISLAMABAD — Polio cases are rising ahead of a new vaccination campaign in Pakistan, where violence targeting health workers and the police protecting them has hampered years of efforts toward making the... Read more »

California Continues Progressive Policies, With Restraint, in Divisive Election Year

Don Thompson SACRAMENTO, Calif. — This year, Gov. Gavin Newsom affirmed abortion access, calling California “a proud reproductive freedom state” and criticizing Republicans across the country for trying to take away families’... Read more »

Journalists Address Opioid Settlements, Undiagnosed ADHD, and a Georgia Chemical Fire

KFF Health News senior correspondent Aneri Pattani discussed Ohio’s $2 billion in opioid settlement funds on WOSU Public Media’s “All Sides with Anna Staver” on Oct. 16. Click here to hear Pattani... Read more »

Hundreds of frozen waffle products recalled due to possible listeria contamination

Hundreds of frozen waffle products sold in leading retailers including Walmart and Target are being recalled because of possible contamination by the listeria bacteria, according to the manufacturer. TreeHouse Foods said Friday... Read more »
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