Nursing Aides Plagued by PTSD After ‘Nightmare’ Covid Conditions, With Little Help

One evening in May, nursing assistant Debra Ragoonanan’s vision blurred during her shift at a state-run Massachusetts veterans home. As her head spun, she said, she called her husband. He picked her... Read more »

Gov. Newsom signs law to shed light on state storage of newborn DNA, prompted by 10-year CBS News California investigation

Amended bill allows California to continue to conceal who is using newborn DNA for research — and why. Bills to shed light on newborn DNA storage in California quietly killed or gutted... Read more »

The US is mailing Americans COVID tests again. Here’s how to get them

WASHINGTON — Americans can once again order COVID-19 tests, without being charged, sent straight to their homes. The U.S. government reopened the program on Thursday, allowing any household to order up to... Read more »

Journalists Give Insights Into Opioid Settlements and Picking a Nursing Home

KFF Health News senior correspondent Aneri Pattani discussed opioid settlements and the Supreme Court’s overturning of a bankruptcy deal involving Purdue Pharma on the “Front Porch Book Club” podcast on Sept. 17.... Read more »

Nursing Aides Plagued by PTSD After ‘Nightmare’ Covid Conditions, With Little Help

One evening in May, nursing assistant Debra Ragoonanan’s vision blurred during her shift at a state-run Massachusetts veterans home. As her head spun, she said, she called her husband. He picked her... Read more »

In chronic pain, this teenager “could barely do anything.” Insurer wouldn’t cover surgery.

When Preston Nafz was 12, he asked his dad for permission to play lacrosse. “First practice, he came back, he said, ‘Dad, I love it,'” recalled his father, Lothar Nafz, of Hoover,... Read more »

Moving homeless people from streets to shelter isn’t easy, San Francisco outreach workers say

SAN FRANCISCO — Outreach worker Edgar Tapia hit a San Francisco neighborhood on a mission to find people to take eight available shelter beds, including a tiny cabin perfect for a couple.... Read more »

Journalists Give Insights Into Opioid Settlements and Picking a Nursing Home

KFF Health News senior correspondent Aneri Pattani discussed opioid settlements and the Supreme Court’s overturning of a bankruptcy deal involving Purdue Pharma on the “Front Porch Book Club” podcast on Sept. 17.... Read more »

Fighting Staff Shortages With Scholarships, California Bill Aims To Boost Mental Health Courts

A seemingly innocuous proposal to offer scholarships for mental health workers in California’s new court-ordered treatment program has sparked debate over whether the state should prioritize that program or tackle a wider... Read more »

Federal court rules against EPA in lawsuit over fluoride in water

A federal court in California ruled late Tuesday against the Environmental Protection Agency, ordering officials to take action over concerns about potential health risks from currently recommended levels of fluoride in the... Read more »
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