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Must-Reads Of The Week From Brianna Labuskes
by Brianna Labuskes April 20, 2018
KHN’s newsletter editor, Brianna Labuskes, wades through hundreds of health articles from the week so you don’t have to. […]
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Viewpoints: Lessons Learned About New Cures For Cancer; Finally, Some Positive Signs For Gun Safety
April 20, 2018
Editorial pages focus on these and other health topics. […]
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Research Roundup: Prescribing Opioids To High-Risk Patients, PrEP Use Among Black Individuals
April 20, 2018
Each week, KHN compiles a selection of recently released health policy studies and briefs. […]
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State Highlights: Florida Seeks To Close Facility For Disabled, Citing Horrific Abuse; NYC Sets Up Task Force On Mentally Ill After Shootings
April 20, 2018
Media outlets report on news from Florida, New York, California, Wisconsin, Louisiana, Minnesota, Maryland, Georgia and Massachusetts. […]
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Gay Conversion Therapy Would Be Added To List Of Deceptive Business Practices Under Proposed California Bill
April 20, 2018
The bill, which passed the state Assembly, now moves to the Senate. Despite no evidence that the therapy works, some religious groups have said such a law […]
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Investigators Recommending Abundance Of Caution With Lettuce After E. Coli Outbreak Spreads
April 20, 2018
Fifty-three related E. coli infections have been reported in 16 states, according to the CDC. Officials are now telling consumers not to eat store-bought, […]
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Michigan Senate Votes To Add Work Requirements To State’s Medicaid Program
April 20, 2018
The bill would require able-bodied adults who receive Medicaid health care coverage to either work at least 29 hours a week or be enrolled in a job training or […]
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Teaching Hospitals Help Doctors-In-Training Get Practice. But It’s Also Where They Can Learn Bad Habits
April 20, 2018
Many physicians are being trained at hospitals that have been cited for deficiencies by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. […]
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Declining Opioid Prescription Rates Show That Drumbeat Of Alarm Over Crisis Is Producing Results
April 20, 2018
But some advocates are now worried that patients with chronic pain are being undertreated. Meanwhile, NIH wants to conduct research on fentanyl, but the […]
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Growth Of Prescription Drugs Spending Slowing, But That Won’t Necessarily Be Reflected For Consumers
April 20, 2018
“We’re not suggesting that nobody is seeing higher costs," said Murray Aitken, of the IQVIA Institute for Human Data Science, which released the […]
