Transgender Coverage Exclusions From Health Insurance Come Under Fire : Shots
March 12, 2019
Anna Lange, who works for the sheriff’s office in Houston County, Ga., discovered that her medical insurance plan excludes transgender providers. She is looking for to problem that coverage. Audra Melton for NPR cover caption
Could The Cure For A Rare Chronic Pain Disorder Be ... More Pain? : Shots
March 9, 2019
Invisibilia, the present concerning the invisible forces that shape human conduct, is again with Season 5. The first episode of the brand new season seems at ache in our tradition by means of a medical
Restrictions On Mifepristone Limit Women's Access To Miscarriage Treatment : Shots
January 10, 2019
Mifepristone, bought beneath the model identify Mifeprex, causes a lady to have what’s primarily a really heavy interval. Adria Malcolm for NPR disguise caption toggle caption Adria Malcolm for NPR Mifepristone, bought beneath the model
Paramedics And EMTs Confront Unconscious Racial Bias In Medical Care : Shots
January 3, 2019
Talitha Saunders and AJ Ikamoto tidy their ambulance on the finish of a current shift. The 2 work as emergency medical responders in Oregon with American Medical Response in Portland. Leaders there are working to
Should Crowdfunding Companies Restrict Campaigns For Dubious Medical Treatments? : Shots
January 2, 2019
For deep water divers who decompress too shortly, docs might advise they lie inside a pressurized glass tube and inhale pure oxygen to deal with painful signs often known as “the bends.” The oxygen increase
To Treat Addiction In Rural America, Start With Hiring Specialists : Shots
December 9, 2018
Situated in Northern Wisconsin alongside the shores of Lake Superior, Ashland, Wis. has had sufficient of substance abuse situation. NorthLakes Group Clinic introduced in Dr. Mark Lim to start out a group offering substance abuse
Meth Use On The Rise Among Pregnant Women : Shots
November 29, 2018
Kristen Philman first tried methamphetamine in her early 20s, as an alternative choice to heroin and different opioids. When she found she was pregnant, she says, it was a wake-up name, and she or he
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Critically Ill Children Who Received Wishes Cut Their Health Care Costs : Shots
November 20, 2018
Whereas recovering from remedy for aplastic anemia, Tiffany Rowe had her want granted. She danced on stage with Michael Jackson throughout his Dangerous live performance tour. Courtesy of Tiffany Rowe disguise caption toggle caption Courtesy
Private Insurers Running Medicaid Plans Get Little Oversight : Shots
October 18, 2018
When considered one of Jose Nuñez’ retinas was broken by diabetes in 2016, the Los Angeles truck driver anticipated his Medicaid managed care coverage to coordinate remedy. However Centene, the personal insurer that manages his
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ICU Dementia: How Hospitals Can Prevent It : Shots
October 10, 2018
Randy O’Burke at his son’s house in Hendersonville, Tenn. After an awesome an infection despatched O’Burke into five-organ failure, he additionally developed ICU delirium, maybe associated to heavy sedation. An ICU protocol developed at Vanderbilt
Bill Of The Month: Emergency Air Ambulance Ride Leaves Injured Doctor With $56,6 : Shots
September 25, 2018
“The biggest challenge for me was to see how I would be a father again,” says Dr. Naveed Khan, who was injured whereas driving an all-terrain car. “With two able-bodied parents at home, it was
Bill Of The Month: Emergency Air Ambulance Ride Leaves Injured Doctor With $56,6 : Shots
September 25, 2018
“The biggest challenge for me was to see how I would be a father again,” says Dr. Naveed Khan, who was injured whereas driving an all-terrain car. “With two able-bodied parents at home, it was
Seniors Flock to Marijuana Dispensaries To Relieve Aches And Pains : Shots
September 17, 2018
Megan Baker (left) of Papa & Barkley Co., a Hashish firm based mostly in Eureka, Calif., exhibits Shirley Avedon of Laguna Woods totally different merchandise meant to assist with ache aid. Stephanie O’Neill for NPR
'Recovery Houses' Often Won't Let Residents Use Methadone : Shots
September 12, 2018
Barb Williamson runs a number of sobriety homes in Pennsylvania, commercially run houses the place residents help one another of their restoration from opioid habit. Initially, she says, she noticed using Suboxone or methadone by
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Could Alzheimer's Be An Infectious Disease? : Shots
September 9, 2018
The seek for the reason for Alzheimer’s has thus far come up dry. Some researchers at the moment are asking if germs play a task. Ariel Davis for NPR cover caption toggle caption Ariel Davis
A Lack Of Interpreters Can Mean Subpar Care For Immigrants : Shots
August 15, 2018
Marlon Munoz nonetheless turns into emotional when he remembers having to inform his spouse Aibi Perez that she had breast most cancers as a result of no different interpreter was out there to share the