Public Health

Police Unreasonable Fear May Be Deadlier Than Racism

The media, seemingly, doesn’t have a day when there isn’t one or more shocking articles about incidents of inappropriate police actions. Too…

3 years ago

Was 2019 a High-Water Mark for Global Public Health?

There is a reason most children today live into adulthood, women around the world no longer feel like surviving childbirth…

3 years ago

Aiding and Abetting a Virus

Viruses are the ultimate freeloaders. The best among them — influenza, smallpox and SARS-CoV-2 — spread easily among human hosts…

3 years ago

Deep Roots Help This Chicago Pharmacist Avoid Creating Another Drugstore Desert

[This article, authored by Markian Hawryluk, appeared in Fortune and KHN News and is reprinted with permission.] CHICAGO — Del-Kar Pharmacy…

3 years ago

Is Bone Loss a Male Problem, Too?

WITH OSTEOPOROSIS, THE BONES BECOME WEAK and brittle. Fall, and you may suffer a bone break. Even minimal activity such as…

3 years ago

Rethinking Blood Pressure

IS YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE NORMAL? Are you sure? Researchers are moving the bar on what constitutes an “ideal” blood pressure. Today…

3 years ago

Inadequate or Unqualified Therapy Because of Low Medicaid Reimbursement?

Reimbursement rates shouldn’t determine whether or not someone receives adequate treatment for anything, including mental health therapy. But, too often,…

3 years ago

Chiropractic Care May Led to Reduced Opioid Use

Lower back pain is a scourge, with many sufferers turning to opioids in an attempt to manage their symptoms. Promoting…

3 years ago

Why Millions on Medicaid Are at Risk of Losing Coverage in the Months Ahead

[This story ran originally on NPR and was reprinted in KHN News. Authored by Rachana Pradhan. It is reprinted with…

3 years ago

CDC: Over One Million “Excess Deaths” from COVID

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control published a report on the number excess deaths related to COVID-19. "Excess deaths" are…

3 years ago

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