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‘They Won’t Help Me’: Sickest Patients Face Insurance Denials Despite Policy Fixes

In 2023, Sheldon Ekirch was diagnosed with small fiber neuropathy, which makes her limbs and muscles feel as if they’re on fire. Specialists recommended a series of infusions to ease her pain, but her insurer refused to pay for the expensive treatment, which it says is “not considered medically necessary.”

Amouranth, Twitch, Amazon, and the Unraveling of Compassion and Common Sense

Labor trafficking frequently takes place out of sight; the ugly truth of capitalism that we keep hidden from view. Anyone with a camera can become a celebrity online, but have we created the conditions to produce more victims, and what responsibility do corporations have to stem the tide?

How New York Compares Against the National Mental Health Rankings

A new analysis has examined how each state’s mental health data compares across the country, with New York ranking above the national average.

Smell Your Way to Better Health and Happiness?

New research expands on forest and aroma therapy that we have been advised to include in our lives and it may all rely on our sense of smell.