Babies born addicted to opioids deserve legal recognition, lawyers argue
As a sprawling national opioid trial looms, they say babies who suffer withdrawal after birth need money earmarked to monitor their health.
Soap, Detergent and Even Laxatives Could Turbocharge a Battery Alternative
Researchers are trying to develop options to lithium-ion and other batteries in a quest for quick bursts of power and extended energy storage.
How Maunakea Teaches Us to Practice Medicine
Brooke Warren Phuoc Le By PHUOC LE, MD and BROOKE WARREN For over a month, Kānaka ‘Ōiwi (Native Hawaiian) elders and community members have stood in solidarity at Maunakea in Hawai’i. They seek to protect their land, sovereignty, and culture from those who want to build the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) on Maunakea. Maunakea holds…
KHN’s ‘What The Health?’: All About Medicare
Viewpoints: Lessons On Why Dems Aren’t Ready To Climb Hill To ‘Medicare For All’; Try Public Health Approach To Eliminating Gun Violence
Opinion writers weigh in on these health topics and others.
Perspectives: Pros, Cons Of New Policies On Migrant Families; Very Bleak Future Awaits Those Who Stay In Guatemala
Editorial pages focus on health issues impacting iilegal and legal migrants.
Research Roundup: Veterans Health Care; Hospital Acquired Infections; And Exchange Enrollment
Each week, KHN compiles a selection of recently released health policy studies and briefs.
State Highlights: New Progressive Use-Of-Force Policy In Camden, N.J., Aims To Reduce Police Shootings; N.Y. Medical Ethicists Cite Invasion Of Privacy In Releasing Info On Fetus Burials
Media outlets report on news from New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Florida, Colorado, Wisconsin, Louisiana, California, Texas, District of Columbia, Georgia, Missouri and Wyoming.
Patient Privacy Continues To Be A Priority When Working On Increasing Access To Health Data, Federal Official Says
Dr. Donald Rucker, the chief of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, said balancing privacy and patients’ rights is a “delicate balancing act.” In other news at the intersection of health and technology: robotic nurses and artificial intelligence’s role in drug development.
Maryland’s Pilot Program To Offer Dental Coverage To Some Medicaid Recipients Brings Smiles To Desperate Patients
The program is aiming to catch dangerous dental problems before they can result in costly emergency room visits for the Medicaid recipients. Experts were muted in their praise. “It’s a very primitive first step for people who don’t have dental care,” said Dr. Louis DePaola, the associate dean at the University of Maryland’s School of…