Kaiser Health News

Emergency Room Wait Time 05202019

As ER wait times grow, more patients leave against medical advice

Meth vs. opioids: America has two drug epidemics, but focuses on one

Meth Rocks FBI Chicago 05092019

A boat crushed his face, then plastic surgeons hit him with $167,000 in bills

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Summer bummer: A young camper’s $142,938 snakebite

Copperhead Snake Head 05012019

As syphilis invades rural America, a fraying health safety net is failing to stop it

Syphilis 04222019

Planned Parenthood’s ‘risky strategy’ to update its image

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Lethal plans: When seniors turn to suicide in long-term care

Senior Depression 04102019

Children's Health

Does it make sense to delay children’s vaccines?

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Eli Lilly’s half-price insulin: How much difference will it make?

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Hidden FDA reports detail harm caused by scores of medical devices

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This time when my water breaks, take me to a hospital without surprise bills

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HHS finalizes rule seeking to expel Planned Parenthood from family planning program

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Health Insurance

The high cost of sex: Insurers often don’t pay for drugs to treat problems

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What ‘dope sick’ really feels like

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Frail seniors find ways to live independently

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Boot camp after 60: 10 steps to turn your health around

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Check your medical records for dangerous errors

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Congress targets misuse of hospice drugs

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Children's Health

Eat, toke or vape: Teens not too picky when it comes to pot’s potpourri

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Biorhythms and birth control: FDA stirs debate by approving ‘natural’ app

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Health Insurance

How genetic tests muddy your odds of getting a long-term-care policy

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How soon is soon enough to learn you have Alzheimer’s?

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Out-of-pocket costs put HIV prevention drug out of reach for many at risk

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Under pressure, California lawmakers ban soda taxes for 12 years

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When erratic teenage behavior means something more

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Domestic violence’s overlooked damage: concussion and brain injury

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When is insurance not really insurance? When you need pricey dental care

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Opioid overdoses are rising faster among Latinos than whites or blacks. Why?

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Living apart together: a new option for older adults

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Hoping to see your doctor via telemedicine? Here’s a quick guide

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For the babies of the opioid crisis, the best care may be mom's recovery

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As proton centers struggle, a sign of a health care bubble?

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Tax-funded mental health programs not always easy to find

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‘Rapid autopsy’ programs seek clues to cancer within hours of death

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Hospitals lure diabetes patients with self-care courses, but costs can weigh heavily

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In a Puerto Rican mountain town, hope ebbs and health suffers

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Barbara Bush’s end-of-life decision stirs debate over ‘comfort care’

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‘Scary’ lung disease now afflicts more women than men in U.S.

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What we know and don’t know about memory loss after surgery

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Is there such a thing as normal aging?

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How a drugmaker turned the abortion pill into a rare-disease profit machine

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Health Insurance

Medicare Advantage plans cleared to go beyond medical coverage — even groceries

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Older Americans are hooked on vitamins despite scarce evidence they work

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