Pod Corner: 'Lost Patients'
We hear from Lost Patients, a podcast that tries to make sense of the U.S. mental health care system.
Health & Safety
The health care impact of Haiti's violence
The constant state of crisis in Haiti is taking a toll on health care facilities in the country. Some doctors and staff are no longer showing up at hospitals for fear of being kidnapped.
New study raises questions about the CDC's data on the maternal mortality rate
A new study raises doubts about the high rate of maternal mortality in the U.S. that was officially reported.
Transitioning later in life can feel isolating. One social group wants to change that
Social spaces for trans folks tend to be youth-oriented. Transitioning for those over 50 can bring unique challenges. One New Jersey support group offers community and a path forward.
They were injured at the Super Bowl parade. A month later, they feel forgotten
A Kansas family remembers Valentine's Day as the start of panic attacks, life-altering trauma and waking to nightmares of gunfire. They wonder how they'll recover from the Kansas City parade shooting.
'This is not a time to get sick,' says a doctor in Haiti on the health-care crisis
The unrest has dealt a devastating blow to health care. Staff face the possibility of attack and abduction. Patients could lose their lives en route — or in a hospital where services are curtailed.
'The beginning of better ways to treat Alzheimer’s disease' comes to the Triad
On Thursday, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist became the first health system in the region to treat an Alzheimer's disease patient with the new medication lecanemab, according to the Winston-Salem-based health system.
Flanked by Fat Joe, Harris urges DEA to 'get to it' on its marijuana review
Vice President Harris framed marijuana reform as a racial justice issue. It's also something that polls well with young voters.
What is the breast cancer calculator actor Olivia Munn suggested after her mastectomy?
The questionnaire on the National Cancer Institute's website estimates lifetime risk and five-year risk based on factors known to increase the likelihood of a woman developing breast cancer.
Her insurer stopped approving her medicine that worked. Will a new state law help?
When a law passed this January takes effect next year, health insurance companies will have three days — or sometimes 24 hours — to decide on prior authorization.