health care

U.S. Authorities Reconsider Some Requests To Stay From Immigrants Seeking Medical Aid

5:48pm September 04, 2019

by Shannon Dooling

Immigration authorities are reconsidering some requests from migrants to be allowed to stay in the U.S. to get medical treatment. But others hoping to get care here could be facing deportation.

President Trump talked about expanding health coverage options for small businesses in a Rose Garden gathering at the White House in June.

What Would Trumpcare Look Like? Follow GOP's 'Choice And Competition' Clues

4:29pm September 03, 2019

by Julie Appleby

President Trump promises he has a "phenomenal" health plan if the ACA is overturned in court. Here's a glimpse, according to analysts and his advisers, of what might be included in a GOP health plan.

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When Employer Demands Clash With Health Care Obligations

6:55am September 03, 2019

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Paul Spiegel, one of several doctors at Johns Hopkins University arguing that physicians who work in immigration detention centers could be violating the Hippocratic Oath.

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Report: Hundreds Of Florida Nursing Homes Fall Short Of Post-Irma Regulations

5:18pm September 01, 2019

NPR's Michel Martin talks with reporter Elizabeth Koh about how Florida nursing facilities are preparing — or not — for intense hurricanes.

Dr. Omar Salim Akhtar of Kashmir protested the clampdown on telephone and Internet communications by Indian authorities at a press conference on Aug. 26. He was later arrested, then released after a few hours.

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Why Doctors And Medical Journals Are Fighting Over Health Care In Kashmir

3:19pm August 30, 2019

by Kamala Thiagarajan

There are very different perspectives on the impact the political crisis is having on the people of Kashmir. The Lancet weighed in — and an association of Indian doctors had an angry reaction.

Kristin Sollars (left) and Marci Ebberts say nursing is more than just a job. "Sometimes I wonder why everyone in the world doesn't want to be a nurse," Sollars says.

For 2 Nurses, Working In The ICU Is 'A Gift Of A Job'

12:26pm August 30, 2019

For years, Kristin Sollars and Marci Ebberts worked together caring for critically ill patients, a job they say is also a daily mindset. "You carry a little bit of them with you," Ebberts said.

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Before scheduling his hernia surgery, Wolfgang Balzer called the hospital, the surgeon and the anesthesiologist to get estimates for how much the procedure would cost. But when his bill came, the estimates he had obtained were wildly off.

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Bill Of The Month: Estimate For Cost Of Hernia Surgery Misses The Mark

4:08pm August 29, 2019

by Rachel Bluth

Patients are often told to be smart consumers and shop around for health care before they use it. But even when you do so, estimates from insurers, hospitals and doctors can be unreliable.

Purdue Pharma Considers Converting To A Public Trust Amid Lawsuits Over Opioid Crisis

4:20pm August 28, 2019

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Charles Tatelbaum, director at Tripp Scott law firm, about what the Purdue Pharma settlement would mean for the company, the plaintiffs and the Sackler family.

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In The Vagina Bible, gynecologist Jen Gunter dispels myths about the female body.

'Vagina Bible' Tackles Health And Politics In A Guide To Female Physiology

6:05pm August 27, 2019

by Mara Gordon

Frustrated with online marketing sites that peddle needless "health aids" and fears, gynecologist and columnist Jen Gunter aims to dispel myths about the female body and restore power to patients.

State's attorney Brad Beckworth lays out one of his closing arguments in Oklahoma's case against drugmaker Johnson & Johnson at the Cleveland County Courthouse in Norman, Okla. in July. The judge in the case ruled Monday that J&J must pay $572 million to

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Oklahoma Wanted $17 Billion To Fight Its Opioid Crisis: What's The Real Cost?

8:18pm August 26, 2019

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

The $572 million judgment against Johnson & Johnson will cover one year of addiction treatment and prevention the judge says. But health economists predict it will take decades to abate the problem.

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