Seniors With Anxiety Frequently Don’t Get Help. Here’s Why.
Anxiety is the most common psychological disorder affecting adults in the U.S. In older people, it’s associated with considerable distress as well as ill health, diminished quality of life, and…
California’s Massive Medicaid Program Works for Some, but Fails Many Others
Newborns. Former inmates. College students. Expectant moms. People with disabilities. Foster kids. Homeless people. Single dads. Your neighbor. Your co-worker. You. California’s Medicaid program, called Medi-Cal, serves a whopping 15.4…
Journalists Probe Problems in Providing Care for Foster Kids and Propping Up Addiction Treatment
KHN senior editor Andy Miller discussed the problems with Georgia’s foster care system on Georgia Public Broadcasting’s “Lawmakers” on Jan. 26. Click here to watch Miller on “Lawmakers” Read Miller’s…
Swamidass named AAAS fellow
S. Joshua Swamidass, MD, PhD, an associate professor of pathology & immunology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, is among 505 new fellows named by the American…
Rural Seniors Benefit From Pandemic-Driven Remote Fitness Boom
MALMO, Minn. — Eight women, all 73 or older, paced the fellowship hall at Malmo Evangelical Free Church to a rendition of Daniel O’Donnell’s “Rivers of Babylon” as they warmed…
Covid Still Kills, but the Demographics of Its Victims Are Shifting
As California settles into a third year of pandemic, covid-19 continues to pose a serious threat of death. But the number of people dying — and the demographics of those…
La línea de salud mental 988 se expande, pero no demasiado en las zonas rurales
La línea 988 de National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, que se lanzó el 16 de julio, fue diseñada como una herramienta universal de apoyo a la salud mental para quienes llaman…
Proton Therapy for Glioblastoma: Quick Recovery without Serious Side Effects
Proton therapy is one of the radiation therapy varieties. X-rays penetrate well into the body tissues and effectively deal with cancer cells. It is dangerous not only for the tumor,…
Please I am a sickle cell patient. And my status is SC. What are the kind of foods that are very good to my health?
Thanks for your question. People with sickle cell disease should be sure to consume a variety of fruits and vegetables in order to get lots of vitamins and minerals. Try…
After the Pandemic Hit Nursing Homes Hard, California Lawmakers Push to Tighten Licensing Rules
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — When Johanna Trenerry found a nursing home for her husband after his stroke, she expected his stay would be temporary. He never came home. Arthur Trenerry died…