Naman Shah examines a patient at Monrovia Health Center, a Los Angeles County public health clinic in Monrovia, California. Shah says reducing medical debt in the community will depend on effective prevention strategies, just as stopping the spread of infectious disease does. Lauren Justice/KFF Health News and Tradeoffs hide caption toggle caption i Lauren Justice/KFF
Rep. Mary Caferro, a Democrat in the Montana House, spoke at a rally in July at the Montana Capitol in Helena, criticizing the state’s expedited rollout of Medicaid work requirements. She’s among several Democrats who pushed for the state to delay implementing the rules until the Jan. 1 federal deadline. Aaron Bolton/MTPR hide caption toggle
Potent sedating medications are often used on agitated people with dementia in long-term care facilities despite federal efforts to discourage them. A clash over whether to drug a Michigan woman named Marjorie Tingley illuminates the wrenching decisions families and guardians face. David Tingley hide caption toggle caption David Tingley In December 2024, Marjorie Tingley’s adult
Police in Ontario, Canada, have charged a woman with 65 offences including fraud and theft for allegedly stealing from patients and staff at several healthcare centres in the province. Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) identified the suspect as Nassim Eronn, 34, from Burlington, a city 56km (34 miles) south of Toronto. “The investigation was initiated following
In January, Jeff La Marca got a prescription for the popular weight loss drug Zepbound, but he couldn’t afford the $750 monthly price tag. Erica S. Lee/KFF Health News hide caption toggle caption Erica S. Lee/KFF Health News In January, Jeff La Marca got a prescription for the popular weight loss drug Zepbound. But he
A microscope image of a mitochondrion, artificially coloured in green and red. The organelles were extracted for a retinal transplant from the person’s own leg muscles. Credit: K. R. Porter/SPL Scientists have extracted mitochondria from a woman’s leg muscles and injected them into the vitreous fluid of her eyes in an attempt to treat severe
