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How Measles Detectives Work To Contain An Outbreak
Across the nation, public health departments are redirecting scarce resources to try to control the spread of measles. Their success relies on shoe-leather detective work that is one of the great untold costs of the measles resurgence.
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Keeping Kids Healthy And Sane In A Digital World
Children are spending more time on their devices than ever before, despite evidence that excessive screen time puts their minds and bodies at risk. Parents should set limits and stick to them and also change their own online behavior, experts say.
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On Campaign Trail, Joe Biden Highlights Nations Lack Of School Psychologists
School psychologists provide the first line of treatment for children with mental health issues. Quantifying the shortage depends on whos counting.
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The Unexpected Perk Of My Group Pregnancy Care: New Friends
Group prenatal visits are catching on they save money and reduce the risk of premature births. It turned out to be the best decision one couple made during their pregnancy.
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A Final Comfort: Palliative Transport Brings Dying Children Home
In a rare but growing practice, some hospitals offer parents the choice to transport their dying children out of the intensive care unit, with life support in tow, so that they can die at home.
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Podcast: KHNs What The Health? Is Medicare For All Losing Steam?
Joanne Kenen of Politico, Stephanie Armour of The Wall Street Journal and Kimberly Leonard of the Washington Examiner join KHNs Julie Rovner to discuss the latest Democratic efforts to push Medicare for All in the U.S. House. They also review new initiatives to raise the federal minimum age to purchase tobacco to 21 and new lawsuits challenging the Trump administrations actions on reproductive health. Also, for extra credit, the panelists suggest their favorite health policy stories of the week they think you should read, too.
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Must-Reads Of The Week From Brianna Labuskes
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health care policy stories each week, so you don't have to.
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State Bans Pesticide Linked To Developmental Problems
California officials announced a ban on chlorpyrifos, a widely used pesticide that has been linked to lower IQs, lower birth weights and other developmental issues in children, even as the federal government fights to protect it.
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Booker’s Argument For Environmental Justice Stays Within The Lines
He didnt overstate the relationship between hazardous waste sites and birth defects and autism.
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Hurricane Marias Legacy: Thousands Of Puerto Rican Students Show PTSD Symptoms
A survey of more than 96,000 students finds that 7.2% reported clinically significant symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, according to a study in JAMA Network Open.
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Liver Illness Strikes Latino Children Like A Silent Tsunami
Potentially deadly fatty liver disease, linked to overconsumption of sugar in drinks and food, often starts in childhood. The goal: Get children to change their habits.
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On The Border, Volunteer Doctors Struggle To Provide Stopgap Care To Immigrants
As recent arrivals are released from detention with severe medical problems ranging from diarrhea to gaping wounds, a makeshift health system of volunteers is overwhelmed. The work is taking a financial and emotional toll.
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Exemptions Surge As Parents And Doctors Do Hail Mary Around Vaccine Laws
In California, medical exemptions to skip childhood vaccinations are on the rise. The trend underlines how hard it is to get parents to comply with vaccination laws meant to protect public safety when a small but adamant population of families and physicians seems determined to resist.
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Suicide Risk Grew After Missouri Medicaid Kids Shifted To Managed Care, Hospitals Say
Psychiatric treatment for children in Medicaid managed-care plans in Missouri has declined and suicide risks are up, reveals a study sponsored by the state hospital association.
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Must-Reads Of The Week From Brianna Labuskes
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health articles from the week so you dont have to.
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Does It Make Sense To Delay Childrens Vaccines?
The renewed squabble over vaccinations obscures a large group of parents who arent anti-vaxxers but spread out their childrens vaccines at a more gradual pace than doctors recommend. Pediatricians warn that could leave small children vulnerable to disease.
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Must-Reads Of The Week From Brianna Labuskes
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health articles from the week so you dont have to.
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Podcast: KHNs What The Health? The Karma Of Cutting Medicare
Stephanie Armour of The Wall Street Journal, Alice Ollstein of Politico and Rebecca Adams of CQ Roll Call join KHNs Julie Rovner to discuss the suggested cuts to health programs in President Donald Trumps budget proposal, the latest on lawsuits challenging work requirements for Medicaid enrollees and the FDAs crackdown on e-cigarettes. Plus, for extra credit, the panelists recommend their favorite health policy stories of the week.
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Students With Disabilities Call College Admissions Cheating Big Slap In The Face
Parents of students with legitimate learning disabilities worry that a backlash against providing special accommodations in college admissions testing could make it harder for them to succeed.