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Cancer patients face frightening delays in treatment approvals
By Lauren Sausser Contributing Writer (kffhealthnews.org) — Marine Corps veteran Ron Winters clearly recalls his doctor’s sobering assessment of his bladder cancer diagnosis in August
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State health officials confirm season’s first child flu death in Louisiana
By Greg LaRose Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — A spokesperson for the Louisiana Department of Health confirmed Friday, December 22 of last year, the state’s first
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By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — A looming healthcare crisis is on the horizon as hospitals and emergency rooms face the potential need to ration care by the month’s ... FDA approves groundbreaking cell-based gene therapies for Sickle Cell Disease
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has greenlit two revolutionary cell-based gene therapies, Casgevy and Lyfgenia, marking a significant leap forward in ... Being Black and pregnant in the Deep South can be a dangerous combination
By Lauren Sausser Contributing Writer (kffhealthnews.org) — O’laysha Davis was a few weeks shy of her due date when in mid-August she decided it was time to switch doctors. Louisiana has removed 197,000 people from Medicaid over five months
By Julie O’Donoghue Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — Louisiana removed 197,000 people from its Medicaid rolls over a five-month period from June to October, as it complies with renewed federal standards for the ... Forever chemicals’ found in freshwater fish, yet most states don’t warn residents
By Hannah Norman Contributing Writer (kffhealthnews.org) — Bill Eisenman has always fished. “Growing up, we ate whatever we caught – catfish, carp, freshwater drum,” he said. “That was the only real source of ... Health insurers have been breaking state laws for years
By Maya Miller and Robin Fields ProPublica In North Carolina, lawmakers outraged that breast cancer patients were being denied reconstructive surgeries passed a measure forcing health insurers to pay for them. In ... Who will care for older adults? We’ve plenty of know-how but too few specialists
By Judith Graham Contributing Writer (kffhealthnews.org) — Thirty-five years ago, Jerry Gurwitz was among the first physicians in the United States to be credentialed as a geriatrician – a doctor who specializes ... Investigation reveals S&WB employees skipped, falsified drinking water tests
By Matt McBride Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — Records the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans sent to the state health department show plant worker Louis Pierre Jr. traveled to five ...
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