The VA reports major uptick in veterans’ care after passage of toxic exposure law

By Ashley Murray Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — Veterans’ care in the United States set all-time records in fiscal year 2023, “shattering” the agency’s performance in

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Children who survive shootings endure huge health obstacles and costs

By Liz Szabo Contributing Writer (kffhealthnews.org) — Oronde McClain was struck by a stray bullet on a Philadelphia street corner when he was 10.

New COVID-19 variant HV.1 emerges as dominant strain in the US
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — As COVID-19 continues to evolve, a new variant has emerged, garnering attention from health officials across the United States. Known as HV.1, the ... PrEP, a key HIV prevention tool, isn’t reaching Black women
By Sam Whitehead Contributing Writer (kffhealthnews.org) — Alexis Perkins thought her OB-GYN’s office in Atlanta would be just the place to get a prescription for the type of drug that reduces a ... Affordable Care Act premiums rise, but subsidies protect most consumers
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — Premiums on the federal Affordable Care Act (ACA) exchange will increase in 2024, but the Biden-Harris administration has pledged that generous subsidies will ... Medicare enrollees can switch coverage now. Here’s what’s new and what to consider.
By Julie Appleby Contributing Writer (kffhealthnews.org) — Consumers know it’s fall when stores start offering Halloween candy and flu shots – and airwaves and mailboxes are filled with advertisements for Medicare options. Facing criticism, Feds award first maternal health grant to a predominantly Black rural area
By Sarah Jane Tribble Contributing Writer (kffhealthnews.org) — A federal program to combat the alarming rates of rural women dying from pregnancy complications has marked a first: It’s supporting an organization that ... Police blame some deaths on ‘excited delirium.’ ER docs consider pulling the plug on the term.
By Markian Hawryluk and Renuka Rayasam Contributing Writers (kffhealthnews.org) — The way Sheldon Haleck’s parents see it, the 38-year-old’s only crime was jaywalking. But that March night in 2015, after Honolulu police ... Law by day, birth work by night: Judge Lori Jupiter on her work as a doula
By Josie Abugov Contributing Writer (Veritenews.org) — As a lawyer, Lori Jupiter understands the power of advocacy and its impact on key moments in the lives of the communities she serves – ... Hep C’s number comes up: Can Biden’s 5-year plan eliminate the longtime scourge?
By Michelle Andrews Contributing Writer (kffhealthnews.org) — Rick Jaenisch went through treatment six times before his hepatitis C was cured in 2017. Each time his doctors recommended a different combination of drugs, ...
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