WILLIAMSTON, N.C. — Two years after her brother’s death, Debra Pierce still wonders whether the 50-year-old would have survived his heart attack if her local hospital hadn’t closed. “The sad thing is we’ll never know if he could have been saved that night or not, because we don’t have a higher level of care in…
By KIM BELLARD MIT is, most people would admit, a pretty good school. Even those who don’t know a lot about universities probably associate MIT with science, engineering, and math, and in fact, it is one of the leading universities in the world for those (and other) areas. E.g., the QS World University Rankings have…
In response to abrupt and politicized changes to federal vaccine policy, concerned Coloradans have taken several steps to shore up support for vaccine science. A bill passed by the state legislature in March then signed into law by Democratic Gov. Jared Polis allows Colorado to further uncouple itself from federal guidance. The law allows health…
President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown has parents who lack legal residency worried about the welfare of children left behind. Some jurisdictions are taking action. Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C., allow families to name temporary guardians if a parent is detained or deported. KFF Health News correspondent Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez appeared on WAMU’s May 13 Health…
The answer is provided by EFPIA’s annual WAIT indicator (press release, report). First, we see a large decrease in the share of pharmaceuticals fully availbity, drive by a small increase in reduced availability but a much larger increase in the number of drugs that only have a limited availability. Specifically, Historically full availability was the…
SANDPOINT, Idaho — An anti-abortion pregnancy center on the outskirts of this Idaho Panhandle town greets visitors with an abridged Bible verse painted on the wall of its waiting area: “Come to me & I will give you rest.” 7B Care Clinic has been operating in Sandpoint since 2001 and was previously called Life Choices…
Julie Rovner, KFF Health News’ chief Washington correspondent and host of the What the Health? podcast, recently spoke with Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) about the ongoing fight between President Donald Trump and Congress over control of federal spending. Baldwin, who is a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee and the Senate Health, Education, Labor and…
Dor Skuler is CEO of Intuition Robotics the maker of EllieQ — a remarkable AI robot that is a companion for seniors. I had a lot of fun meeting ElliQ and asking Dor about how she works. This is a wide-ranging interview with Dor and with EllieQ. She tells us about Florence Nightingale, what Dor…
At least, it won’t be overturned by the US Supreme Court. Endpoints reports: The Supreme Court says it won’t wade into the pharma industry’s yearslong legal battle over Medicare drug price negotiations. The justices declined to review multiple cases brought by AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson, Bristol Myers Squibb, Novo Nordisk, Novartis and Boehringer Ingelheim… The…