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KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Waking up to baby formula shortage

The federal government finally addressed the infant formula shortage, as a growing number of families found themselves without anything to feed their babies.

19 May 2022

The private sector steps in to protect online health privacy, but critics say it can’t be trusted

Most people have at least a vague sense that someone somewhere is doing mischief with the data footprints created by their online activities: Maybe their use of an app is allowing that company to build a profile of their habits, or maybe they keep getting followed by creepy ads.

19 May 2022

Study identifies multiple barriers faced by family physicians while providing abortion services

What prevents family medicine physicians from providing medical abortions for patients who need them?

18 May 2022

Should you worry about data from your period-tracking app being used against you?

It's estimated that millions of people in the U.S. use period-tracking apps to plan ahead, track when they are ovulating, and monitor other health effects. The apps can help signal when a period is late.

13 May 2022

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: The invisible pandemic

Covid-19 cases are on the rise again, but you couldn't tell from the behavior of the public (rushing back to normal), as well as public health and elected officials who fear backlash from even suggesting the reimplementation of precautions.

12 May 2022

Feinberg students take arts and humanities seminars during medical school career

Since 1989, Feinberg has offered arts and humanities seminars as an integral component of its MD curriculum, allowing students to approach the world of medicine and healthcare from different perspectives and with new skills.

12 May 2022

CDC study of pregnant women hospitalized with COVID in 2021 found 93% not vaccinated

In a recent study posted to the Research Square* preprint server, researchers assessed the characteristics and treatment of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in pregnant women.

12 May 2022

Women support home-use of abortion pills and telemedical model of care

Women who had an abortion in Britain during the pandemic support the continuation of permissions for home-use of both abortion pills and a telemedical model of care - otherwise known as "Pills by Post", according to new research published in BMJ Sexual and Reproductive Health.

11 May 2022

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Leaked abortion opinion rocks Washington’s world

People who pay attention to the Supreme Court have been expecting the justices to scale back the right to abortion when they issue their ruling on a Mississippi abortion law by the end of the current session.

5 May 2022

On the steps of the Supreme Court, tears and glee, bitterness and smiles

On Tuesday morning, emotions were raw on the sidewalks and street separating the U.S. Capitol and the Supreme Court building — a microcosm of the reactions rippling across the country after Politico published a news bombshell Monday night.

3 May 2022

What’s next if ‘Roe v. Wade’ falls? More than half of states expected to ban or restrict abortion

If the Supreme Court's conservative majority affirms the leaked decision overturning abortion rights in the U.S., the effects would be sweeping for 40 million women in more than two dozen states where Republican-led legislatures have been eagerly awaiting the repudiation of the right to terminate a pregnancy.

3 May 2022

Abortion politics lead to power struggles over family planning grants

In a busy downtown coffee shop, a drawing of a ski lift with intrauterine devices for chairs draws the eyes of sleepy customers getting their morning underway with a caffeine jolt.

3 May 2022

Mexico City Policy may be associated with higher maternal, child mortality and HIV incidence rates

Restricting US foreign aid for non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that provide information on or access to abortion-related services in developing countries may have harmful effects on maternal and child mortality and HIV incidence rates on the same scale as an ongoing civil conflict.

2 May 2022

Prevalence of low-molecular-weight heparin prescription in pregnant women according to level of venous thromboembolic disease risk

The present study was carried out to determine how often LMWH was prescribed in pregnancy, the risk classification of such women based on the ETV-OBS risk calculator, and how the risk varied with the occurrence of SARS-CoV-2 infection.

2 May 2022

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: More covid complications for Congress

The week that Dr. Anthony Fauci declared the pandemic part of covid-19 over was also the week Vice President Kamala Harris and two Democratic members of the Senate tested positive for the virus.

28 Apr 2022

Sen. Orrin Hatch’s legacy tracks the GOP’s evolution on health

When it comes to health policy, former Utah Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch, who died April 23 at age 88, leaves a complex legacy of major legislative achievements, changing positions, compromises, and fierce opposition.

28 Apr 2022

Emergency contraception marks a new battle line in Texas

"Mysterious Dolphin" needed an emergency contraception pill dropped off on a porch outside of town.

28 Apr 2022

California sees dramatic decline in child homicide victims. What’s changed?

The stunning climb in homicide rates in recent years in California and big cities across the nation obscures a remarkably good-news trend involving young children: The number of child homicide victims fell dramatically in California over the past decade, the latest death certificate data shows, a pattern mirrored to a lesser extent nationwide.

12 Apr 2022

Oestrogen may be linked to a woman’s risk of developing dementia

A new study examines the risk of dementia with reproductive factors in women.

10 Apr 2022

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Finally, a fix for the ‘family glitch’

The Biden administration this week moved to fix the so-called family glitch in the Affordable Care Act, which has prevented dependents from getting federal subsidies to buy health insurance even if the insurance offered by the employer is unaffordable.

7 Apr 2022

Abortion News and Research

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Waking up to baby formula shortage

The private sector steps in to protect online health privacy, but critics say it can’t be trusted

Study identifies multiple barriers faced by family physicians while providing abortion services

Should you worry about data from your period-tracking app being used against you?

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: The invisible pandemic

Feinberg students take arts and humanities seminars during medical school career

CDC study of pregnant women hospitalized with COVID in 2021 found 93% not vaccinated

Women support home-use of abortion pills and telemedical model of care

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Leaked abortion opinion rocks Washington’s world

On the steps of the Supreme Court, tears and glee, bitterness and smiles

What’s next if ‘Roe v. Wade’ falls? More than half of states expected to ban or restrict abortion

Abortion politics lead to power struggles over family planning grants

Mexico City Policy may be associated with higher maternal, child mortality and HIV incidence rates

Prevalence of low-molecular-weight heparin prescription in pregnant women according to level of venous thromboembolic disease risk

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: More covid complications for Congress

Sen. Orrin Hatch’s legacy tracks the GOP’s evolution on health

Emergency contraception marks a new battle line in Texas

California sees dramatic decline in child homicide victims. What’s changed?

Oestrogen may be linked to a woman’s risk of developing dementia

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Finally, a fix for the ‘family glitch’

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