NY Reaches Agreement With DOJ Over Vaccine Access for Blind People
Five New York state and local government agencies agreed to fix covid-19 vaccine websites to make them accessible for blind...
Month: October 2021
Covid Immunity Through Infection or Vaccination: Are They Equal?
Dr. Aaron Kheriaty, a University of California-Irvine psychiatry professor, felt he didn’t need to be vaccinated against covid because he’d...
From Sewers to Golf Courses, Cities See Green With New Federal Covid Relief Dollars
Duluth, Minnesota, is hiring a social worker to help people with addiction and mental health problems. Pueblo, Colorado, started paying...
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Abortion Politics Front and Center
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Our Covid Cocoon: The Parents Aren’t Alright (But Help May Be Coming)
Matt Volz and son Thomas take a selfie while waiting for a covid test in Helena, Montana, on Sept. 22.(Matt...
Needle Exchanges Are Targeted by Eco-Rooted Lawsuits. A New California Law Will Stop That.
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — For more than 30 years, public health officials and nonprofits in California have provided clean hypodermic...
California Vaccine Mandate Extends to Aides for People With Disabilities
Workers in adult and senior care facilities and in-home aides have been added to the list of California health workers...
Racism a Strong Factor in Black Women’s High Rate of Premature Births, Study Finds
The tipping point for Dr. Paula Braveman came when a longtime patient of hers at a community clinic in San...
Solitary Confinement Condemns Many Prisoners to Long-Term Health Issues
ATLANTA — Sometimes, Pamela Winn isn’t sure how to connect with people, even those she loves, like her 9-month-old granddaughter....
Mandatory Vaccines for Health Care Workers Might Upend Nurses’ Training
Kaitlyn Hevner expects to complete a 15-month accelerated nursing program at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville in December....
Listen: California Banks on a Bold Treatment: Pay Drug Users to Stop Using
When Billy Lemon was trying to kick his methamphetamine addiction, he went to a drug treatment program at the San...
Santa Cruz Health Officials Honored for Persevering in Covid Battle Against Tide of ‘Denialism’
Two California public health officials who pressed forward with aggressive measures to contain covid-19 even while enduring death threats and...
