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Hard Lessons From Detroit, A City That Tried To Privatize Public Health
If you were growing up in Detroit in the 1970s or '80s, chances are you knew the city's health department — the Herman Kiefer public health complex — by… -
One Medical Employees Say Concierge Care Provider Is Putting Profits Over Patients
The health care company One Medical, under government scrutiny for allegedly using vaccine distribution to increase its bottom line, is facing a new… -
Uninsured Or Unemployed? You Might Be Missing Out On Free Health Insurance
If you are uninsured or you've been on unemployment benefits this year, new financial help — passed by Congress earlier this year — means you might be… -
Bill To Ban Shocks At Canton Special Education School Passes First Test In U.S. House Of Representatives
The taypayer-funded Judge Rotenberg Educational Center is currently the only U.S. institution known to use shock therapy to treat patients with disabilities. -
Amid Massive Hospital Sell-Off, Corporate Giant Continues Suing Patients
Tennova Healthcare-Lebanon doesn't exist anymore as a hospital. But it still sued Hope Cantwell. A knock came on the door of Cantwell's East Nashville… -
Boston City, Community Leaders Grapple With Low Vaccination Rates In Mattapan
Only around 45% of the neighborhood has at least one dose of the vaccine. -
Obesity Drug's Promise Now Hinges On Insurance Coverage
When a promising new drug to treat obesity was approved by the Food and Drug Administration for sale in the U.S. last month, it was the first such… -
The Homesick EMTs Of Manila Ease The Strain On Hospitals Coping With COVID
Clarisa Andres, a petite 22-year-old, hasn't been home in over a month. She's homesick, but she says she can cope.She's an emergency medical technician… -
In Health Care, More Money Is Being Spent On Patients' Social Needs. Is It Working?
When doctors at a primary care clinic in Philadelphia noticed many of its poorest patients were failing to show up for appointments, they hoped giving out… -
Clock Is Ticking In Vaccine Standoff Between Houston Hospital And 178 Employees
The Houston Methodist hospital system in Texas has suspended 178 workers for not meeting a deadline to receive the COVID-19 vaccine — a policy that…
