COVID tests are free, except when they’re not
Even before a novel virus swept around the world, Anna Davis Abel wore a mask to protect herself from getting sick. The 25-year-old writer lives with lupus, a chronic autoimmune...
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Medicamentos gratis para prevenir el VIH. ¿Eres elegible?
La administración Trump acaba de dar a conocer un plan para distribuir medicamentos preventivos contra el VIH de manera gratuita a las personas que no tienen seguro de salud. Con...
In campaign to stop teen vaping, states turn to tried-and-true remedy: Taxes
Kathleen Hambleton once used to spend $100 a week on Marlboro Reds. The 43-year-old nurse from Saxtons River, Vermont, paid a high price for her addiction to smoking, undergoing multiple...
Compression garments can ease lymphedema. Covering costs? Not so easy.
Every morning, Britta Vander Linden dons compression stockings, a cumbersome process she calls "putting on my legs." She relies on the garments to stand and walk without intense leg pain...
As vaping devices evolve, new potential hazards scrutinized
The smokeless tobacco industry that began with low-voltage cigarette look-alikes has evolved to include customizable, high-wattage machines capable of generating enormous clouds of vapor — and potentially toxic substances. As...
As vaping devices evolve, new potential hazards scrutinized
The smokeless tobacco industry that began with low-voltage cigarette look-alikes has evolved to include customizable, high-wattage machines capable of generating enormous clouds of vapor — and potentially toxic substances. As...
A young camper’s snakebite in southern Illinois became a $142,938 bill
It was dusk as Oakley Yoder and the other summer camp kids hiked back to their tents at Illinois' Jackson Falls last July. As the group approached a mound of...
Meth’s resurgence spotlights lack of meds to combat the addiction
In 2016, news reports warned the public of an opioid epidemic gripping the nation. But Madeline Vaughn, then a lead clinical intake coordinator at the Houston-based addiction treatment organization Council...
Got food allergies? Add milk to the worries for your meal
Since her son Matt was an infant, Lynda Mitchell knew he had a milk allergy. She controlled the symptoms by switching his baby formula. But when he was 1, Halloween...