Health Jun 11 Change to Gilead assistance program threatens PrEP access, HIV advocates say Safety-net clinics especially are bracing for how the drugmaker’s policy shift could reduce their budgets and hamstring their ability to provide care to an at-risk population.
Health Dec 04 Truvada is available for free. Here’s how you can get it Called “Ready, Set, PrEP,” the federal program will provide patients at risk of contracting HIV one of the two pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) drugs. Those medications can reduce the chances of getting HIV through sex by more than 90%.
Nation Apr 27 Hurricane Maria’s legacy: Thousands of Puerto Rican students show PTSD symptoms A survey of more than 96,000 students finds that 7.2% reported “clinically significant” symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, according to a study in JAMA Network Open.
Health Jun 14 Water quality in Puerto Rico remains unclear months after Hurricane Maria Puerto Rican officials claim that water service on the U.S. island has been restored to more than 96 percent of customers as of June 6, but the report of progress masks underlying problems.
Health Dec 10 Challenges abound for 26-year-olds falling off parental insurance cliff A new crop of young people are falling off their parents’ insurance plans when they turn 26 — the age when the Affordable Care Act stipulates that children must leave family policies.
Health May 15 Racial segregation may raise blood pressure among African Americans, study says Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, and African-Americans are disproportionately affected by the condition.
Health Apr 18 A new worry for smokers’ families: ‘thirdhand smoke’ Smokers expose their families to increased levels of nicotine and chemical residue left behind from cigarettes known as "thirdhand smoke."…
Health Oct 02 The need to replace EpiPens regularly adds to concerns about cost EpiPens expire quickly, forcing users to regularly bear the cost of replacing the medicine.
Nation Sep 12 13 percent of U.S. reports household hunger. How do teens cope? Researchers asked teens how they cope with hunger in their communities and the barriers preventing them from accessing food assistance programs. They discovered many teens shrink from seeking help for fear of being stigmatized.