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Column: America needs to keep the door open to immigrant physicians

By Jason J. Han and Neha Vapiwala, STAT

Immigrant physicians represent a huge asset U.S. health care. Attracting and training these physicians is a boon for public health.

Aid-in-dying laws don’t guarantee patients can choose to die, advocates say

By Julie Rovner, KFF Health News

Across California — and in the five other states where medical aid-in-dying is now legal—many hospitals and doctors are not obligated to prescribe medication.

Why psychedelic drugs are having a medical renaissance

By Miles O'Brien

For C.J. Hardin, an Army veteran, dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder is an everyday feat. After years of pills and therapy failed to help his disorder, Hardin knew he needed an alternative. So he turned to a surprising substitute that's…

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Affordable water may soon dry up, especially if you live here

By Nsikan Akpan

Water may become unaffordable for a third of American households within the next five years, according to a Michigan State University study.

The infectious disease that sprung Al Capone from Alcatraz

By Dr. Howard Markel

after he was finally imprisoned for his life of crime, it was neither case law nor strong-armed tactics that set him free. It was, in fact, a tiny microbe called Treponema pallidum.

Block grants are the heart of GOP’s Medicaid plans. Here’s how they work

By Shefali Luthra, Kaiser Health News

Republican plans to transform Medicaid could help set debate on the role of government and entitlements. Here's an explanation of how it could work.

Opioids as a first response to pain? Hospitals are rethinking that policy

By Max Blau, STAT

With heroin deaths now surpassing gun homicides, hospitals have been retraining staff to minimize prescriptions of narcotic painkillers.

Scorching your toast and potatoes could cause cancer, UK scientists say

By News Desk

Scientists in the UK are cautioning against cooking potatoes and toast to a blackened color, saying a by-product of the cooking process could cause cancer.

Republican states look to tweak Medicaid expansion under Obamacare, not eliminate it

By Christine Vestal, Stateline

As candidates two years ago, the Republican governors of Kentucky and Arkansas swore they would do away with “Obamacare” if elected. But a funny thing happened between the campaign trail and the governor’s mansion: Reality set in.

Trans patients, looking for fertility options, turn to cancer research

By Corinne Segal

There are an estimated 1.4 million trans Americans, and physicians told the PBS NewsHour Weekend that demand is increasing for health care specific to them. Many doctors are confronting the issue of fertility among trans communities.