California launched two teletherapy apps as part of the governor’s $500 million foray into health technology with private companies. But the rollout has been so slow that one company has yet to...
https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/california-youth-teletherapy-apps-rollout-slow/
Researchers in Charleston, South Carolina, are trying to build a DNA database of 100,000 people to better understand how genetics affects health risks. But they’re struggling to recruit enough ...
The state is looking at ways to weed out false reporting of child abuse and neglect as the number of reports reaches a record high.
https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/child-abuse-mandatory-reporting-laws-colorado/
For the second time in as many months, the Supreme Court heard arguments in an abortion case. This time, the justices are being asked to decide whether a federal law that requires emergency care ...
https://kffhealthnews.org/news/podcast/what-the-health-344-abortion-supreme-court-april-25-2024/
Durante décadas, las preocupaciones sobre la contaminación automovilística se han centrado en lo que sale del tubo de escape. Ahora, investigadores y reguladores dicen que se necesita prestar ...
Tires emit huge volumes of particles and chemicals as they roll along the highway, and researchers are only beginning to understand the threat. One byproduct of tire use, 6PPD-q, is in regulators...
https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/tire-toxicity-salmon-die-offs-research-6ppd/
En Philadelphia, funcionarios esperan que este enfoque proactivo transforme a la naloxona en un artículo que esté en los botiquines, para evitar que las personas mueran por sobredosis, especial...
California state lawmakers this year are continuing their progressive tilt on health policy, debating bills banning an ingredient in Froot Loops and offering free condoms for high schoolers.
Some of the nearly 130,000 Montanans who have lost Medicaid coverage as the state reevaluates eligibility are homeless. That’s in part because Montana kicked more than 80,000 people off the pro...
https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/unsheltered-people-losing-medicaid-redetermination-paperwork/
To reduce recidivism, some rural counties are hiring community health workers or peer support specialists to connect people leaving custody to mental health resources, substance use treatment, me...
https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/utah-rural-jails-community-health-workers-prevent-recidivism/