April 2023

KFF Health News former senior editor Andy Miller discussed long covid, telehealth, and health care worker shortages on WUGA’s “The Georgia Health Report” on April 21. He also discussed cancer treatment for the uninsured on WUGA’s “The…

Keely Larson Katie Beall was diagnosed with breast cancer on March 1, 2022. Two days later, doctors told her the chemotherapy she needed would make her infertile. The next day, she started looking into how she could freeze her eggs,…

When Glenn Janssen decided to file a claim for disability benefits with the Veterans Affairs Department last year, he dreaded the prospect of dealing with federal bureaucracy and paperwork. Janssen, 57, lives in Portugal with…

Letters to the Editor is a periodic feature. We welcome all comments and will publish a selection. We edit for length and clarity and require full names. Patients as Educators I read, with interest, your article about the…

Friends sitting around a table, talking and laughing. A touch on the arm, as one of them leans over to make a confiding comment. A round of hugs before walking out the door. For years, Carole Leskin, 78, enjoyed this close…

Defensores de los derechos de las personas con discapacidades presentaron una demanda el martes 25 de abril para revocar la ley de muerte asistida por un médico de California, argumentando que cambios recientes facilitan que las…

Marcus Cummins creció soñando con convertirse en médico, pero el nativo de Central Valley, California, no tenía médicos negros a los que admirar. A veces dudó de sí mismo, pero le da crédito a la determinación que desarrolló…

Jim Robbins En la década de 1990, los habitantes de Ciudad de México se dieron cuenta que sus perros actuaban de forma extraña: algunos no reconocían a sus dueños y los patrones de sueño de los animales habían cambiado.…

(Oona Tempest / KFF Health News Illustration)Sadé Lewis of Queens, New York, has suffered migraines since she was a kid, and as she started college, they got worse. A recent change in her insurance left the 27-year-old looking for…

After spending 38 years in the Alabama prison system, one of the most violent and crowded in the nation, Larry Jordan felt lucky to live long enough to regain his freedom. The decorated Vietnam War veteran had survived prostate…