How Do You Get Health Care in Prison?
A landmark 1976 U.S. Supreme Court ruling (Estelle v. Gamble) makes incarcerated people the only group in the United States with a protected constitutional right to health care. But the exact nature of that health care is open to interpretation. For example, in the late 1970s, Jorge Renaud was serving 27 years in More...
What to Say to Your Partner Who Has Prostate Cancer
When you find out that your partner has prostate cancer, both of you probably have a lot of questions about what comes next. There will be plenty you need to talk about. But what do you say — and what More...
Pre-Ozempic Obesity Drugs: Effective and Budget-Friendly
April 26, 2024 – Before there was Ozempic, Wegovy, or Zepbound, there were cost-friendly, safe, and effective weight loss drugs. FDA-approved obesity medication like orlistat (brand name: Xenical), phentermine/topiramate More...
Rural Living Means Planning Ahead for Your Health Care
Many of the things that make rural living appealing to some – the remoteness, the absence of crowds, the simplicity – can make health care more difficult. Choices for doctors may be limited and health care More...
Which Matters More for Health?
Maybe you know a smoker who never exercises and is living happily into old age. Or perhaps you read about a veggie-loving marathon runner who had a heart attack in middle age. These kinds of stories can’t More...
A lot of children are about to be born in Ukraine. Will the war affect them for life?
When Russia attacked Ukraine in late February, Ukrainian civilians were immediately caught in the crossfire. Over the last month, people have been fleeing to neighboring countries, More...
What Trans Health Care for Minors Really Means
As of April 2022, two states have passed bills banning gender-affirming care – health care related to a transgender person’s medical transition – for transgender youth, More...
Health Care for Older Adults in the COVID-19 Era
COVID-19 has changed the way we do everything — especially when it comes to doctor visits. Older adults have a higher risk of complications from the coronavirus, so it’s best to avoid unnecessary exposure. More...
Cataract Surgery Tricky for Those With Past Radial Keratotomy
April 25, 2024 – Over 2 million people in the 1980s and 1990s had a procedure known as radial keratotomy, a vision-correcting eye surgery that preceded the laser surgery known as LASIK. As part of the procedure, More...
Shop Around to Save on Drug Prices
Prices for medications may be very different from pharmacy to pharmacy, even within the same ZIP code. So you may be able to save money on your medicines by shopping around for the best price. “Prescription More...
