The polio vaccine. Surgical treatment for macular degeneration. The potential of paraplegics to walk again. Treatment for Parkinson’s disease. Antivirals to treat or prevent HIV. Covid-19 vaccines. Each of these lifesaving medical advancements is rooted in research involving nonhuman primates, most often monkeys. Yet scientists conducting this critical work have faced harassment and threats. We endure calls for primate research […]
For medical professionals working in reproductive health care – and the patients they serve – the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade worsened an already confusing maelstrom for providing care. Although there is consensus among the scientific community that birth control and abortion are critical forms of medical care that help manage medical conditions and save lives, the […]
State and city governments are walking a fine line as they move to confront the monkeypox outbreak, trying to spread awareness of the disease — which has thus far predominantly affected men who have sex with men — while avoiding stigmas. “The tightrope you’re trying to walk is making sure that people don’t see it as just a gay men’s illness, but […]
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) ripped the Inflation Reduction Act Saturday for doing little to fight inflation and not enough to help Americans struggling to afford health care, child care and housing. “According to the [Congressional Budget Office] and other economic organizations that have studied this bill, it will have a minimal impact on inflation,” Sanders declared on the Senate floor […]
The Senate voted along party lines Saturday afternoon to advance a sweeping bill to reform the tax code, tackle climate change and lower the cost of prescription drugs, taking a big step closer to giving President Biden a major victory before the November midterm elections. The Senate voted 51 to 50 to proceed to the 755-page bill, after Vice President Kamala Harris arrived at […]
Indiana-based pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly announced in a statement obtained by The Hill on Saturday that it would look to expand employment growth outside the state following the passage of a near-total ban on abortion. The legislation, signed into law by Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb (R), would bar the procedure after 10 weeks post-fertilization except in cases of rape and […]
The powerful pharmaceutical industry is on the verge of a rare defeat in Congress, as Democrats say they have the votes to pass legislation targeting high drug costs. After securing the support of Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) late Thursday, Senate Democrats appear poised to pass sweeping legislation that, among a host of climate and tax measures, would allow Medicare to […]
KHN senior correspondent Arthur Allen discussed New York’s polio case with WBEZ’s “Reset With Sasha-Ann Simons” on Aug. 2. Click here to hear Allen on WBEZ Read Allen’s “What the Polio Case in New York Tells Us About the End of Polio” KHN senior correspondent Julie Appleby discussed health insurance price transparency rules that took effect July 1 on WJR’s […]
A jury in Minnesota ruled on Friday that a pharmacist did not commit discrimination when he did not fill an emergency contraception prescription for a woman after her prior contraceptive method failed, according to the gender advocacy group Gender Justice. A jury in Aitkin County found that a pharmacist’s decision not to provide an emergency contraception prescription to Andrea Anderson, […]
Labor costs, driven by demand for contract workers amid staff shortages, were the hot topic in the hospital industry’s second-quarter earnings reports. Health system are doling out higher pay and bonuses to attract workers, despite ongoing financial challenges related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Revenue results were mixed, with some health systems recording small increases, while others failed to turn it around two […]