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US Covid-19 vaccine rollout for under-fives must overcome hesitancy

For many parents the availability of vaccination to the youngest age group is not before time but others plan to ‘wait and see’

The Guardian - US · Jun 26, 2022

100 million people in America are saddled with health care debt

Elizabeth Woodruff drained her retirement account and took on three jobs after she and her husband were sued for nearly $10,000 by the New York hospital where his infected leg was amputated.

Tribune News Service · Jun 20, 2022

As Biden fights overdoses, harm reduction groups face local opposition

HOUSTON — Casey Malish had just pulled into an intersection in the 2nd Ward when a woman with tattoos and pinkish hair unexpectedly hopped into the back seat of his gray Mazda. He handles outreach for the Houston Harm Reduction Alliance, a nonprofit that helps drug users like her stay…

Tribune News Service · Jun 17, 2022

When medical test costs suddenly change

Preventive care should be free under the ACA. An investigation found it doesn't always work that way in practice

Salon · Jun 1, 2022

Why won’t more older Americans get their COVID booster?

Even as top U.S. health officials say it’s time America learns to live with the coronavirus, a chorus of leading researchers say faulty messaging on booster shots has left millions of older people at serious risk.

Tribune News Service · May 13, 2022

The number of Americans who say they won't get a COVID shot hasn't budged in a year

Politics, religion, distrust and disinformation all play a role. "I've realized that there's no convincing somebody once they have their mind made up," says a social worker in Beaumont, Texas.

WEKU · May 10, 2022

What’s next if Roe v. Wade falls? More than half of states expected to ban or restrict abortion

If the Supreme Court’s conservative majority affirms the leaked decision overturning abortion rights in the U.S., the effects would be sweeping for 40 million women in more than two dozen states where Republican-led legislatures have been eagerly awaiting the repudiation of the right to terminate a pregnancy.

Tribune News Service · May 4, 2022

Who doesn’t text in 2022? Most state Medicaid programs

West Virginia will use the U.S. Postal Service and an online account this summer to connect with Medicaid enrollees about the expected end of the COVID-19 public health emergency, which will put many recipients at risk of losing their coverage.

Tribune News Service · Apr 14, 2022

Panic grips Choutigam’s Kashmiri Pandit families after militant attack

Three families forced to rethink decision to stay on in Kashmir

The Hindu · Apr 5, 2022

A tale of two Covid Americas: can the US unite behind a pandemic strategy?

As health authorities brace for another coronavirus wave, the US is still deeply divided over its pandemic future – even as most states relax restrictions

The Guardian - US · Mar 23, 2022