INSANE: 8 | Vintage Vibes

"Player-coaches" changing recovery game

Meet the "peer support specialists," workers who guide people recovering from addiction as they do it themselves

Salon · Nov 16, 2022

Private equity in the maternity ward

Hospitals are partnering with private equity to open "obstetrics emergency departments" — with big medical bills

Salon · Nov 15, 2022

Hospital probed after denying abortion

In the wake of Missouri's abortion ban, one hospital is in hot water after denying an essential abortion

Salon · Nov 14, 2022

Fact check: Ad goes too far with claim that Joe Biden promotes surgery for trans teens

A radio ad targeting care for transgender youth began airing in cities around the country this fall — from Spanish-language stations in Corpus Christi, Texas, to sports talk shows in Tennessee to pop radio in Detroit. The ad, paid for by a political advocacy group founded by Stephen Miller, a…

Tribune News Service · Nov 10, 2022

More older Americans become homeless as inflation rises and housing costs spike

In Montana and across the nation, homeless shelters report the worrisome trend that seniors are a growing proportion of their residents.

WEKU · Nov 10, 2022

Haven’t seen your doctor in a few years?

Some primary care doctors drop seldom-seen patients, a problem for those who postponed visits amid the pandemic

Salon · Nov 9, 2022

Supreme Court to hear nursing home case that could affect millions

When Susie Talevski sued the agency that managed her elderly father’s care before he died, she hoped to get justice for her family. She did not expect the case would grow into a national bellwether. A ruling against her could strip millions of vulnerable Americans of their power to hold…

Tribune News Service · Nov 8, 2022

Post-Roe, contraceptive failures carry bigger stakes

Birth control options have improved over the decades. Oral contraceptives are now safer, with fewer side effects. Intrauterine devices can prevent pregnancy 99.6% of the time. But no prescription drug or medical device works flawlessly, and people’s use of contraception is inexact.

Tribune News Service · Nov 8, 2022

Hospital giant HCA fends off accusations of questionable inpatient admissions

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Jennifer Smithfield felt weak and still had trouble breathing in February after nearly two weeks with COVID-19. It was a Sunday, and her doctor’s office was closed. So her primary care physician suggested going to an emergency room to be safe.

Tribune News Service · Nov 7, 2022

Hurricane Ian's deadly impact on seniors

At least 120 people died from Hurricane Ian; of those who perished, two-thirds were 60 or older

Salon · Nov 6, 2022