Embedded Bias: How Medical Records Sow Discrimination
Medical records can contain seemingly objective descriptions that are actually full of coded language and subtext. How does that affect care?
Is Covid ‘Under Control’ in the US? Experts Say Yes
PolitiFact has been tracking this campaign promise since 2020. Experts are now saying it's fair to describe the covid pandemic as "under control."
Shattered Dreams and Bills in the Millions: Losing a Baby in America
On top of fearing for their children’s lives, new parents of very fragile, very sick infants can face exorbitant hospital bills — even if they have insurance. Medical bills don’t go away if a child dies.
Journalists Dissect Medical Coding and Parse the President's Words
KHN and California Healthline staff made the rounds on national and local media this week to discuss their stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.
Hemp-Derived Delta-8 Skirts Marijuana Laws and Raises Health Concerns
A cannabis product called delta-8 was made legal when the 2018 Farm Bill legalized hemp. But unlike its cousin CBD, delta-8 has psychoactive properties. And the FDA warns it has “serious health risks.” The agency has received more than 100 reports of bad reactions among people who consumed it.
In Jackson, the Water Is Back, but the Crisis Remains
Shift in Child Hospice Care Is a Lifeline for Parents Seeking a Measure of Comfort and Hope
Death Is Anything but a Dying Business as Private Equity Cashes In
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Biden Declares the Pandemic ‘Over’
Buy and Bust: After Platinum Health Took Control of Noble Sites, All Hospital Workers Were Fired
Opponents of California’s Abortion Rights Measure Mislead on Expense to Taxpayers
Formula May Be Right for Infants, but Experts Warn That Toddlers Don’t Need It
Genetic Tests Create Treatment Opportunities and Confusion for Breast Cancer Patients
Covid Still Kills, but the Demographics of Its Victims Are Shifting
Diagnosis: Debt
100 Million People in America Are Saddled With Health Care Debt
The U.S. health system now produces debt on a mass scale, a new investigation shows. Patients face gut-wrenching sacrifices.
