Readers and Tweeters Chime In on Disability Rights and Drug Discounts
Posted onKHN gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.
Tag: Florida
Mass Shootings Reopen the Debate Over Whether Crime Scene Photos Prompt Change or Trauma
Posted onAfter almost every mass shooting, a debate is renewed over whether to publish the photos of the carnage the guns have inflicted.
Florida Leaders Misrepresented Research Before Ban on Gender-Affirming Care
Posted onThe Florida policy backed by Gov. Ron DeSantis relies on one key statistic that many experts question.
Readers and Tweeters Decry Medical Billing Errors, Price-Gouging, and Barriers to Benefits
Posted onKHN gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.
Ad Goes Too Far With Claim That Joe Biden Promotes Surgery for Trans Teens
Posted onEven some medical experts who are skeptical of gender-affirming care say the White House is not promoting breast removal and genital surgery for teens. But that’s not what an ad, funded by a group led by a former adviser to President Donald Trump, would have you believe.
States Opting Out of a Federal Program That Tracks Teen Behavior as Youth Mental Health Worsens
Posted onColorado, Florida, and Idaho are the latest states to opt out of a survey that tracks concerning behaviors in high school students. Officials cite low participation and state laws that require parental permission. But some advocates say dwindling state participation is an “enormous loss” that will make it harder to track signs of poor mental health — like drug and alcohol misuse and suicidal ideation — among teens.
Journalists Look Into Wildfire Trauma and the South’s Monkeypox Response
Posted onKHN 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.
‘It’s Becoming Too Expensive to Live’: Anxious Older Adults Try to Cope With Limited Budgets
Posted onThree women explain how life’s surprises can catapult their efforts to carefully manage limited budgets and lead to financial distress.
‘Desperate Situation’: States Are Housing High-Needs Foster Kids in Offices and Hotels
Posted onSome foster children with complex mental, behavioral, and physical health needs without a foster placement are having to stay in hotel rooms and even office buildings, a practice called “hoteling.”
Solitary Confinement Condemns Many Prisoners to Long-Term Health Issues
Posted onAn estimated 300,000 people were held in solitary confinement in U.S. jails and prisons at the height of the pandemic. An international movement is pushing to limit the form of incarceration due to its damaging physical and psychological effects.