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Montana inmates with mental illness languish in jail awaiting treatment before trial

A long waiting list at Montana's only state-run psychiatric hospital has left inmates untreated and stuck in county jails. To fix it, health officials want changes to involuntary commitment laws.

Drop in teen births is slowing

Drop in teen births is slowing

The war against abortion rights, sex ed and more may unravel decades of progress

She received chemo in two states. Why did it cost so much more in Alaska?

She received chemo in two states. Why did it cost so much more in Alaska?

A breast cancer patient who received similar treatments in two states saw significant differences in cost, illuminating how care in remote areas can come with a stiffer price tag.

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Medical debt could soon be barred from ruining your credit score

The Biden administration unveiled regulations that potentially would help tens of millions of people who have medical debt on their credit reports.

At new mental health courts in California, judges will be able to mandate treatment

In several California counties, new mental health courts open up in October. Officials hope to persuade people with psychosis to accept treatment. Critics say, it looks more like coercion.

Just two doctors serve this small Alabama town. What's next when they want to retire?

Like much of rural America, LaFayette, Alabama, has no hospital or urgent care clinic. As the town's two primary care doctors approach retirement, some experiments are bubbling up to care for people.

Abortion patients flee to Illinois

Determining who can get an abortion and where has been complicated by medically ambiguous language in state laws

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'Dr. Google' meets its match in Dr. ChatGPT

'Dr. Google' meets its match in Dr. ChatGPT

In recent research AI has done a credible job at diagnosing health complaints. But should consumers trust unregulated bots with their health care? Doctors see trouble brewing.

CDC recommends new COVID boosters

CDC recommends new COVID boosters

The virus sometimes causes severe illness even in those without underlying conditions, including deaths in children

Dr. Google meets its match: Dr. ChatGPT

Dr. Google meets its match: Dr. ChatGPT

Chatbot-delivered medical information may represent an improvement over Dr. Google, but some concerns remain

Rural nursing home operators say new staff rules would cause more closures

Rural nursing home operators say new staff rules would cause more closures

The Biden administration says a recently proposed minimum staffing standard would help ensure quality care, but nursing home leaders predict it will accelerate a trend of closures in rural America.

Fentanyl mixed with cocaine or meth is driving the '4th wave' of the overdose crisis

Fentanyl mixed with cocaine or meth is driving the '4th wave' of the overdose crisis

A new study finds a 50-fold growth in deaths from combined use of stimulants and opioids. The toxic and contaminated drug supply is to blame.

Medical debt nearly pushed this family into homelessness. Millions more are at risk

Medical debt nearly pushed this family into homelessness. Millions more are at risk

Saddled with debt from health care, many Americans are forced into painful tradeoffs. And some are losing their homes.

When AI decides what pain meds you get

When AI decides what pain meds you get

The use of systems to analyze opioid-prescribing data has sparked questions over whether they harm patients

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About the new drug pricing negotiations

The first eligible drugs treat diabetes, blood clots, blood cancers, arthritis and heart disease

Understaffed nursing homes are a huge problem, and Biden's promised fix 'sabotaged'

A study commissioned by the government to recommend minimum staffing levels at nursing homes drew no conclusions. And that means Biden's pledge to set those minimums may come to far less than hoped.

Prepping for college under abortion bans

Students of color could be disproportionately affected by changes in state abortion laws

Trump launched an ambitious effort to end HIV. House Republicans want to defund it

Republicans in Congress back substantial cuts to the budget of the CDC, taking aim at one of former President Donald Trump's major health programs: a push to end the HIV epidemic in the U.S.

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She paid her husband's hospital bill. A year after his death, they wanted more money

Eloise Reynolds encountered a perplexing reality in medical billing: Providers can come after patients for more money well after a bill has been paid.

Should we mention suicide in obituaries?

The reluctance to acknowledge suicide has implications beyond the confines of a public notice

'All we want is revenge': How social media fuels gun violence among teens

Teens share photos or videos of themselves with guns and cash, sometimes calling out rivals, on social media. When posts go viral, fueled by "likes" and comments, the danger is hard to contain.

Abortion bans are fueling a rise in high-risk patients heading to Illinois hospitals

Illinois hospitals are seeing a surge of out-of-state patients who need abortion care at a hospital due to medical complications. But hospital-based abortions are more costly and harder to arrange.

The painful pandemic lessons Mandy Cohen carries to the CDC

President Biden and others have lauded Mandy Cohen's pandemic leadership in North Carolina. Those in the state's most vulnerable communities tell a more nuanced story about the new CDC director.

Big Pharma’s playbook for expensive meds

Here are just a few of the many examples of drug pricing practices that have driven consumers to demand change

Hospitals sued thousands of patients in North Carolina for unpaid bills, report finds

The suits pursued patients and their families, sometimes putting liens on homes. "I know my house will never be mine. It is going to be the hospital's," said Donna Lindabury, 70, who lost her case.

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