Family Med Guide
- El riesgo de consumir marihuana aumentaría en los adultos mayoresby Paula Span on June 9, 2025 at 9:01 am
Treinta y nueve estados y el Distrito de Columbia permiten ahora el consumo de cannabis con fines médicos, y en 24 de esos estados, y en el distrito, el consumo recreativo también es legal.
- As Cannabis Users Age, Health Risks Appear To Growby Paula Span on June 9, 2025 at 9:00 am
More older people are using cannabis products regularly, but research suggests their cannabis-related health problems are also on the rise.
- $20K Bonuses Among Latest Moves To Improve California’s Prison Mental Health Systemby Don Thompson on June 9, 2025 at 9:00 am
After decades of unsuccessful efforts to improve California prison conditions, advocates and a federal judge are betting that bonuses and better work accommodations will attract and keep the mental health professionals needed to better treat prisoners.
- Role Reversal: Millions of Kids Are Caregivers for Elders. Why Their Numbers Might Grow.by Leah Fabel and Oona Zenda on June 2, 2025 at 9:00 am
As state officials anticipate Medicaid funding cuts that could strip resources for those with disabilities and chronic health conditions, an army of unpaid caregivers waits in the wings: children. At least 5.4 million kids are estimated to be caring for family members at home, a number likely to rise if Medicaid cuts hit professional home-based services.
- Journalists Draw Link Between Internet Dead Zones, Threatened Medicaid Cuts, and Healthon May 31, 2025 at 9:00 am
KFF Health News journalists made the rounds on national or local media recently to discuss topical stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.
- Opioid Settlement Windfall: Where the Billions Are Goingby Aneri Pattani on May 30, 2025 at 9:00 am
Opioid manufacturers, distributors, and retailers have been paying billions of dollars to settle lawsuits over their role in the overdose epidemic. How to spend the money remains an open question.
- American Doctors Are Moving to Canada To Escape the Trump Administrationby Brett Kelman and Oona Zenda on May 30, 2025 at 9:00 am
Canada has seen a surge of American doctors seeking to move north in the months since President Donald Trump returned to the White House.
- Médicos estadounidenses se mudan a Canadá para escapar de la administración Trumpby Brett Kelman on May 30, 2025 at 8:55 am
El Consejo Médico de Canadá afirmó que el número de médicos estadounidenses que han dado el primer paso para obtener la licencia en Canadá, ha aumentado más del 750%.
- A Ministroke Can Have Major Consequencesby Paula Span on May 27, 2025 at 9:00 am
What are known as transient ischemic attacks can eventually lead to cognitive declines as steep as those following a full-on stroke, new research finds.
- Un mini accidente cerebrovascular puede tener graves consecuenciasby Paula Span on May 27, 2025 at 8:55 am
Los síntomas neurológicos que indican un AIT, un accidente isquémico transitorio o un mini accidente cerebrovascular, muchas veces no se toman en cuenta.