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The elderly caregiving crisis

Kamala Harris’ proposal to create a Medicare benefit for long-term home care targets an underappreciated part of the economy: caregiving....

More than 25% of DACA Recipients are Uninsured

More than a quarter of young immigrants protected by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program lack health insurance and face burdens preventing them from accessing care, according to

Immigrant Workforce Reaches a New High

The share of foreign-born workers in the U.S. labor force reached a record high last year, per new data from the Labor Department. With more Americans aging out of the

How Art can Improve our Mental Health

When Dr. Frank Clark was in medical school studying to be a psychiatrist, he decided to write his first poem. “All that chatter that is in my head, everything that

Artificial Sweeteners get More Bad PR

The World Health Organization isn’t sweet on non-sugar sweeteners, the agency announced. It advised against using sugar substitutes like Splenda, stevia and Sweet’n Low for weight loss — and warned

Rainbow Fentanyl, the New Enemy in the US

In mid-September, a 15-year-old girl died in a bathroom at her high school in Hollywood from an overdose of fentanyl. Three other students from the same school were admitted to

Chronic Pain is ‘Killing’ America

New cases of chronic pain occur more often in the United States than those of other chronic conditions, like diabetes, depression and high blood pressure, according to a study from

America’s Drug Shortages Reach New Heights

Shortages of cancer drugs and other life-saving medications are reaching their worst point in a decade, forcing physicians to develop workarounds and the Biden administration to mount an all-of-government response.

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