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$80,000 and 5 ER visits: An ectopic pregnancy takes a toll despite New York’s liberal abortion law

October 10, 2022, 6:00am Health

When Sara Laub’s period was late, the New York City resident shrugged it off. She’d used an intrauterine device, or IUD, for three years and knew her odds of getting pregnant were extremely slim. But after 10 days had passed, Laub, 28, took a home test in early July and… Read story

A $6,000 urine test? Bay Area hospital company sued over ‘unconscionable’ fee

October 10, 2022, 5:37am Business

Savannah Thompson walked into the emergency department at John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek, California, just after midnight June 14, fearing she had ingested fentanyl — a synthetic opiate responsible for a North America-wide epidemic of fatal overdoses — in what she had been told was cocaine, according to… Read story

Helen Khuri poses for a portrait on the campus of Emory University Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022, in Atlanta. Khuri's mother found a specialist to help her when the 19-year-old's post-traumatic stress disorder flared up last spring. But the Emory University student had to temporarily move from Atlanta to Boston for treatment, even though she never set foot inside the hospital offering it. "It didn't necessarily make sense to ... kind of uproot my life, just to receive this three-week treatment program," Khuri said.

Telemedicine was made easy during COVID-19 but not any more

Helen Khuri poses for a portrait on the campus of Emory University Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022, in Atlanta. Khuri's mother found a specialist to help her when the 19-year-old's post-traumatic stress disorder flared up last spring. But the Emory University student had to temporarily move from Atlanta to Boston for treatment, even though she never set foot inside the hospital offering it. "It didn't necessarily make sense to ... kind of uproot my life, just to receive this three-week treatment program," Khuri said.

October 9, 2022, 1:48pm Health

Telemedicine exploded in popularity after COVID-19 hit, but limits are returning for care delivered across state lines. Read story

Ramsey Doudar, fulfillment lead at The Reef and leader a consumer advocacy group called Patients and Users for Reasonable Cannabis Policy, on Sept. 28, 2022, in Seattle.

Researchers warn of mental health risks of high-potency cannabis

Ramsey Doudar, fulfillment lead at The Reef and leader a consumer advocacy group called Patients and Users for Reasonable Cannabis Policy, on Sept. 28, 2022, in Seattle.

October 9, 2022, 6:03am Health

Researcher Beatriz Carlini clicks through a few local cannabis retailers’ websites before finding what she’s looking for. Read story

Jeff White has been assisted several times in recent years by crisis response teams that serve some rural counties in Iowa. White, who has depression and schizophrenia, can now call a state-run hotline and request a visit from mental health workers, rather than being admitted to a psychiatric unit or jailed by police.

Mental health crisis teams aren’t just for cities anymore

Jeff White has been assisted several times in recent years by crisis response teams that serve some rural counties in Iowa. White, who has depression and schizophrenia, can now call a state-run hotline and request a visit from mental health workers, rather than being admitted to a psychiatric unit or jailed by police.

October 9, 2022, 6:02am Health

Jeff White knows what can happen when 911 dispatchers receive a call about someone who feels despondent or agitated. Read story

Medical debt sunk her credit. New changes from the credit reporting agencies won’t help

October 9, 2022, 6:00am Business

After a year of chemo and radiation, doctors told Penelope “Penny” Wingard in 2014 that her breast cancer was in remission. She’d been praying for this good news. But it also meant she no longer qualified for a program in her state that offers temporary Medicaid coverage to patients undergoing… Read story

One of many curb cuts along Southeast Park Crest Avenue, which build a graded slope leading into an intersection, allowing people in wheelchairs and riding bicycles to smoothly exit the sidewalk.

Washington faces an epidemic of inaccessible sidewalks

One of many curb cuts along Southeast Park Crest Avenue, which build a graded slope leading into an intersection, allowing people in wheelchairs and riding bicycles to smoothly exit the sidewalk.

October 9, 2022, 5:55am Health

The Tacoma apartment was listed as wheelchair accessible, but it didn’t matter, because Krystal Monteros couldn’t get there in the first place. Read story

FILE - The recently closed Savannah Medical Clinic, which provided abortions for four decades in Savannah, Ga., is pictured on Thursday, July 21, 2022. According to an analysis released Thursday, Oct 6, 2022, at least 66 clinics have stopped providing abortions in 15 states since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade on June 24, 2022. The Guttmacher Institute's analysis examines the impact of state laws on access to U.S. abortion in the 100 days since that landmark decision. The number of abortion clinics in these states dropped in that time from 79 to 13 and all 13 of the remaining ones are in Georgia.

At least 66 U.S. clinics have halted abortions, institute says

FILE - The recently closed Savannah Medical Clinic, which provided abortions for four decades in Savannah, Ga., is pictured on Thursday, July 21, 2022. According to an analysis released Thursday, Oct 6, 2022, at least 66 clinics have stopped providing abortions in 15 states since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade on June 24, 2022. The Guttmacher Institute's analysis examines the impact of state laws on access to U.S. abortion in the 100 days since that landmark decision. The number of abortion clinics in these states dropped in that time from 79 to 13 and all 13 of the remaining ones are in Georgia.

October 6, 2022, 9:04am Health

At least 66 clinics in 15 states have stopped providing abortions since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, according to an analysis released Thursday. Read story

Health insurance premium assistance program launched

October 6, 2022, 8:15am Health Free

Washington residents who get health insurance through Washington Healthplanfinder may qualify for a subsidy to help them pay the premiums in 2023. Read story

The Vancouver headquarters of PeaceHealth (The Columbian files)

Labor, supply, energy costs up at Washington hospitals, including PeaceHealth

The Vancouver headquarters of PeaceHealth (The Columbian files)

October 6, 2022, 7:51am Business

Washington hospitals, including PeaceHealth, reported continued financial challenges in the first half of 2022, following record losses earlier this year. Read story