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'An Arm and a Leg" podcast explores the cost of health care in the U.S.
Sat, 22 Mar 2025 17:52:06 -0400

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Adult day programs can be a big help for caregivers, participants and families
Fri, 21 Mar 2025 04:11:44 -0400
Adult day care services can be a huge help for participants and their families. We spend the day at one facility in Vermont and ask why this option isn't more available in the U.S.

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Production of cheaper alternatives to name brand obesity drugs will stop on Wednesday
Tue, 18 Mar 2025 17:29:22 -0400
Large-scale compounding facilities have to stop making tirzepatide, the main ingredient in blockbuster obesity drug Zepbound, Wednesday.

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Measles is spreading. Are you safe?
Tue, 18 Mar 2025 17:15:59 -0400
Measles continues to spread in West Texas and New Mexico. About 300 cases have been reported, since the outbreak began in January - but the actual number is likely higher.

The communities where measles continues to spread people are largely unvaccinated.

At the same time some isolated measles cases have been reported in a dozen other states - largely linked to international travel.

In most of the U.S., vaccination rates are still high enough to stop a major outbreak. But if they continue to fall, we could see long-term consequences of measles in the future.

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The U.S.'s hospital bed shortage is in danger of reaching a 'critical threshold'
Sun, 16 Mar 2025 07:56:51 -0400
There is a shortage of beds in hospitals across the United States. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with doctor Arjun Venkatesh of Yale School about it.

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Tips to lower your medical bill
Fri, 14 Mar 2025 17:54:56 -0400
Just because a medical bill arrives in the mail doesn't mean you have to pay that exact price. NPR's Life Kit has tips to eliminate, reduce or negotiate a medical bill.

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As the VA plans more cuts, mental health care workers already feeling the impacts
Tue, 11 Mar 2025 04:20:19 -0400
Officials at the VA say they plan to cut tens of thousands more jobs. Providers there say cutting any jobs will compromise health care. Mental health workers say they're already feeling these impacts.

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Medical students in Alabama are learning about nutrition in the kitchen
Tue, 11 Mar 2025 04:10:40 -0400
Medical students in south Alabama are learning about nutrition at a cooking class in hopes they will be able to better talk to patients about what they eat.

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Missouri faces the prospect of Medicaid cuts
Sat, 08 Mar 2025 19:41:08 -0500
The prospect of Medicaid cuts by Congress are sending a chill through Republican and Democratic-led states, where millions of people could lose medical coverage or states might have to cut other services.

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Trump administration changes at the VA affecting care for LGBTQ veterans
Fri, 07 Mar 2025 04:08:17 -0500
Staff and patients at the Department of Veterans Affairs say impacts of Trump administration changes to the agency go beyond erasing diversity programs and affect care for LGBTQ patients.

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