March 15, 20190Comments

Medieval’ Diseases Flare As Unsanitary Living Conditions Proliferate

By Anna Gorman Jennifer Millar keeps trash bags and hand sanitizer near her tent, and she regularly pours water mixed with hydrogen peroxide on the sidewalk nearby. Keeping herself and the

by Michelle Sherman

February 18, 20190Comments

Two Crises In One: As Drug Use Rises, So Does Syphilis

By Anna Gorman February 14, 2019 Drug syringe and cooked heroin on spoon Public health officials grappling with record-high syphilis rates around the nation have pinpointed what appears to be a major

by Michelle Sherman

November 29, 20180Comments

Overshadowed By Opioids, Meth Is Back And Hospitalizations Surge

Anna Gorman, Kaiser Health News The number of people hospitalized because of amphetamine use is skyrocketing in the United States, but the resurgence of the drug largely has been overshadowed by

by Michelle Sherman

July 17, 20180Comments

State Prisons Fail To Offer Cure To 144,000 Inmates With Deadly Hepatitis

Siraphob Thanthong-Knight State prisons across the U.S. are failing to treat at least 144,000 inmates who have hepatitis C, a curable but potentially fatal liver disease, according to a recent survey

by Michelle Sherman

June 21, 20180Comments

California Poised To Expand Access To Hepatitis C Drugs

Pauline Bartolone, California Healthline Patrick Garcia wasn’t completely surprised when he learned recently he had hepatitis C. Until a few years ago, he had experimented with numerous drugs, injecting heroin, methamphetamine,

by Michelle Sherman

October 10, 20170Comments

New Law Challenges ‘Evils’ Of Pharma Profits, California Governor Claims

By April Dembosky, KQED California Gov. Jerry Brown defied the drug industry Monday by signing a sweeping drug price transparency bill that will force drugmakers to publicly justify big price

by Michelle Sherman

October 4, 20170Comments

Hepatitis C Drug’s Lower Cost Paves Way For Medicaid, Prisons To Expand Treatment

By Michelle Andrews October 3, 2017 Valerie Green is still waiting to be cured. The Delaware resident was diagnosed with hepatitis C more than two years ago, but she doesn’t qualify yet

by Michelle Sherman

July 7, 20170Comments

Trump’s Surgeon General Pick Built Name Fighting HIV And Opioids In Indiana

By Emily Forman, Side Effects Public Media July 7, 2017 Several weeks before President Donald Trump nominated Indiana’s state health commissioner Jerome Adams to be the next U.S. surgeon general, Adams toured

by Michelle Sherman

July 4, 20170Comments

Safe Under The ACA, Patients With Preexisting Conditions Now Fear Bias

By Charlotte Huff June 29, 2017 Cheasanee Huette, a 20-year-old college student in Northern California, is worried. Two years ago, knowing she was protected by the Affordable Care Act’s guarantees of coverage

by Michelle Sherman

June 27, 20170Comments

Promises Made To Protect Preexisting Conditions Prove Hollow

By Jay Hancock and Rachel Bluth June 22, 2017 Senate Republicans praised the Affordable Care Act replacement bill they presented Thursday as preserving coverage for people with cancer, mental illness and other

by Michelle Sherman

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