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California Dabbles With Reining in Health Spending
California is now among the states trying to keep health-care costs down by setting spending caps — a task that pits public officials against a deeply entrenched and heavily lawyered set of players.
It’s uncertain whether…
Many Young Adults Who Began Vaping as Teens Can’t Shake the Habit
G Kumar’s vaping addiction peaked in college at the University of Colorado, when flavored, disposable vapes were taking off.
“I’d go through, let’s say, 1,200 puffs in a week,” Kumar said.
Vaping became a crutch…
‘I Try To Stay Strong’: Mom Struggles To Get Diagnosis for Son’s Developmental Problems
CASTRO VALLEY, Calif. — Four-year-old Ahmeir Diaz-Thornton couldn’t sit still in class and rarely ate his lunch. While his preschool classmates spoke in perfect sentences, Ahmeir had trouble pronouncing words.
Ahmeir’s…
What Las Cruces voters thought of the 2024 primary election • Source New Mexico
From low voter turnout to a majority of primary candidates running unopposed, Doña Ana County primary elections were lacking in participants.
Polls in Las Cruces were mostly quiet on June 4 with only a…
Biden Administration Advances Plan To Remove Medical Debt From Credit Scores
Noam N. Levey
Americans would no longer have to worry about medical debts dragging down their credit scores under federal regulations proposed Tuesday by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
If enacted, the rules…
End of Internet Subsidy Leaves Millions Facing Telehealth Disconnect
When the clock struck midnight on May 31, more than 23 million low-income households were dropped from a federal internet subsidy program that for years had helped them get connected.
The Affordable Connectivity Program was…
Biden Plan to Save Medicare Patients Money on Drugs Risks Empty Shelves, Pharmacists Say
Months into a new Biden administration policy intended to lower drug costs for Medicare patients, independent pharmacists say they’re struggling to afford to keep some prescription drugs in stock.
“It would not matter if…
Bird Flu Tests Are Hard To Get. So How Will We Know When To Sound the Pandemic Alarm?
Amy Maxmen and Arthur Allen
Stanford University infectious disease doctor Abraar Karan has seen a lot of patients with runny noses, fevers, and irritated eyes lately. Such symptoms could signal allergies, covid, or a cold. This year,…
End of an era for Virgin Galactic commercial flights • Source New Mexico
SPACEPORT AMERICA — Virgin Galactic launched its seventh, and last flight with the Unity ship, out of the New Mexico Spaceport Saturday.
The four passengers on the commercial flight and two experiments…
A miles de niños les hicieron pruebas de plomo con dispositivos defectuosos: qué deben saber los…
Una empresa que fabrica pruebas para la detección de envenenamiento por plomo ha acordado resolver cargos criminales por haber ocultado durante años un mal funcionamiento que generó resultados bajos e inexactos.
Es el…