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Massage Therapists Ease the Pain of Hospice Patients — But Aren’t Easy to Find
BOULDER, Colo. — Ilyse Streim views massage for people in hospice care as “whispering to the body through touch.”
“It’s much lighter work. It’s nurturing. It’s slow,” said Streim, a licensed massage therapist.
Massage…
Summit to give an update on Yazzie/Martinez case
The 2023 Institute of American Indian Education (IAIE) is hosting a summit to give an update ahead of the five year anniversary of the Yazzie-Martinez v. State of New Mexico ruling.
In 2014, the New…
A Windfall in Health Insurance Rebates? It’s Not as Crazy as It Sounds
Julie Appleby, KFF Health News
“Americans will get $1.1 B in rebates from health insurance companies this year cuz of a provision I wrote in the ACA.”
Former Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.), in a tweet on May 17, 2023
Former…
Burnout Threatens Primary Care Workforce and Doctors’ Mental Health
Lauren Sausser
If you or someone you know may be experiencing a mental health crisis, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by dialing “988,” or the Crisis Text Line by texting “HOME” to 741741.
CHARLESTON, S.C. —…
NM lawmakers say they need better communication with state courts
In the first interim meeting of the year for the New Mexico Courts, Corrections and Justice Committee on Monday, lawmakers expressed a need for more regular contact between the Legislature and state…
As Fewer MDs Practice Rural Primary Care, a Different Type of Doctor Helps Take Up the Slack
WINTERSET, Iowa — For 35 years, this town’s residents have brought all manner of illnesses, aches, and worries to Kevin de Regnier’s storefront clinic on the courthouse square — and he loves them for it.
De Regnier is an…
Recovery From Addiction Is a Journey. There’s No One-and-Done Solution.
Bernard J. Wolfson
The atmosphere inside the Allen House is easygoing as residents circulate freely through the hallways, meet in group sessions, or gather on a large outdoor patio that features a dirt volleyball court with an oversize…
Federal judge overturns Tennessee’s ban on drag shows
Late Friday, a federal judge overturned a new Tennessee law prohibiting drag performances in public spaces, ruling it unconstitutional.
U.S. District Judge Thomas Parker ruled the Adult Entertainment Act…
Will a ‘National Patient Safety Board,’ Modeled After the NTSB, Actually Fly?
People concerned about the safety of patients often compare health care to aviation. Why, they ask, can’t hospitals learn from medical errors the way airlines learn from plane crashes?
That’s the rationale behind calls to…
California Confronts the Threat of ‘Tranq’ as Overdose Crisis Rages
SAN FRANCISCO — When the city’s medical examiner announced in February that four people who had recently died of overdoses had the animal sedative xylazine in their systems, public health workers across the state sprang into…