AltWeeklies Wire
Arizona Cannabis Nurses Association vs. Humblenew
The legal wrangling over PTSD and medical marijuana continues with new complaint filed against Department of Health Services
Tucson Weekly |
Mari Herreras |
09-04-2014 |
Health
Stroke Misdiagnosis Leaves Woman Speechlessnew
The first hospital said her problems were all in her mind. The second said that she was having a stroke. A stroke from which she most likely would have made a full recovery if she'd received immediate treatment at the first ER.
Houston Press |
Dianna Wray |
09-04-2014 |
Health
All Stacked Up And No Place To Gonew
Psychiatric patients are being warehoused in Portland’s emergency rooms in growing numbers.
Willamette Week |
Nigel Jaquiss |
07-18-2014 |
Health
Expansion of Medicaid Changing Trends at Hospitalsnew
The full implications of the Affordable Care Act aren't yet known, but an early study is already showing one big change in states that chose to accept the Medicaid expansion portion of the overhaul.
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
06-18-2014 |
Health
Treating a Mystery: A Cruel Disease With a Cute Namenew
Parents say their kids have something called Pandas, and it's not cute or cuddly.
Houston Press |
Craig Malisow |
06-18-2014 |
Health
Tags: Pandas disease
In South L.A., Young Gay Black Men are Mired in Old Taboos -- and HIVnew
HIV infections in the United States have been dropping in nearly every subgroup that is commonly tracked, with one exception: The numbers have been ticking up steadily among black men, ages 14 to 24, who have sex with men.
L.A. Weekly |
Hillel Aron |
05-08-2014 |
Health
Tags: HIV
A Veiled Problemnew
A new study looks at how to get Colorado's Muslims on the health-care wagon.
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
04-16-2014 |
Health
The Perils of Florida’s Refusal to Expand Medicaidnew
Charlene Dill is one of an estimated 2,000 people who expected to face dire health issues due to lack of access to care.
Orlando Weekly |
Billy Manes |
04-10-2014 |
Health
Muzzled by Monsantonew
Is Big Ag squelching research showing its new RNAi GMOs may be dangerous?
Boulder Weekly |
Caitlin Rockett |
04-04-2014 |
Health
Gulf War Veteran Mike White Faces His Toughest Battle Yet: ALSnew
A Gulf War veteran, Mike White is battling amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a fatal motor-neuron disease. No one knows exactly why you get it, but if you do, the disease kills nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord, removing your ability to control your muscles.
Phoenix New Times |
Connor Radnovich |
03-28-2014 |
Health
A Right-Wing Medical Board Battlenew
Right-wing physicians claim the Texas Medical Board doesn't play fair. The result was a six year court case and damaged reputations.
Houston Press |
Craig Malisow |
03-27-2014 |
Health
Mental Illness: Roads to Wellnessnew
For many people, serious mental illness — schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, severe depression — is a lifelong struggle causing hardships that others can't begin to imagine.
City Newspaper |
Tim Louis Macaluso |
02-26-2014 |
Health
The Vaccine Debatenew
Weighing the benefits and risks of vaccinations.
VUE Weekly |
Meaghan Baxter |
02-20-2014 |
Health
Some Colo. Insurers Covering More for Transgender Peoplenew
Last March, the Colorado Division of Insurance changed the lives of transgender Coloradans by issuing a bulletin stating that in the division's interpretation, state law prohibits "the denial, cancellation, limitation, or refusal to issue or renew health coverage because of a person's sexual orientation."
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
02-05-2014 |
Health
E-Cigs Face Enormous Obstaclesnew
San Diego vaporizer salesmen see the devices as instrumental in weaning smokers from tobacco smoke. They refute the notion that “vaping” is attracting children. Legislators seem to be lumping the practice in with tobacco smoking and all its accompanying prohibitions.
San Diego Reader |
Dorian Hargrove |
01-15-2014 |
Health
