AltWeeklies Wire
Uninsured Patients Slammed with Lawsuits by Not-for-Profit Hospitalnew
Memorial Hermann treats patients without insurance, tells them not to worry about the cost and then sues them for thousands of dollars.
Houston Press |
Dianna Wray |
07-26-2013 |
Health
Tags: Memorial Hermann
HIV's New Normalnew
Christina Rock was born with the dreaded virus. Now she's a mother of two starting the holy grail of drug regimes.
Seattle Weekly |
Nina Shapiro |
05-30-2013 |
Health
Tags: HIV Treatment
Cancer, Interruptednew
Genetically flawed, just like Angelina.
LEO Weekly |
Sarah Kelley |
05-24-2013 |
Health
Is There a Doctor in the Hills?new
The challenging road to health care in rural Western North Carolina extends beyond the curves of country back roads. Whether it's dealing with the current physician shortage or wrestling with social and economic barriers, local providers and patients share their challenges and plans to address rural health-care needs.
Mountain Xpress |
Caitlin Byrd |
05-02-2013 |
Health
Blue Scorpion Venom: Cuba's Miracle Drugnew
Cancer patients find hope--and relief from their pain--in an unlikely source.
Miami New Times |
Jean Friedman-Rudovsky |
04-16-2013 |
Health
Staying Silent on Suicidenew
Fear of encouraging copycats if it is mentioned could be part of the problem.
VUE Weekly |
Mimi Williams |
04-08-2013 |
Health
A Hangover Cure—at a Costnew
Two Chicago Reader staffers intentionally drink too much, purposefully get hungover, and determine whether Chicago's first hangover clinic is really all that.
Chicago Reader |
Gwynedd Stuart and Mara Shalhoup |
03-14-2013 |
Health
Don't Med on Menew
Will South Carolina choose to expand Medicaid under Obamacare, or won't it?
Columbia Free Times |
Corey Hutchins and Dan Cook |
02-06-2013 |
Health
Heavy Liftingnew
Olympic weightlifting: not just for muscled-up meatheads anymore.
North Bay Bohemian |
Nicolas Grizzle |
01-16-2013 |
Health
The Practice that Healsnew
After years of being scoffed at as a silly hobby for mystics and hippies seeking peace, love and harmony, the ancient Indian practice of yoga is being embraced by millions of the same Americans who once dismissed it.
Folio Weekly |
Claire Goforth |
01-09-2013 |
Health
Who's Running Southeast Louisiana Hospital?new
Running Southeast Louisiana Hospital is a major undertaking. But Meridian Behavioral Health Systems, the Florida-based company chosen to operate the region's largest public mental health facility, has never handled a facility of its size.
A Cloud of Confusionnew
Many smokers switch to e-cigarettes for health reasons, but officials warn the trend isn’t as safe as some manufacturers claim.
Folio Weekly |
Ron Word |
11-08-2012 |
Health
Hospitals Facing Financial Pressures to Mergenew
How the story of hospital mergers, affiliations and consolidations has become a common tale across the state and the country.
Mountain Xpress |
Caitlin Byrd |
10-18-2012 |
Health
Sister Actnew
Texas Gov. Rick Perry's little-known sister is a lobbyist for lucrative doctor-owned hospitals.
The Texas Observer |
Andrew Wheat |
10-14-2012 |
Health
Tags: Rick Perry
