AltWeeklies Wire
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
NY Medical Marijuana Debate Heats Upnew
Will New York become the 21st state to legalize cannabis?
Long Island Press |
Spencer Rumsey |
01-09-2014 |
Health
Tips for Beginning Runnersnew
If one of your goals for 2014 is to hit the ground running (literally), consider these tips from Jeremy Jungling.
Jackson Free Press |
Amber Helsel |
01-06-2014 |
Health
Tags: running tips
Wacky Fitness Tipsnew
We've all heard the usual health tips—drink water, exercise, eat healthy and less. But here are a few lesser-known fitness tips.
Jackson Free Press |
Amber Helsel |
01-02-2014 |
Health
How Enroll America is Connecting Philadelphia Restaurant Workers with Obamacarenew
The reporter follows an Enroll America employee (and former bartender) through Philadelphia as he attempts to teach industry workers about Obamacare.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Randy LoBasso |
01-02-2014 |
Health
Tags: Enroll America
A Pregnant Pausenew
A look at incidences of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder in Alberta.
VUE Weekly |
Rebecca Medel |
12-12-2013 |
Health
Fun Runnew
Each marathon has its own spirit, from Boston's grueling heartbreak hill to the quirky costumes in New York City to the sunny California attitude in San Francisco.
Jackson Free Press |
Kathleen M. Mitchell |
12-05-2013 |
Health
Texas' Other Death Penaltynew
A Galveston medical student describes life and death in the so-called safety net.
The Texas Observer |
Rachel Pearson |
11-15-2013 |
Health
One Aspect of Obamacare Attracts a Crowdnew
The implementation of the Affordable Care Act has been a mess in many ways. But for Colorado's homeless, it has still ushered in a new era of hope.
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
11-13-2013 |
Health
Low-Income Mothers in N.C. Robbed of Health Carenew
By opting out of expanding Medicaid, North Carolina legislators have left out the most vulnerable.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Sara Patterson |
11-07-2013 |
Health
Tags: North Carolina, health insurance, uninsured, Pat McCrory, health care, Aldona Wos, Care Ring, Carol Steckel, Charlotte Family Housing, Don Jonas, Gloria Miller, Medicaid, N.C. Department of Health and Human Services, North Carolina Health News, Nurse-Family Partnership, Sara Patterson, underinsured, Ursula Douglas
Some Will Lose Their Insurance Under Obamacare—and Ought to Celebratenew
Those with individual insurance plans in Philly are set to get dropped from their plans. Advocates say that's the best thing that could happen to them.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Randy LoBasso |
11-06-2013 |
Health
Making Healthcare Unaffordablenew
Insurance exchanges created by those states that
chose to take the job on themselves — Kentucky, for example — have
reportedly been working pretty well.
