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Health Care Archive

Archives for February 2024

A guide to starting your mental health journey
Even Better

From choosing the right therapist to figuring out how to pay.

By Keren Landman, MD
World Politics
Hospitals are supposed to be safe. Not in Gaza.Hospitals are supposed to be safe. Not in Gaza.
World Politics

Israel’s raid on Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis might break international humanitarian law.

By Ellen Ioanes and Nicole Narea
Housing
A prescription for housing?A prescription for housing?
Housing

States prepare to use Medicaid for rental assistance for the first time.

By Rachel Cohen Booth
We have treatments for opioid addiction that work. So why is the problem getting worse?
Future Perfect

Opioid addiction doesn’t get as many headlines as it used to, but the crisis is as bad as ever. It doesn’t have to be.

By Lydialyle Gibson
Even Better
How to get the medication you need when it’s out of stockHow to get the medication you need when it’s out of stock
Even Better

The pharmaceutical supply chain is broken, but if you’re facing a drug shortage, you have more power than you think.

By Keren Landman, MD