Month: July 2024

After losing their daughters to DRESS Syndrome, two mothers work to raise awareness of the rare but deadly drug reaction. View original article Contributor: Katherine Ellison

It’s hard to summon any words when someone dies—let alone the right ones. That’s why so many of us let the sympathy cards do the talking. “As a society, we’re uncomfortable with death and grief. We’re not very open to talking about it,” says Katie Cosgrove, a death doula and grief coach in Buffalo, N.Y. … Read more

The Washington Post’s essential guide to health policy news. View original article Contributor: Fenit Nirappil, McKenzie Beard

The vice president’s work combating medical debt has received scant attention compared with her work advocating for abortion access and other priorities. View original article Contributor: Dan Diamond

Americans are entitled to immediate access to medical test and scan results, from routine bloodwork to MRIs, lifting the veil on records once difficult to access. View original article Contributor: Fenit Nirappil

In the era when people traveled by sailing ship and steamer, illnesses usually burned themselves out before boats reached shore, a new study finds. View original article Contributor: Gina Kolata

The outbreak may be the first ever documented in marine mammals. View original article Contributor: Emily Anthes