Longer Looks: Interesting Reads You Might Have Missed
Each week, KFF Health News finds longer stories for you to enjoy. Today's selections are on ICE detention, pacemakers, Candy Land, and more.
The New York Times:
Handcuffs, Tents And Pleas For Medical Care: Pregnant In ICE Detention
Women describe conditions that violate longstanding agency guidelines for how pregnant detainees should be treated. (Kitchener, Henriquez and Aleaziz, 3/20)
The New York Times:
She Died After Her Pacemaker Battery Failed. Its Maker Knew Of Problems for Years.
Gladys Knepper, at 93, had a morning routine that never wavered. She woke up at 6 and made her bed. She got a pot of coffee going and went outside to pick up her copy of The Dubuque Telegraph Herald. So when a neighbor in Dyersville, Iowa, noticed that Ms. Knepper’s newspaper was still on her doorstep on Mother’s Day in 2024, she knew something was wrong. Inside, she found Ms. Knepper sprawled on the floor. (Thomas, 3/19)
The New York Times:
New Spider Mimics ‘The Last Of Us’ Zombie Fungus Cordyceps
A newly discovered species of spider in the Ecuadorean Amazon mimics a pathogen, known as a zombie fungus, to protect itself. (Robles-Gil, 3/20)
Undark:
AI Slop Is Infiltrating Online Children's Content
Low-quality, mass-produced video content is alarming child development experts. Few guardrails are in place to stop it. (Tate Sullivan, 3/20)
The New York Times:
Overlooked No More: Eleanor Abbott, The Creator Of Candy Land, Which Was Made To Distract Children With Polio
She invented the game nearly 80 years ago to distract children who were suffering in the hospital during a polio outbreak. The goal was to reach a simple cottage at the end of the path — Home — which held a special significance for the sick children who missed their families. They loved it. (Miller and Muirhead, 3/13)
