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 USAID, social prescribing, the sex lives of seniors, and more.
Capital & Main:
A Year After USAID’s Termination: The Impact Has Been ‘Devastating’
“Heartbreaking.” “Devastating.” “Difficult and challenging.” Such are the words used by health care workers, government officials and former U.S. Agency for International Development employees to describe the impact of the agency’s dissolution last year. (Baram, 3/11)
The Guardian:
How Trump Turmoil Is Driving More People To The Therapist’s Office: ‘This Is All Upside Down’
As "political depression" enters public discourse, therapists are encouraging people to engage with their communities. (Sanders, 3/8)
Bloomberg:
The Doctor Will Send You Fishing Now
Eccentric though it might seem for a clinician to send someone out fishing, this kind of social prescribing, as it’s known, has become an important trend in health care around the world. (Dickson, 3/12)
The New York Times:
How Older Adults Are Improving Their ‘Sex Span’
With longevity comes the opportunity for an extended sex life, which some seniors find by staying active and open-minded. (Pearson, 3/6)
ProPublica:
He Promised His Dying Mother He’d Protect the Family’s Health. In This Georgia Town, It Isn’t Easy.
“Keep the family healthy.” Those were some of the last words Clifford Thomas’ mother said to him. But in Albany, a town with a health care monopoly and no Medicaid expansion, staying healthy is a luxury that many are priced out of. (Campbell, Toral and Rodríguez Pons, 3/9)
