Jenny Gold

Jenny Gold was a senior correspondent for KFF Health News until March 2023.

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Vapers Accuse Officials Of Overreach As Investigation Into Deadly Lung Illness Lags

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With federal authorities offering few details about what is causing the deadly outbreak of vaping-related lung illnesses, vaping advocates are crafting an alternative narrative reverberating through online communities.

Hospital Giant Sutter Health Faces Legal Reckoning Over Medical Pricing

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A long-awaited class-action lawsuit against Sutter is set to open this month in San Francisco Superior Court. The hospital giant stands accused of violating California’s antitrust laws by leveraging its market power to drive out competition and overcharge patients.

A Young Woman, A Wheelchair And The Fight To Take Her Place At Stanford

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Throughout her young life, Sylvia Colt-Lacayo has been told her disability didn’t need to hold her back. She graduated near the top of her high school class. She was co-captain of the mock trial team. In April, she learned she had been admitted to Stanford University with a full scholarship. Now, the struggle to fund the caregivers she needs to leave home is proving her toughest battle yet.

How Measles Detectives Work To Contain An Outbreak

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Across the nation, public health departments are redirecting scarce resources to try to control the spread of measles. Their success relies on shoe-leather detective work that is one of the great untold costs of the measles resurgence.

UCSF Medical Center Backs Off Plan To Deepen Ties With Dignity Health

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The University of California’s flagship San Francisco hospital system cut off negotiations with the Catholic-run health care system in the face of heated opposition from UCSF faculty and staff.

Will Ties To A Catholic Hospital System Tie Doctors’ Hands?

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Doctors at the University of California’s flagship San Francisco hospital are sharply divided over a proposal to join forces with a Catholic-run system that restricts care on the basis of religious doctrine — part of a broader public debate as Catholic hospitals expand their reach.

Workers Overdose On The Job, And Employers Struggle To Respond

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Despite the growing epidemic of Americans misusing opioids and overdosing on the job, many employers turn a blind eye to addiction within their workforce — ill-equipped or unwilling to confront an issue they are at a loss to handle.

Pediatricians Put It Bluntly: Motherhood And Marijuana Don’t Mix

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Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding should not use marijuana because of serious concerns about neurological consequences for children, the American Academy of Pediatrics said on Monday.

Graphic: Opioid Painkiller Is Top Prescription In 10 States

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Though opioid prescriptions appear to be on the decline, Vicodin and Norco remain popular, especially in the South. In more than half of states, Synthroid — a drug to treat hypothyroidism — came in at No. 1.