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Aspirantes a médicos se entrenan para enfrentar las adicciones

KFF Health News Original

La epidemia de opioides ha puesto en evidencia el déficit profesional de médicos especializados en adicciones. Pero los estudiantes comienzan a mostrar un renovado interés.

Aspiring Doctors Seek Advanced Training In Addiction Medicine

KFF Health News Original

Once a tiny specialty that drew mostly psychiatrists, addiction medicine is expanding its accredited training to include primary care residents and “social justice warriors” who see it as a calling.

Pacientes con dolor crónico se sienten atrapados en el debate sobre opioides

KFF Health News Original

Los pacientes que necesitan esta medicación se sienten afectados injustamente por la tendencia a recetarlos cada vez menos, como una estrategia para frenar la creciente epidemia de abuso de opioides.

Domestic Violence’s Overlooked Damage: Concussion And Brain Injury

KFF Health News Original

Women are at high risk for getting concussions from domestic violence. A neurologist and a social worker have paired up to try to get women the specialized medical help and counseling they need.

Arizona Declares Opioid Emergency, But Signals Are Mixed Over Best Response

KFF Health News Original

Arizona is one of a few states that have declared the opioid epidemic a public health emergency. There’s no uniformity in what that means from state to state, though, and even within Arizona, there’s a wide divergence of opinion on how best to tackle the problem.

Protected But Priced Out: Patients Worry About Health Law’s Future In Arizona

KFF Health News Original

Corinne Bobbie has a love-hate relationship with the Affordable Care Act. As the GOP tries to repeal the law, the experiences and fears of voters like Bobbie could determine a politician’s fate.

Arizona Children Could Lose Big Under Obamacare Repeal

KFF Health News Original

Arizona has among highest rates of uninsured children in the country, but the ACA got more children insured. Advocates fear with ACA repeal, those gains will disappear.