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A digital illustration in colorful gouache shows silhouettes of the heads of two children facing in opposite directions. An outline of a brain is visible in each child’s head, with the one on the viewer’s left containing a cracked egg and the one on the right an unfurling fern. The background on the viewer’s left shows an array of TV screens with alternating displays, one reading “Just say no!” and the other featuring a large “$” sign. The child on the viewer’s right faces a pattern of speech bubbles that either say “Talk about it!” or feature a pair of gears or a sprouting leaf.

Officials Agree: Use Settlement Funds to Curb Youth Addiction. But the ‘How’ Gets Hairy.

By Aneri Pattani and Emily Featherston, InvestigateTV Illustration by Oona Zenda September 25, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Parents, educators, and elected officials agree that investing in school-based prevention efforts could help curb the rising rate of youth drug overdoses. The well-known D.A.R.E. program is one likely choice, but its effectiveness is in question.

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Boxes and blister packs of Luvox pills

Scientists Seek Covid Treatment Answers in Cheap, Older Drugs

By Esther Landhuis March 29, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Philanthropies are funding studies of cheap, existing medications like the antidepressant fluvoxamine as covid treatments. But early hype about hydroxychloroquine and other repurposed drugs leaves researchers leery of hasty conclusions.

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Boxes and blister packs of Luvox pills

Medicamentos ya conocidos, y baratos, podrían ser clave para tratar covid

By Esther Landhuis March 29, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Hay medicamentos aprobados hace años que podrían investigarse en profundidad para tratar covid. Pero no hay interés porque no generarían grandes ganancias.

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Baby Boomer Retirement: The News Gets Worse

By Howard Gleckman October 12, 2009 KFF Health News Original

We are not ready for healthy retirement, and we are desperately unprepared for the costly medical and long-term care we are likely to need in old age.

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Labor Leaders Wary As Democratic Allies Weigh Health Reform Proposals

By Jordan Rau June 11, 2009 KFF Health News Original

Labor leaders are worried as congressional Democrats weigh various health care overhaul proposals. Unions oppose taxation of employee benefits and want a strong public insurance plan to compete with private insurers, but some Democrats say they’re open to compromises on both issues to attract Republicans and fiscal conservatives in their own party. Unions have pledged to spend $80 million in their campaign to influence legislation.

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