Patient self-management of warfarin is endorsed by U.S. guidelines, but an in-clinic approach remains the norm due to clinician reluctance and other barriers. Among patients who agreed to make their own warfarin dosing decisions based on home monitoring in a small study, 87% successfully transitioned to patient self-management. Over 80% of warfarin dosing decisions were…
Like many first-time moms, Nathalia Marin Torres was excited when she found out she was pregnant last August, but she was also a bit nervous. The 33-year-old Colombia native didn’t click with her OB-GYN and felt like she needed more support navigating the health care system in the United States. “When you’re kind of far…
Ken Warner sits with his cat Ostara in his home office in Manchester, Conn. where he writes sci-fi and fantasy novels. Warner and his wife, Parveen Vohra, who is a therapist, buy their insurance on HealthCare.gov. Jarod Lew for NPR hide caption toggle caption Jarod Lew for NPR Parveen Vohra and Ken Warner had an…
KIRKENES, Norway — King Crab Safari Captain Dirk Heidschwager hauls a round net up 20 feet from the fjord bottom, revealing four crusty dinner-plate-size shells rimmed by eight spindly legs. The three male crabs are hauled into our polar skiff; the last goes back into the sea to produce the next generation. “We’re female friendly,”…
KFF Health News senior correspondent Renuka Rayasam discussed the KFF Health News series “Priced Out,” which focuses on the health insurance crisis, on An Arm and a Leg on March 19. Click here to hear Rayasam on An Arm and a Leg (starts at 21:03). Read Rayasam’s “When Health Insurance Costs More Than the Mortgage.”…
Some things are easy to talk about; infertility is not one of them. I speak from experience – of miscarriage and unsuccessful rounds of IVF – and I’ve heard some clangers along the way. I forgive you all. Well, most of you. But I also come at it as the presenter of BBC Radio 4’s…
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has had to retract a misleading claim that sunbeds are as dangerous a cancer risk as smoking. In January, health officials announced stricter rules for sunbeds, incorrectly claiming they were “as dangerous as smoking”. The comparison was repeated in social media posts shared by the health secretary…
During her first year of college, Elisabeth Bradley was inspired to try weightlifting after she followed a woman tracking her fitness transformation on social media, one barbell at a time. Then, Bradley found herself to be the only woman in the weight room at San Diego State University. “I felt like I stuck out a…
Hi, Carolyn: My brother and his wife recently welcomed a baby girl weeks early, and she’s been in the NICU since then. I imagine they’re in hell. They also have a toddler and had to scramble for overnight care so my brother could be in the hospital. Now he’s back home and largely single-parenting and…
CS Beef Packers LLC of Kuna, ID, is recalling 22,912 pounds of raw ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O145, the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The raw ground beef items were produced on Jan. 14, and subsequently frozen. The following products are subject to recall: Cardboard…
