Trabajadores de salud alertan sobre el aumento de la violencia en hospitales
El departamento de emergencias del Hospital San Leandro, en California, donde trabaja la enfermera Mawata Kamara, se cerró de …
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‘Are You Going to Keep Me Safe?’ Hospital Workers Sound Alarm on Rising Violence
The San Leandro Hospital emergency department, where nurse Mawata Kamara works, went into lockdown recently when a visitor, agitated …
Solitary Confinement Condemns Many Prisoners to Long-Term Health Issues
ATLANTA — Sometimes, Pamela Winn isn’t sure how to connect with people, even those she loves, like her 9-month-old …
Youthful Advisers Help Shape a Mental Health Program for Their Peers
Phebe Cox grew up in what might seem an unlikely mental health danger zone for a kid: tony Palo Alto, …
Pandemic Unveils Growing Suicide Crisis for Communities of Color
This story is a collaboration between KHN and “Science Friday.” Listen to the conversation between KHN national correspondent Aneri Pattani and …
From Uber Rides to Patient Advocates: What It Takes to Increase ER Addiction Treatment
[UPDATED on Aug. 27] For years, Kayla West watched the opioid epidemic tear through her eastern Tennessee community. As a …
How Rape Affects Memory, and Why Police Need to Know About That Brain Science
Annie Walker woke up one morning in 2019 with little recollection of the night before. She had bruises on her …
‘Luckiest Man Alive’: Why 9/11 First Responders’ Outlooks May Improve Even as Physical Health Fails
Ray Pfeifer and Luis Alvarez’s names are on the federal 9/11 legislation that establishes benefits for first responders. Both men …
Under Pressure, Montana Hospital Considers Adding Psych Beds Amid a Shortage
Gary Popiel had to drive more than 200 miles round trip to visit his adult daughters in separate behavioral health …
When Covid Deaths Are Dismissed or Stigmatized, Grief Is Mixed With Shame and Anger
[Editor’s note: This story contains language references that some readers may find offensive.] Months after Kyle Dixon died, his old …