The risks of medical tourism are depicted in a study of U.S patients who traveled to two clinics for procedures like tummy tucks and butt lifts — and were exposed to a virulent fungal meningitis. Source link
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The ketamine economy: New mental health clinics are a 'Wild West' with few rules
Patients report that ketamine infusions can be lifesaving, with immediate improvement for severe depression. But dosage and safety measures vary widely at the hundreds of clinics that have opened. Yana Iskayeva/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Yana Iskayeva/Getty Images Patients report that ketamine infusions can be lifesaving, with immediate improvement
Federal shutdown could disrupt patient care at safety-net clinics across U.S.
An exam room at North Side Christian Health Center, a safety-net clinic that serves patients in a majority-Black neighborhood in Pittsburgh. Financial fallout from a federal government shutdown could force the clinic to cut back hours or services such as dental or mental health. Sarah Boden / WESA hide caption
Abortion bans drive off doctors and close clinics, putting other health care at risk
Dr. Franz Theard performs a sonogram on a patient seeking abortion services at the Women’s Reproductive Clinic in Santa Teresa, New Mexico, a state that has not banned abortions. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images Dr. Franz Theard performs a sonogram on
Clinics offering abortions face a rise in threats, violence and legal battles
Wellspring Health Access clinic was set to open in June 2022 in Casper, Wyo., when it was damaged by arson in late May, 2022. If it opens this year, the women’s health and abortion clinic would be the only one of its kind in the state. Mead Gruver/AP hide caption
Clinics on wheels bring doctors and dentists to health care deserts
Clinics in rural areas with fewer doctors, dentists and nurses are turning to mobile health care clinics to take care to where it’s most needed. The Healthy Communities Coalition organizes a few mobile dental events each year in Lyon County, Nev. Wendy Madson/KHN hide caption toggle caption Wendy Madson/KHN Clinics
Girls in Texas could get birth control at federal clinics — until a dad sued
The Texas State Capitol in Austin. Teens in the state can no longer get free birth control through federal Title X clinics without getting parental permission first. Eric Gay/AP hide caption toggle caption Eric Gay/AP The Texas State Capitol in Austin. Teens in the state can no longer get free
How gender-affirming care may be impacted when clinics that offer abortions close
Supporters stand in front of a pile of fire burned wreckage at Knoxville’s Planned Parenthood on Jan. 6. Brianna Paciorka/News Sentinel/USA Today Network via Reuters hide caption toggle caption Brianna Paciorka/News Sentinel/USA Today Network via Reuters Supporters stand in front of a pile of fire burned wreckage at Knoxville’s Planned
Abortion is legal in Illinois. In Wisconsin, it's nearly banned. So clinics teamed up
A room in a Planned Parenthood of Illinois clinic in Waukegan, where abortion providers from Wisconsin are helping to provide access to more patients from their home state now that abortion is nearly banned there. Manuel Martinez/WBEZ hide caption toggle caption Manuel Martinez/WBEZ A room in a Planned Parenthood of