KHN — Jessica Layman estimates she has called more than 150 doctors in the past few years in her search for someone to prescribe opioids for her chronic pain. “A…
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Lawmakers who struggle and have struggled with mental health see power in ‘telling the story’
Editor’s Note: If you or a loved one are facing mental health issues or substance abuse disorders, call The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration National Helpline at 1-800-662-4357…
As A.I. Booms, Lawmakers Struggle to Understand the Technology
In November 2016, the Senate Subcommittee on Space, Science and Competitiveness held the first congressional hearing on A.I., with Mr. Musk’s warnings cited twice by lawmakers. During the hearing, academics…
Families Struggle as Pandemic Program Offering Free School Meals Ends
Like other parents, April Vazquez, a school nutrition specialist in Sioux Falls, S.D., is cutting coupons, buying in bulk and forgoing outings and restaurant meals. Still, a hot lunch in…
As the Pandemic Drags On, Americans Struggle for New Balance
They were all relieved when the child tested negative on time. “But after all this, we go to the airport to drop them off, and no one, no one, is…
CUNY Graduates With Tech Degrees Struggle to Land Tech Jobs
The technology industry has been a leading engine of growth for good-paying jobs in New York City over the past decade. That trend continued through the pandemic, but a new…
Prosecutors Struggle to Catch Up to a Tidal Wave of Pandemic Fraud
In the midst of the pandemic the government gave unemployment benefits to the incarcerated, the imaginary and the dead. It sent money to “farms” that turned out to be front…
Women with chronic conditions struggle to find medications after abortion laws limit access
An ectopic pregnancy is when a fertilized egg grows outside the uterus, creating an unviable pregnancy that can be deadly for the pregnant person. But in some states with restrictive…
His PTSD, and My Struggle to Live With It
I tried to maintain some semblance of my former life: I worked on the book, started a new research project, was offered a job and briefly considered moving us both…