Bernard Wolfson
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Bernard Wolfson
@bjwolfson
Columnist and Senior Correspondent, @CalHealthline, which is produced by @KHNews, an editorially independent service of @KaiserFamFound.
Long Beach, California شامل ہوئے Haziran 2010
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A new state will law give Californians an alternative to burial and cremation: human composting. I would love to talk to anyone willing to share their thoughts and feelings about it for a story I'm writing. If you are willing, DM me. And read this: latimes.com/california/sto…
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“White mulberry is not toxic.” In this stunning report by my colleague, @youngsamantha, experts cast doubt on a coroner's finding that linked the death of U.S. Rep Tom McClintock's wife, Lori McClintock, to white mulberry leaf. @KHNews, @CalHealthline. khn.org/news/article/e…
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Read this fascinating scoop by my colleague @youngsamantha about the Sacramento coroner's finding that the wife of California U.S. Rep Tom McClintock died after ingesting white mulberry leaf. @khn, @CalHealthline khn.org/news/article/t…
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California regulators are investigating whether Kaiser Permanente is providing timely mental health care during the KP clinicians strike. A broader query into KP mental health services launched in May is ongoing. Read our story about the KP strike: khn.org/news/article/k…
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My colleague Rachel Bluth would like to interview men who have had a vasectomy in California. Please DM her at the handle below.
Rachel Bluth@RachelHBluth
Have you had a #vasectomy in California? Reach out! I'd love to talk to you about how much it cost.
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Big Pharma is not developing new antibiotics even as existing ones become increasingly ineffective against some deadly bacteria. Read this illuminating story by my colleague @ArthurAllen202, via @KHNews khn.org/news/article/b…
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TONIGHT on the @NewsHour my report from Illinois, a safe harbor for abortion care in a sea of states that have criminalized abortion. Watch on your @pbs station or stream here: ttps://pbs.org/newshour/ with @lornabaldwin

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Evusheld, a potentially life saving Covid prevention therapy, just got harder to find for some 7 million immunocompromised people who could benefit from it. Read the story by my colleague @hannah_recht. via @KHNews, @CalHealthline khn.org/news/article/e…
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“Dear Scarlett Bull,” began one of Cigna’s letters, addressed to a 6-month-old baby. “We found the service requested is not medically necessary.”
Total Bill: $117,084. The Bulls on the hook for about $80K.
📝: @jayhancock1, @KHNews/@NPR #BilloftheMonth khn.org/news/article/n…
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“You don’t really care whether something was a one-in-a-million chance of happening when it happens.” 17-year old Kennedy Stonum declined the covid vaccine, then she caught the virus and died. @bjwolfson, via @CalHealthline, @KHNews,@CNN. khn.org/news/article/u…
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“The more a mother’s lips move, the less the ears on their male children open.” Tyler Gilreath, 20, deflected the repeated pleas of his mother to get vaccinated against covid. He caught the virus and died. @bjwolfson,via @CalHealthline, @KHNews, @CNN. khn.org/news/article/u…
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Covid deaths and hospitalization are rare for young people, but vaccine refusal poses serious risks. Read this sad tale of two young people who refused vaccination and died of covid. @bjwolfson, via @CalHealthline, @KHNews,@CNN. khn.org/news/article/u…
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Kennedy Stonum, 17, and Tyler Gilreath, 20,resisted getting vaccinated against covid. They both caught the virus and died. Vaccine hesitancy can sometimes have tragic consequences. Read my story. @bjwolfson, via @CalHealthline, @KHNews,@CNN. khn.org/news/article/u…
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Kennedy Stonum, 17, and Tyler Gilreath, 20, brushed off repeated parental pleas to get vaccinated against covid.
They both caught the virus and died. Vaccine hesitancy can sometimes have tragic consequences.
📝: @bjwolfson
khn.org/news/article/u…
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57% of U.S. kids ages 12-17 and 62% of those 18-24 are vaccinated against covid, compared with 69% of the entire vaccination-eligible population.
📝: @bjwolfson
khn.org/news/article/u…
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Read this important story by my colleague Victoria Knight about Americans who are immunocompromised or living w/disabilities & chronic illnesses who feel left behind as society moves on from omicron. Published on @CalHealthline: californiahealthline.org/news/article/c…
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