/tags/side-effects Side Effects en-US Copyright Wed, 02 Jun 2021 17:11:40 GMT /side-effects-public-media/2017-06-12/a-drugmaker-tries-to-cash-in-on-the-opioid-epidemic-one-state-law-at-a-time-0 Two years ago, a mental health advocate named Steve McCaffrey stood at a lectern in the Indiana statehouse, testifying in favor of an addiction... Wed, 02 Jun 2021 17:11:40 GMT /side-effects-public-media/2017-06-12/a-drugmaker-tries-to-cash-in-on-the-opioid-epidemic-one-state-law-at-a-time-0 Jake Harper, Jake Harper /news/2021-03-24/financial-stress-and-patient-pushback-health-care-workers-on-a-year-of-covid A year into the pandemic, COVID-19 has put an enormous strain on health care systems — including the influx of COVID-19 patients, staffing shortages and… Wed, 24 Mar 2021 09:00:00 GMT /news/2021-03-24/financial-stress-and-patient-pushback-health-care-workers-on-a-year-of-covid Natalie Krebs /news/2021-03-23/happy-to-be-alive-after-covid-double-lung-transplant In the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, Mayra Ramirez contracted the virus and ended up in the ICU on life support. She was 28.The virus had… Tue, 23 Mar 2021 15:12:27 GMT /news/2021-03-23/happy-to-be-alive-after-covid-double-lung-transplant Christine Herman /news/2021-03-17/on-top-of-coronavirus-pandemic-mis-c-is-hitting-black-and-latinx-kids-hard At Riley Children’s Hospital in Indianapolis, Dr. Samina Bhumbra has been receiving calls for help from health centers across the state. Callers describe… Wed, 17 Mar 2021 09:00:00 GMT /news/2021-03-17/on-top-of-coronavirus-pandemic-mis-c-is-hitting-black-and-latinx-kids-hard /side-effects-public-media/2021-02-23/immigrant-doctors-worry-about-families-back-home-with-little-vaccine-access As healthcare workers in the U.S. received COVID-19 vaccines, many were relieved and hopeful. But doctors who are foreign-born also describe a... Tue, 23 Feb 2021 20:34:43 GMT /side-effects-public-media/2021-02-23/immigrant-doctors-worry-about-families-back-home-with-little-vaccine-access Farah Yousry /side-effects-public-media/2020-12-22/people-with-diabetes-struggle-during-covid-19-economic-crisis The pandemic has left millions of Americans without jobs, and as a result, nearly 14 million people lost employer-sponsored health insurance . For the... Tue, 22 Dec 2020 15:18:54 GMT /side-effects-public-media/2020-12-22/people-with-diabetes-struggle-during-covid-19-economic-crisis Carter Barrett /news/2020-12-22/covid-19-and-diabetes-make-for-a-dangerous-mix This is part one of a two-part series on COVID-19 and diabetes. Read part two on Wednesday.Agatha Walston leads a busy life. She’s a nurse in southern… Tue, 22 Dec 2020 10:00:00 GMT /news/2020-12-22/covid-19-and-diabetes-make-for-a-dangerous-mix Farah Yousry /side-effects-public-media/2020-12-08/sharing-pandemic-birth-stories-helps-mothers-advocate-for-themselves-babies For many mothers giving birth during the pandemic, pregnancy has not gone as planned. To learn about these experiences, a pair of researchers is... Tue, 08 Dec 2020 17:44:18 GMT /side-effects-public-media/2020-12-08/sharing-pandemic-birth-stories-helps-mothers-advocate-for-themselves-babies Darian Benson /side-effects-public-media/2020-12-01/getting-the-covid-vaccine-may-be-a-matter-of-trust-among-african-americans Drug manufacturers have released promising early results for their COVID-19 vaccines, but skepticism among Americans remains high -- especially for... Tue, 01 Dec 2020 21:24:19 GMT /side-effects-public-media/2020-12-01/getting-the-covid-vaccine-may-be-a-matter-of-trust-among-african-americans Carter Barrett /side-effects-public-media/2020-11-17/covid-19-worsens-mental-health-sparks-overdoses The continued stress from COVID-19 has heightened mental health problems nationwide. And some experts say that has led to an increase in drug overdoses. Tue, 17 Nov 2020 15:35:26 GMT /side-effects-public-media/2020-11-17/covid-19-worsens-mental-health-sparks-overdoses Darian Benson