@mcgowankat

Journalist reporting on caregiving. Recent bylines NPR, Boston Globe, Wired. Not really here. Mostly at https://xitter.cf/t.co/etSVvnEl1A

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I'm thrilled to be chosen for @TheCarterCenter fellowship for mental health journalism class for 2024-2025. My project will probe the mental health consequences of caregiving, in partnership with npr.org/sections/health-shot…. I'm looking forward to it!

Shots - Health News

NPR's former health blog.

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I spoke with Dawn Shedrick for a story for NPR about caregiving and loneliness. Tomorrow we'll be on NPR Weekend Edition talking caregiving with host Ayesha Rascoe. Our conversation is scheduled to air at 9.41 ET (times different in different time zones). npr.org/sections/shots-healt…

Caregiving can be a tough, lonely mission. One daughter found ways to reconnect

Some 106 million people provide unpaid care for an adult in the U.S. Many feel invisible and profoundly lonely. But some are creating new ways to support each other.

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“What’s the craziest thing you’ve seen in the ER?” The daily consequences of a completely broken healthcare system.
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Added context on what Kamala Harris said on The View about covering caregiving through Medicare: This is *not* just a sandwich generation issue. They have it hard, but far more--70 percent of the unpaid family caregivers for adults--are not in that situation.
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Wow. Expanding Medicare to cover in-home care would be huge--and very expensive. Whether or not it actually happens, it's wonderful to hear a pol at her level talk about caregiving in terms of dignity, independence and pride.
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@TheView8 Oct 2024
Vice Pres. Kamala Harris explains her proposal for Medicare to cover in-home health care for seniors: "It's about independence for that individual."
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San Diego has now reported a locally transmitted dengue case, now the 6th in California this year A reminder that, before this year, California had reported only two cases of local dengue since 2010 sandiegocounty.gov/content/d…
A screenshot of text that reads in part: "Situation A case of locally acquired dengue has been identified in a San Diego County resident. Neither the case nor their household members had a history of domestic or international travel. While the case was initially hospitalized, they have since been discharged and recovering. No additional suspect cases have been identified at this time. The Vector Control Program of County of San Diego is responding to the situation including conducting mosquito abatement to reduce the risk of additional cases in the area. Background This is the first case of locally acquired dengue reported in SDC, but the sixth in California in 2024. In 2023, the first locally acquired cases of dengue in California were identified in residents of Pasadena and Long Beach. Dengue transmission was contained, but in 2024, additional locally acquired cases were identified in the Baldwin Park, Panorama City, and El Monte areas in Los Angeles County. The San Diego case report

ALT A screenshot of text that reads in part: "Situation A case of locally acquired dengue has been identified in a San Diego County resident. Neither the case nor their household members had a history of domestic or international travel. While the case was initially hospitalized, they have since been discharged and recovering. No additional suspect cases have been identified at this time. The Vector Control Program of County of San Diego is responding to the situation including conducting mosquito abatement to reduce the risk of additional cases in the area. Background This is the first case of locally acquired dengue reported in SDC, but the sixth in California in 2024. In 2023, the first locally acquired cases of dengue in California were identified in residents of Pasadena and Long Beach. Dengue transmission was contained, but in 2024, additional locally acquired cases were identified in the Baldwin Park, Panorama City, and El Monte areas in Los Angeles County. The San Diego case report

Alexander Tin@Alexander_Tin3 Oct 2024
We're now up to five locally transmitted dengue cases in Los Angeles County, health department says Latest case is at least 4 kilometers away from previous cluster of local infections "an emergence of locally acquired dengue that is extremely rare" publichealth.lacounty.gov/ph…
A screenshot of text that reads in part: "For Immediate Release: October 02, 2024 Public Health Investigating Fifth Case of Locally Acquired Dengue The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is investigating a new case of locally acquired dengue in a resident of El Monte. The person had no history of travel to areas where dengue is endemic. This case of local transmission does not appear to be related to the cases previously reported by Public Health and is the fifth case of locally acquired dengue reported in LA County this year. LA County is seeing an emergence of locally acquired dengue that is extremely rare for a region where the virus has not previously been transmitted by mosquitoes. “This case further indicates that dengue can spread in our community. Preventing mosquito bites and mosquito breeding is the best way stop local transmission of dengue,” said Muntu Davis, MD, MPH, Los Angeles County Health Officer. “Mosquitos thrive in hot weather, increasing the risk of bit

ALT A screenshot of text that reads in part: "For Immediate Release: October 02, 2024 Public Health Investigating Fifth Case of Locally Acquired Dengue The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is investigating a new case of locally acquired dengue in a resident of El Monte. The person had no history of travel to areas where dengue is endemic. This case of local transmission does not appear to be related to the cases previously reported by Public Health and is the fifth case of locally acquired dengue reported in LA County this year. LA County is seeing an emergence of locally acquired dengue that is extremely rare for a region where the virus has not previously been transmitted by mosquitoes. “This case further indicates that dengue can spread in our community. Preventing mosquito bites and mosquito breeding is the best way stop local transmission of dengue,” said Muntu Davis, MD, MPH, Los Angeles County Health Officer. “Mosquitos thrive in hot weather, increasing the risk of bit

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@johnarnold6 Sep 2024
We @Arnold_Ventures were frustrated that the US publishes data on the # of hogs slaughtered each day with a one day lag but national crime stats only annually, 9 months later. Since the FBI can't/won't publish more timely data, we funded the creation of realtimecrimeindex.com
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Enhanced ACA premium subsidies have led to record enrollment. The three states with the biggest enrollment increases this year: Texas, Florida, and Georgia. kff.org/policy-watch/another…

Another Year of Record ACA Marketplace Signups, Driven in Part by Medicaid Unwinding and Enhanced...

Open enrollment for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplaces is about to wrap up with another record high number of people signing up for coverage. Factors that contribute to this increase include...

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Study exposes the dangerous ‘hidden’ mental burden of #cancer on patients’ spouses. Risk of #suicide increased in year after diagnosis, suggesting caregivers need more support, by @angRchen statnews.com/2024/08/19/canc… via @statnews @DennisKendel #caregiving

Study exposes the dangerous ‘hidden’ mental burden of cancer on patients’ spouses

The distress from receiving a cancer diagnosis is something that clinicians widely anticipate in patients, but suffering often doesn’t just afflict the

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Notable that Pelosi is not just mentioning caregiving in passing, but talking about it for the whole three minutes.
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@TeamPelosi16 Aug 2024
Working For The People, @KamalaHarris and @Tim_Walz have each long championed investments in caregiving — and when we win in November, Democrats will deliver better pay, benefits, respect and dignity to caregivers. -NP #CareGiversForHarris
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infuriating to see men suggesting that the purpose of older women is to assist in raising children when their true purpose is to solve crimes.
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It's well known that lower income people tend to suffer much worse health. Is poverty at the heart of this disparity, and, if so, could a large cash transfer help close this gap? We examine an RCT that provided 1000 low income participants $1000/month for 3 years. We find…
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@jstein_sun22 Jul 2024
Obviously campaigns involve a lot of issues but more confirmation Harris is placing the care economy stuff at the center — paid leave, child poverty, childcare, eldercare, housing all get checked pretty early on here
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@NBCPolitics22 Jul 2024
LIVE: VP Kamala Harris addresses staff at campaign HQ in Wilmington, Delaware, after President Biden exits the race. xitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1YqxovYqv…
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This a dangerous prediction but today might be a record shattering day for Hot Takes.
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Is Hospital at Home Feasible? "Curing Ourselves of Toxic Positivity for Hospital-at-Home" Au Contraire piece by @sacjai @JACCJournals Distorted Economics, Real-World Logistical Complexity, Caregiver Burnout and more: jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jchf.… @JACCJournals #JACCHF @yaleHFdoc

Curing Ourselves of Toxic Positivity for Hospital-at-Home∗ :

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A semi optimistic look at where journalists are finding work. 1 in 10 working for nonprofits. And there’s work in other non traditional places, tho its independence is a question washingtonpost.com/business/…

Analysis | Wait, does America really still employ a ton of news reporters?

Our analysis revealed something shocking, absurd and the tiniest bit hopeful: Does the U.S. have just as many reporters and editors as it did in 1990?

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Eli Cahan@emcahan11 Jul 2024
Deeply grateful to @CarterCenter and @reveal @MotherJones for the opportunity to tackle a crucial, timely issue for youth and to learn alongside an incredible group of colleagues @angelawchen @EdwardJGraham1 @amandamogul @mcgowankat @eminietfeld @margoasnipe @aitanavargas
The Carter Center@CarterCenter11 Jul 2024
Congratulations to our new class of Rosalynn Carter Fellows for Mental Health Journalism! These 9 Carter Fellows will report on a wide range of mental health topics to help reduce stigma and drive change in their communities. Learn more about them here: bit.ly/3W1udAF
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Love this slide from @bpmehlman mehlmanconsulting.com/wp-con…
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Dementia care comes with ‘catastrophic’ costs for older adults, families, study finds mcknightsseniorliving.com/ne…

Dementia care comes with ‘catastrophic’ costs for older adults, families, study finds

Older adults living with dementia, and their families, often face “catastrophic” out-of-pocket payments for assisted living and other types of long-term care, necessitating alternative financing and...

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