Oona Tempest

New York

Digital Producer and Illustrator at KFF Health News

NYC-based sushi-chef-turned-illustrator. I’m only active on IG, so please find me there, @oonatempest. Other accounts are not mine.

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Articles

What You Need to Know About the Opioid Settlement Funds

1 month ago | dothaneagle.com | Aneri Pattani |Hannah Norman |Oona Tempest

The money, which comes from companies like Purdue Pharma, McKesson, CVS, and others that made, distributed, and sold opioid painkillers, is meant as restitution for their roles in fueling the epidemic. KFF Health News senior correspondent Aneri Pattani breaks down the money’s path – from when it lands to how it’s spent.
Inside Conservative Activist Leonard Leo’s Long Campaign To Gut Planned Parenthood

Aug 16, 2024 | kffhealthnews.org | Rachana Pradhan |Oona Tempest

A federal lawsuit in Texas against Planned Parenthood has a web of ties to conservative activist Leonard Leo, whose decades-long effort to steer the U.S. court system to the right overturned Roe v. Wade, yielding the biggest rollback of reproductive health access in half a century.
Social Media Bans Could Deny Teenagers Mental Health Help

Aug 7, 2024 | kffhealthnews.org | Daniel Chang |Oona Tempest

Social media’s effects on the mental health of young people are not well understood. That hasn’t stopped Congress, state legislatures, and the U.S. surgeon general from moving ahead with age bans and warning labels for YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram. But the emphasis on fears about social media may cause policymakers to miss the mental health benefits it provides teenagers, say researchers, pediatricians, and the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
Why millions are trying alternatives to big-pharma’s weight-loss drugs

Jul 24, 2024 | ajc.com | Arthur Allen |Oona Tempest

Pharmacist Mark Mikhael has lost 50 pounds over the past 12 months. He no longer has diabetes and finds himself “at my ideal body weight,” with his cholesterol below 200 for the first time in 20 years. “I feel fantastic,” he said. Like millions of others, Mikhael credits the new class of weight loss drugs. But he isn’t using brand-name Wegovy or Zepbound.
Why Millions Are Trying FDA-Authorized Alternatives to Big Pharma’s Weight Loss Drugs

Jul 23, 2024 | kffhealthnews.org | Arthur Allen |Oona Tempest

Pharmacist Mark Mikhael has lost 50 pounds over the past 12 months. He no longer has diabetes and finds himself “at my ideal body weight,” with his cholesterol below 200 for the first time in 20 years. “I feel fantastic,” he said. Like millions of others, Mikhael credits the new class of weight loss drugs. But he isn’t using brand-name Wegovy or Zepbound.
Fake Therapist Fooled Hundreds Online Until She Died, State Records Say

Jul 2, 2024 | kffhealthnews.org | Brett Kelman |Oona Tempest

Hundreds of Americans may have unknowingly received therapy from an untrained impostor who masqueraded as an online therapist, possibly for as long as two years, and the deception crumbled only when she died, according to state health department records. Peggy A.
How Primary Care Is Being Disrupted: A Video Primer

Apr 5, 2024 | themedicalcareblog.com | Julie Appleby |Hannah Norman |Oona Tempest

How patients are seeing their doctor is changing, and that could shape access to and quality of care for decades to come. More than 100 million Americans don’t have regular access to primary care, a number that has nearly doubled since 2014. Yet demand for primary care is up, spurred partly by record enrollment in Affordable Care Act plans. Under pressure from increased demand, consolidation, and changing patient expectations, the model of care no longer means visiting the same doctor for decades.
How Primary Care Is Being Disrupted: A Video Primer

Apr 2, 2024 | physiciansweekly.com | Julie Appleby |Hannah Norman |Oona Tempest

How patients are seeing their doctor is changing, and that could shape access to and quality of care for decades to come. More than 100 million Americans don’t have regular access to primary care, a number that has nearly doubled since 2014. Yet demand for primary care is up, spurred partly by record enrollment in Affordable Care Act plans. Under pressure from increased demand, consolidation, and changing patient expectations, the model of care no longer means visiting the same doctor for decades.
How Primary Care Is Being Disrupted: A Video Primer

Apr 1, 2024 | californiahealthline.org | Julie Appleby |Hannah Norman |Oona Tempest

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How Primary Care Is Being Disrupted: A Video Primer

Apr 1, 2024 | kffhealthnews.org | Julie Appleby |Hannah Norman |Oona Tempest

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