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Hospitals Have Been Slow to Bring On Addiction Specialists
In December, Marie, who lives in coastal Swampscott, Massachusetts, began having trouble breathing. Three days after…
Miami’s Little Haiti Joins Global Effort to End Cervical Cancer
More than 300,000 women around the world die from cervical cancer each year. In the U.S., women of Haitian descent are…
If You’re Worried About the Environment, Consider Being Composted When You…
Would you rather be buried or cremated when you die?
If you feel the way I do, the answer is neither. I cringe at the…
Reporter Follows Up on ‘Cancer Moonshot’ Progress and the Bias in Digital…
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Hurricane Ian Shows That Coastal Hospitals Aren’t Ready for Climate Change
Daniel Chang and Lauren Sausser
As rapidly intensifying storms and rising sea levels threaten coastal cities from Texas to the…
As the Deadline Creeps Up, Submit Your Scariest Halloween Health Haikus
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Photographer’s 12-Year Quest to Document Her Life Produces a Rich Portrait…
Judith Graham
A dozen years ago, at age 70, Marna Clarke had a dream. She was walking on a sidewalk and rounded a corner. Ahead…
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Looking Ahead to the Lame-Duck Session
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Listen: Medical Bills Upended Her Life and Her Credit Score
Aneri Pattani
This story is part of an ongoing investigation from KHN and NPR into medical debt.
Penelope Wingard is…
Medical Debt Sunk Her Credit. New Changes From the Credit Reporting…
Aneri Pattani
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — After a year of chemo and radiation, doctors told Penelope “Penny” Wingard in 2014 that her…