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Policies to Roll Back Abortion Rights Will Hit Incarcerated People…
Policies governing abortion and reproductive health care services in U.S. prisons and jails were restrictive and often…
Grassroots Work Leads to Vaccination Success in Georgia Refugee Community
Naw Mu Chaw had questions about the possible side effects of a covid-19 vaccine.
Chaw, a recent refugee from Myanmar,…
Journalists Dig Into Questions About the 988 Hotline and Inflation…
KHN correspondent Aneri Pattani discussed social media criticism of the new 988 mental health hotline on NPR’s “Weekend Edition…
Abortion Is Shaking Up Attorneys General Races and Exposing Limits to Their…
Lauren Weber and Sam Whitehead
As the country grapples with states’ newfound power to regulate abortion in the aftermath of…
Readers and Tweeters Place Value on Community Services and Life-Sustaining…
Letters to the Editor is a periodic feature. We welcome all comments and will publish a selection. We edit for length and…
For Kids With Kidney Disease, Pediatric Expertise Is Key — But Not Always…
Jaxon Green, 6, was diagnosed with kidney disease the day he was born. His illness meant that for years his life would…
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Wrapping Up Summer’s Health News
Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen on Acast. You can also listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts,…
Local Health Officials to Feds: Where’s the Rest of Our Monkeypox Vaccine?
Jackie Fortiér, KPCC/LAist
Los Angeles County health officials found out Tuesday that the federal government slashed the…
Sleepless Nights Over Her Children’s Future as Debts Pile Up
Noam N. Levey
“My doctor saved my life, but my medical bills are stealing from my children’s lives.”Jeni Rae Peters…
Some Rural Hospitals Are in Such Bad Shape, Local Governments Are…
ERIN, Tenn. — Kyle Kopec gets a kick out of leading tours through the run-down hospitals his boss is snapping up,…