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A Decades-Long Drop in Teen Births Is Slowing, and Advocates Worry a…
Catherine Sweeney, WPLN
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Cicely Wilson’s work doesn’t end when she leaves her day job as a lactation…
Massive Kaiser Permanente Strike Looms as Talks Head to the Wire
Kaiser Permanente and union representatives pledged to continue negotiating a new contract up until the last minute as…
Officials Agree: Use Settlement Funds to Curb Youth Addiction. But the…
Video Reporter: Caresse Jackman, InvestigateTV; Video Editor: Scotty Smith, InvestigateTV
When three teenagers…
Pot Boom Wakes Sleepy Dinosaur, Colorado
DINOSAUR, Colo. — There isn’t much to this town a short drive from the national monument of the same name. A couple of…
Journalist Assesses Federal Push to Remove Medical Debt From Credit Reports
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Biden Administration to Ban Medical Debt From Americans’ Credit Scores
Noam N. Levey
The Biden administration announced a major initiative to protect Americans from medical debt on Thursday,…
California Officials Seek ‘CARE’ Without Coercion as New Mental Health…
The first time Heidi Sweeney began hallucinating, the voices in her head told her Orange County’s Huntington Beach was…
As Younger Children Increasingly Die by Suicide, Better Tracking and…
If you or someone you know is in crisis, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988 or contact the …
Hep C’s Number Comes Up: Can Biden’s 5-Year Plan Eliminate the Longtime…
Rick Jaenisch went through treatment six times before his hepatitis C was cured in 2017. Each time his doctors…
How Will Rural Americans Fare During Medicaid Unwinding? Experts Fear…
Abby Madore covers a lot of ground each day at work.
A staffer at a community health center in Carson City, Nevada,…