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On the Night Shift With a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner
MISSOULA, Mont. — Jacqueline Towarnicki got a text as she finished her day shift at a local clinic. She had a new case,…
Medi-Cal Enrollees in California: Here’s How to Verify Your Eligibility
Bernard J. Wolfson
If you are enrolled in Medi-Cal, as more than one-third of Californians are, make sure your county knows how…
Durante la pandemia, se duplicó el número de niños heridos por armas de…
Sammy Caiola, WHYY
Los índices de agresiones con armas de fuego, que afectaron a víctimas menores de edad, se duplicaron…
El gobierno alerta sobre tarjetas de crédito para pagar facturas médicas
La administración Biden advirtió a los estadounidenses sobre los crecientes riesgos de las tarjetas de crédito médicas y…
Walensky to Leave CDC in June as Covid Emergency Winds Down
Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is stepping down at the end of June after…
California Says New Cigarettes Appear to Violate State’s Flavored Tobacco…
Don Thompson
California’s attorney general is warning two tobacco companies that their new cigarettes appear to violate a state…
Lead Contamination Surfaces in Affluent Atlanta Neighborhood
ATLANTA — Elizabeth Burns had just come inside from gardening in 2021 when she caught a TV news report about a rocklike…
Gun Assault Rates Doubled for Children in 4 Major Cities During the…
Rates of gun assaults on children roughly doubled during the covid-19 pandemic, according to a study that looked at gun…
Biden Administration Issues New Warning About Medical Credit Cards
The Biden administration on Thursday cautioned Americans about the growing risks of medical credit cards and other loans…
Colorado Becomes the First State to Ban So-Called Abortion Pill Reversals
Claire Cleveland
In Glenwood Springs, Colorado, registered nurse Katie Laven answers calls from people who’ve started the…