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By Lauren Weber, Kaiser Health News Rural Americans are dying of covid at more than twice the rate of their
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By Paul Shafer, Boston University and Alex Hoagland, Boston University Many Americans breathed a sigh of relief when the Supreme
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By Kosali Simon, Indiana University and Sharon Tennyson, Cornell University The current COVID-19 wave in the U.S. is mostly affecting
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By April Dembosky, KQED, Kaiser Health News When Miriam McDonald decided she wanted to have another baby at age 44,
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By Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News For Stephanie Force, finding a birth control method that she likes and can get
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Martha Bebinger, WBUR, Kaiser Health News One evening in late March, a mom called 911. Her daughter, she said, was
Read moreHospital Prices Must Now Be Transparent. For Many Consumers, They’re Still Anyone’s Guess.
Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News A colonoscopy might cost you or your insurer a few hundred dollars — or several
Read moreTransgender Medicine – What Care Looks Like, Who Seeks It out and What’s Still Unknown: 3 Essential Reads
By Daniel Merino, The Conversation Transgender people continue to be the focus of political culture wars in the U.S. In
Read moreBlack and Hispanic Americans Suffer Most in Biggest US Decline in Life Expectancy Since WWII
Liz Szabo, Kaiser Health News Although James Toussaint has never had covid, the pandemic is taking a profound toll on
Read moreSome Hospitals Kept Suing Patients Over Medical Debt Through the Pandemic
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Read more15 Minutes With Congresswoman Debbie Dingell
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell has long been an advocate for women and children. She is a founder and past chair of
Read moreI Thought Weight-Loss Surgery Would End My Struggle With Obesity. Then I Found Out Maintaining a Healthy Body and Mind Is a Lifelong Commitment.
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Read moreHealth Is Infrastructure, Too
During opening remarks at HealthyWomen’s recent webinar, “Health is Infrastructure, Too: The Impact on Women’s Health Care,” HealthyWomen’s CEO Beth
Read moreKidney Experts Say It’s Time to Remove Race From Medical Algorithms. Doing so Is Complicated.
By Rae Ellen Bichell and Cara Anthony, Kaiser Health News Alphonso Harried recently came across a newspaper clipping about his
Read moreCovid Was a Tipping Point for Telehealth. If Some Have Their Way, Virtual Visits Are Here to Stay.
By Noam N. Levey, Kaiser Health News As the covid crisis wanes and life approaches normal across the U.S., health
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Read moreClosing The Mental Health Gap for Women of Color
Francisca Porchas Coronado was just nine when she left her home in the Mexican state of Sonora, just south of
Read moreWeight Stigma Is a Burden Around the World – and Has Negative Consequences Everywhere
By Rebecca Puhl, University of Connecticut Lazy. Unmotivated. No self-discipline. No willpower. These are just a few of the widespread
Read moreTrans Kids in the US Were Seeking Treatment Decades Before Today’s Political Battles Over Access to Health Care
By Jules Gill-Peterson, University of Pittsburgh In 1942, a 17-year-old transgender girl named Lane visited a doctor in her Missouri
Read moreEnough to Wreck Their Rest: $10,322 for a Sleep Study
By Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News José Mendoza’s snoring was bad — but the silence when he stopped breathing was
Read moreNo-Cancel Culture: How Telehealth Is Making It Easier to Keep That Therapy Session
By Eric Berger, Kaiser Health News When the covid-19 pandemic forced behavioral health providers to stop seeing patients in person
Read moreDoctors Now Must Provide Patients Their Health Data, Online and on Demand
By Sarah Kwon, Kaiser Health News Last summer, Anna Ramsey suffered a flare-up of juvenile dermatomyositis, a rare autoimmune condition,
Read more‘Kicking You When You’re Down’: Many Cancer Patients Pay Dearly for Parking
By Rebecca J. Ritzel, Kaiser Health News For cancer patients, the road from diagnosis to survivorship feels like a never-ending
Read moreTime to Say Goodbye to Some Insurers’ Waivers for Covid Treatment Fees
By Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News Just as other industries are rolling back some consumer-friendly changes made early in the
Read moreDeclaring Racism a Public Health Crisis Brings More Attention to Solving Long-Ignored Racial Gaps in Health
By Paul K. Halverson, IUPUI The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has joined hundreds of cities and counties across
Read moreBiden Moves to Overturn Trump Birth Control Rules
Julie Rovner, Kaiser Health News The Biden administration Wednesday formally proposed the repeal of Trump-era regulations barring abortion referrals and
Read morePrior Authorization Doesn’t Have to Be a Barrier to Care
Even after menopause, Gail Weiss had severe endometriosis that caused her excruciating pain. Weiss researched her options and found a
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Read moreWhat the American Rescue Plan Says About President Biden’s Health Care Priorities – and What They Mean for You
By Zack Buck, University of Tennessee As millions of Americans receive COVID-19 vaccines, the Affordable Care Act just got a
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By Zachary Morris, Stony Brook University (The State University of New York); Nanette Goodman, Syracuse University, and Stephen McGarity, University
Read more7 things President-Elect Biden Can Achieve on Health Care
By Simon F. Haeder, Penn State President-elect Joe Biden has plenty of work ahead of him; reining in the out-of-control
Read moreManaging Chronic Pain in Rural America
Ginger Nord likes to look people in the eye when she walks down the street in her rural Indiana town;
Read moreBlack Doctors Work to Make Coronavirus Testing More Equitable
By Nina Feldman, WHYY, Kaiser Health News When the coronavirus arrived in Philadelphia in March, Dr. Ala Stanford hunkered down
Read moreFor COVID Tests, the Question of Who Pays Comes Down to Interpretation
By Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News In advance of an upcoming road trip with her elderly parents, Wendy Epstein’s physician
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