California Plans for a Post-Roe World as Abortion Access Shrinks Elsewhere
SACRAMENTO — With access to abortion at stake across America, California is preparing to become the nation’s abortion provider. Democratic
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‘Covid Hit Us Over the Head With a Two-by-Four’: Addressing Ageism With Urgency
Earlier this year, the World Health Organization announced a global campaign to combat ageism — discrimination against older adults that
Read More‘They Treat Me Like I’m Old and Stupid’: Seniors Decry Health Providers’ Age Bias
Joanne Whitney, 84, a retired associate clinical professor of pharmacy at the University of California-San Francisco, often feels devalued when
Read MoreCovid Is Killing Rural Americans at Twice the Rate of Urbanites
Rural Americans are dying of covid at more than twice the rate of their urban counterparts — a divide that
Read MoreFrom the FDA’s Empty Seat to Chock-Full ICUs, Journalists Recap the Week’s Stories
KHN correspondent Rachana Pradhan discussed why President Joe Biden hasn’t yet nominated a permanent leader for the Food and Drug
Read MoreLow Wages and Pandemic Gut Staffing Support for Those With Disabilities
Ernestine “Erma” Bryant likes her job, but the pay is a problem. She works in a caregiver role as a
Read MoreThe Solution to Au Pairs’ Health Coverage Gaps May Be Simple: ACA Plans
In 2016, Isis Mabel, of Mexico, wanted to improve her English. On advice from an aunt, she enrolled with an
Read MoreECMO Life Support Is a Last Resort for Covid, and in Short Supply in South
Hospital discharge day for Phoua Yang was more like a pep rally. On her way rolling out of TriStar Centennial
Read MoreKHN’s ‘What the Health?’: The Future of Public Health
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Read MoreTelemedicine Abortions Offer Cheaper Options but May Also Undermine Critical Clinics
Allison Hansen had just gone through a breakup with her boyfriend last year when she discovered she was pregnant. She
Read MoreBeneficiarios de Medicaid se vacunan mucho menos contra covid
Los beneficiarios de Medicaid se están vacunando contra covid-19 a tasas mucho más bajas que la población general, mientras los
Read MoreDemocrats Say Abortion Is on the Line in Recall Election. But Rolling Back Rights Wouldn’t Be Easy.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — As the election to recall California Gov. Gavin Newsom approaches, abortion-rights groups are warning that Californians’ right
Read MoreMedicaid Vaccination Rates Founder as States Struggle to Immunize Their Poorest Residents
Medicaid enrollees are getting vaccinated against covid-19 at far lower rates than the general population as states search for the
Read MorePandemia revela una creciente crisis de suicidios en comunidades de color
Rafiah Maxie ha sido trabajadora social clínica en el área de Chicago durante una década. En todo ese tiempo, vio
Read MorePandemic Unveils Growing Suicide Crisis for Communities of Color
This story is a collaboration between KHN and “Science Friday.” Listen to the conversation between KHN national correspondent Aneri Pattani and
Read MoreCan Biden’s Plan to Remove Urban Highways Improve the Health of American Cities?
Mandela Parkway, a four-lane boulevard enhanced by a median with trees and a curving footpath, stretches along a 24-block section
Read MoreKHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Becerra Urges Congress to Expand Medicare, Address Rx Prices
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Read MoreMost Inmates Have Had Their Covid Shots — But Their Guards Likely Haven’t
When the number of covid-19 cases among inmates in Pennsylvania state prisons last fall topped 1,000 and staff cases hovered
Read MoreJournalists Discuss Long Covid, Delta Variant, Clinic for Migrants
California Healthline producer Lydia Zuraw told of her experience with long covid and how singing helped her shortness of breath
Read MoreCalifornia Lawmakers Push Feds to Allow a Therapy That Pays Meth Users to Abstain
In his multiple attempts to overcome a methamphetamine addiction that ground through two decades of his life, Tyrone Clifford Jr.
Read MoreLa esperanza de vida de los hispanos y afroamericanos ha sufrido la peor baja desde la Segunda Guerra Mundial
Aunque James Toussaint nunca ha tenido covid, la pandemia está afectando profundamente su salud. Primero, en la primavera de 2020,
Read MoreBlack and Hispanic Americans Suffer Most in Biggest US Decline in Life Expectancy Since WWII
Although James Toussaint has never had covid, the pandemic is taking a profound toll on his health. First, the 57-year-old
Read MoreAt Texas Border, Pandemic’s High Toll Lays Bare Gaps in Health and Insurance
EL PASO, Texas — Alfredo “Freddy” Valles was an accomplished trumpeter and a beloved music teacher for nearly four decades
Read MoreHospitals, Insurers Invest Big Dollars to Tackle Patients’ Social Needs
PHILADELPHIA — When doctors at a primary care clinic here noticed many of its poorest patients were failing to show
Read MoreViolent Colorado Arrest Puts Spotlight on How Police Treat Disabled People
Nearly a year after police officers in Loveland, Colorado, injured an elderly woman with dementia and then laughed at footage
Read MoreEn crisis de salud mental, el 911 ahora no siempre responde con policías
Cuando Kiki Radermacher, terapeuta de salud mental, llegó a una casa de Missoula, Montana, por una llamada de emergencia al
Read MoreIn Mental Health Crises, a 911 Call Now Brings a Mixed Team of Helpers — And Maybe No Cops
By the time Kiki Radermacher, a mental health therapist, arrived at a Missoula, Montana, home on an emergency 911 call
Read MoreMientras Colorado avanza una ley que garantiza su acceso a atención médica, trabajadores agrícolas recuerdan el maltrato que sufren
SAN LUIS VALLEY, Colorado – Una mujer con complicaciones en el embarazo necesitaba el permiso de su jefe para visitar
Read MoreColorado Bill Aims to Give Farmworkers Easier Access to Medical Care
SAN LUIS VALLEY, Colo. — A woman with pregnancy complications needed permission from her boss to visit a doctor. Community
Read MoreFarmworkers Recall Mistreatment as Colorado Aims to Guarantee Medical Access
SAN LUIS VALLEY, Colo. — A woman with pregnancy complications needed permission from her boss to visit a doctor. Community
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