Syringe Exchange Fears Hobble Fight Against West Virginia HIV Outbreak KFF Health News Taylor Sisk
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — More than three years have passed since federal health officials arrived in central Appalachia to assess an...
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Stimulant Users Are Caught in Fatal ‘Fourth Wave’ of Opioid Epidemic KFF Health News Lynn Arditi, The Public’s Radio
In Pawtucket, Rhode Island, near a storefront advertising “free” cellphones, J.R. sat in an empty back stairwell and showed a...
Trump Has Promised to Build More Ships. He May Deport the Workers Who Help Make Them. Author: by Nicole Foy
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KFF Health News’ ‘What the Health?’: Francis Collins on Supporting NIH and Finding Common Ground KFF Health News
The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner Read Julie's stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of...
For Many Rural Women, Finding Maternity Care Outweighs Concerns About Abortion Access KFF Health News Lillian Mongeau Hughes
BAKER CITY, Ore. — In what has become a routine event in rural America, a hospital maternity ward closed in...
Was Shefali Shah Brave or Selfish? The Unconventional Choice That Changed Her Life
In a society where women are often expected to prioritize others' needs over their own, Shefali Shah's decision to embark...
Wildfire smoke’s health risks can linger in homes that escape burning − as Colorado’s Marshall Fire survivors discovered Author: Colleen E. Reid, Associate Professor of Geography, University of Colorado Boulder
The Marshall Fire spared some homes, shown here a day later, but smoke had blanketed the area. Andy Cross/MediaNews Group/The...