Watch: In Emergencies, First Comes the Ambulance. Then Comes the Bill.
When her 9-year-old daughter was having trouble breathing, Yvette Hammonds took her to a local emergency room. It quickly became
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Un padre soñaba con una casa para su familia. La deuda médica casi los deja en la calle
DENVER. — A Kayce Atencio solía atormentarlo un pensamiento mientras trabajaba en un refugio para personas sin hogar en el
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‘Dr. Google’ Meets Its Match: Dr. ChatGPT
As a fourth-year ophthalmology resident at Emory University School of Medicine, Riley Lyons’ biggest responsibilities include triage: When a patient
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Pfizer and Moderna Are Pushing the New Covid Booster. Should You Get It? The CDC Is About to Decide.
A small percentage of Americans got the most recent covid-19 booster shot, and even fewer probably realize the federal government
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Montana State Officials Seek More Control Over Judicial Involuntary Commitments
KALISPELL, Mont. — Inside the white-brick hallways of the Flathead County Detention Center, Jail Commander Jen Root walked up to
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A Father Dreamed of a Home for His Family. Medical Debt Nearly Pushed Them Onto the Streets.
Noam N. Levey DENVER — Kayce Atencio used to be haunted by a thought while working at a homeless shelter
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Journalists Recap How Smallpox Was Wiped Out and How Opioid Settlement Cash Is Being Paid Out
Céline Gounder, KFF Health News’ senior fellow and editor-at-large for public health, discussed the podcast “Epidemic: Eradicating Smallpox” podcast on
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Trabajadores sufren mientras el Congreso y empresarios debaten la necesidad de normas contra el calor
Amy Maxmen A veces el calor te hace vomitar, contó Carmen García, trabajadora agrícola en el Valle de San Joaquín,
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Sin mantas, peluches, ni en brazos de sus padres: cómo hacer que los bebés duerman seguros
Samuel Hanke es cardiólogo pediátrico en Cincinnati, pero cuando le preguntas por su título dice: “Lo más importante es que
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In Move to Slash CDC Budget, House Republicans Target Major HIV Program Trump Launched
More than four years ago, then-President Donald Trump declared an ambitious goal that had bipartisan support: ending the HIV epidemic
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