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As the Deadline Creeps Up, Submit Your Scariest Halloween Health Haikus
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Photographer’s 12-Year Quest to Document Her Life Produces a Rich Portrait of Aging
Judith Graham
A dozen years ago, at age 70, Marna Clarke had a dream. She was walking on a sidewalk and rounded a corner. Ahead of her, she saw an end to the path and nothing beyond.
It was a turning point for Clarke. “I…
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Looking Ahead to the Lame-Duck Session
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When the lame-duck Congress returns to Washington after Election…
Listen: Medical Bills Upended Her Life and Her Credit Score
Aneri Pattani
This story is part of an ongoing investigation from KHN and NPR into medical debt.
Penelope Wingard is tough. She has survived breast cancer, a brain aneurysm, and surgery on both eyes. But saving her life has come…
Medical Debt Sunk Her Credit. New Changes From the Credit Reporting Agencies Won’t Help.
Aneri Pattani
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — After a year of chemo and radiation, doctors told Penelope “Penny” Wingard in 2014 that her breast cancer was in remission. She’d been praying for this good news. But it also meant she no longer qualified…
$80,000 and 5 ER Visits: An Ectopic Pregnancy Takes a Toll Despite NY’s Liberal Abortion Law
When Sara Laub’s period was late, the New York City resident shrugged it off. She’d used an intrauterine device, or IUD, for three years and knew her odds of getting pregnant were extremely slim. But after 10 days had passed,…
Addiction Experts Fear the Fallout if California Legalizes Sports Betting
Mark Kreidler
Since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 2018 that states could legalize betting on sports, California — with 40 million people and numerous professional teams — has been the great white whale, eluding gambling companies and…
Watch: Meet the Latest Fact-Checker — Your Doctor
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Nursing Home Surprise: Advantage Plans May Shorten Stays to Less Time Than Medicare Covers
Susan Jaffe
After 11 days in a St. Paul, Minnesota, skilled nursing facility recuperating from a fall, Paula Christopherson, 97, was told by her insurer that she should return home.
But instead of being relieved,…
Mental Health Crisis Teams Aren’t Just for Cities Anymore
NEWTON, Iowa — Jeff White knows what can happen when 911 dispatchers receive a call about someone who feels despondent or agitated.
He experienced it repeatedly: The 911 operators dispatched police, who often took him to a…