Suffering From Chronic Pain as a Black Woman
Bias can lead to disparities in diagnosis and treatment of Black women with chronic pain
If Obamacare Goes Away, Here Are Eight Ways Your Life Will be Affected
More than 20 million Americans will lose coverage if the Affordable Care Act is overturned — and that's just the beginning.
Without Ginsburg, Judicial Threats to the ACA, Reproductive Rights Heighten
The death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg puts Obamacare, abortion rights and brith control at risk.
The Death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Puts the Affordable Care Act in Danger
Here's what's at stake if we lose Obamacare.
Lessons From How the Polio Vaccine Went From the Lab to the Public That Americans Can Learn From Today
The most significant biomedical advance of the past century had a rocky start, but ultimately the polio vaccine led to the disease being eradicated.
How a New Way Of Parsing COVID-19 Data Began to Show The Breadth Of Health Gaps Between Blacks and Whites
Desegregating data of COVID-19 and other health issues provides a clearer picture of racial and demographic disparities.
COVID Exodus Fills Vacation Towns With New Medical Pressures
Across the country, the affluent are waiting out the pandemic in vacation homes, straining local health care facilities.
With No Legal Guardrails for Patients, Ambulances Drive Surprise Medical Billing
Out-of-network bills leave some patients thinking twice before calling an ambulance.
Coronavirus Is Hundreds of Times More Deadly for People Over 60 Than People Under 40
What are the risks of death for people of different ages and demographics?
Addiction Treatment Shrinks During the Pandemic, Leaving People With Nowhere To Turn
Here is how the COVID-19 pandemic is making the opioid crisis worse.
There’s a Better Way to Treat Chronic Pain
Pain is impacted by psychological and social factors; it's time to treat it that way.
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