Pro-abortion rights advocates march in Boise, Idaho following the publication of a leaked U.S. Supreme Court draft opinion to overturn Roe v. Wade in May 2022. James Dawson/Boise State Public Radio hide caption
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Public health professor Arline Geronimus says marginalized people suffer nearly constant stress, which leads to increasingly serious health problems over time. Jon Cherry/Getty Images hide caption
How poverty and racism 'weather' the body, accelerating aging and disease
A billing mistake by an in-network Florida emergency room landed Sara McLin's then-4-year-old son in collections. Zack Wittman/KHN hide caption
People walk past the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, in Nashville, Tenn., on Monday, where victims were taken after a shooting at the Covenant School. John Amis/AP hide caption
At a Nashville hospital, the agony of not being able to help school shooting victims
A homeless encampment along a street in Skid Row on Dec. 14, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. Two days earlier, LA Mayor Karen Bass declared a state of emergency regarding homelessness in the city, where an estimated 40,000 residents are unhoused. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption
When homelessness and mental illness overlap, is forced treatment compassionate?
Marianne Sinisi, of Altoona, Pennsylvania, lost her 26-year-old son, Shawn, to an opioid overdose in 2018. She wants the opioid settlement dollars to be spent in ways that help spare other parents similar grief. Nancy Andrews/KHN hide caption
As states start to get opioid settlement cash, few are sharing how they spend it
Medical bills can cause a financial crisis. Here's how to negotiate them
GOOD Meat cultivated chicken fillet cooked in a pot, with asparagus and mushrooms. The dish was created without killing a bird. Brian L. Frank for NPR/Brian L. Frank for NPR hide caption
Colorectal cancer is rising in young people. A growing body of evidence suggests diet and lifestyle play a role in the uptick. Paul Morigi/Getty Images for Fight Colorecta hide caption
Colorectal cancer is rising among Gen X, Y & Z. Here are 5 ways to protect yourself
Millions of people take statins to reduce the risk of heart attacks, but for some the medication causes debilitating side effects. Digital Vision./Getty Images hide caption
Got muscle pain from statins? A cholesterol-lowering alternative might be for you
Even a one-hour change in the clock can disrupt the body's circadian rhythms, especially when the clock "springs forward." Charlie Riedel/AP hide caption
Early mornings may still feel dark and wintry, but the season is about to change. This weekend most of the U.S. will "spring forward" — setting clocks forward one hour — as daylight saving time begins. Maja Hitij/Getty Images hide caption
The Texas State Capitol in Austin. Teens in the state can no longer get free birth control through federal Title X clinics without getting parental permission first. Eric Gay/AP hide caption
Medical tourism numbers are on the rise in Mexico, after the practice was curtailed by COVID-19 restrictions. Here, foreign patients are seen at the hospital Oasis of Hope in Tijuana in, 2019, in Mexico's Baja California state. Guillermo Arias/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Research shows many hospitals in the U.S. aren't fully prepared to deal with a surge of sick children. John Moore/Getty Images hide caption
Additional benefits during the pandemic helped SNAP recipients reduce hunger and buy more expensive, healthy food. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images hide caption
Karla Renée was 18 weeks into her pregnancy when she and her husband Sam learned that the fetus had a serious genetic anomaly that could lead to severe physical and mental disabilities. They were faced with an enormous and pressing decision. In North Carolina, where they live, the current law forbids abortion after 20 weeks gestational age. Maxwell Posner/NPR hide caption
After her pregnancy, Danielle Laskey discovered the hospital was out of network for her health plan, and her insurer said surprise-billing laws protecting patients from big out-of-network bills for emergency care did not apply Ryan Henriksen/KHN hide caption
A surprise-billing law loophole? Her pregnancy led to a six-figure hospital bill
'Do I really need to floss?' and other common questions about dental care
How to help young people limit screen time — and feel better about how they look
A new study looks for associations between changes in alcohol consumption and the risk of dementia, in research that is based on nearly 4 million people in South Korea. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
Researchers are testing a promising approach to male contraception, one that involves immobilizing sperm. Derek Berwin/Getty Images hide caption
A new, experimental approach to male birth control immobilizes sperm
