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With Black Women At Highest Risk of Maternal Death, Some States Extending Medicaid
The U.S. is the only industrialized nation where the rate of pregnancy-related deaths is rising. Experts say one way to save lives is making sure new mothers don’t lose their health insurance.
As Pregnancy-Related Deaths Rise In The U.S., Experts Say Expanding Medicaid Is Key
The U.S. is the only industrialized nation where the rate of pregnancy-related deaths is rising. Black mothers face the highest risk, and the CDC estimates over half of these deaths are preventable.
To Help Farmworkers Get COVID-19 Tests And Vaccine, Build Trust And A Safety Net
Getting COVID-19 tests and vaccine to essential workers on commercial farms and in meatpacking plants requires more than a pop-up clinic miles away. A positive test can be financially devastating.
First Known U.S. Lung Transplant For COVID-19 Patient Performed In Chicago
A young woman in her 20s was healthy before the coronavirus struck her. After two months on a ventilator and ECMO device, her transplanted lungs are now working
When Teens Abuse Parents, Shame and Secrecy Make It Hard to Seek Help
Most people think domestic violence involves an adult abusing an intimate partner or a child, but children can also threaten, bully and attack family members. Some abused parents are speaking out.
A Young Immigrant Has Mental Illness, And That’s Raising His Risk of Being Deported
Behavioral problems, criminal arrests and limited access to health care leave a father worried that his 21-year-old son will be deported to Mexico.
Most Inmates With Mental Illness Still Wait For Decent Care
Nearly three years after the state of Illinois agreed in a court settlement to revamp mental health care in prisons and provide better treatment, a judge says the care remains “grossly insufficient.”
County Jails Struggle To Treat Mentally Ill Inmates
Getting mental health treatment to inmates who need it requires money and unprecedented collaboration between state and county departments of criminal justice and social services. Is it working?
Lawmakers In Illinois Embrace Medical Marijuana As An Opioid Alternative
Seeking solutions for the opioid crisis, policymakers in Illinois and many other states are looking to expand access to marijuana for chronic pain sufferers.
