Kristie Fields, a cancer patient in Virginia was urged to go public to seek help for her medical bills. But she worried about feeding hurtful stereotypes.
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The COVID-19 emergency is over. So why are hospital emergency rooms still crowded?
NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe talks to American College of Emergency Physicians head Dr. Aisha Terry about why U.S. emergency rooms are overcrowded even after the end of the COIVD emergency.
Cyberattacks on hospitals ‘should be considered a regional disaster,’ researchers find
When hackers attack a hospital, it can be deadly. But doctors and patients at nearby hospitals suffer, too, according to a new study from the University of California San Diego.
A year after Dobbs and the end of Roe v. Wade, there’s chaos and confusion
With states empowered to regulate abortion, doctors say they’re trapped by vague laws that criminalize care. And ongoing court battles make it hard to keep up with the procedure’s legal status.
‘Dobbs’ forced a clinic to close. But it hasn’t stopped the owner from opening more
The Dobbs abortion ruling was centered on the Jackson Women’s Health Organization in Mississippi. That clinic was forced to close. But owner Diane Derzis is now opening new clinics in other states.
‘Roe’ has been gone for a year. Here’s how it has changed things for doctors daily
A year since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, new state abortion bans have changed how doctors work on a day-to-day basis.
A year since Dobbs, these are the ways many states are protecting abortion
Abortion access has declined dramatically nationwide, but many states have further protected abortion by enacting “shield laws,” allocating funding, stockpiling medication and repealing old laws.
Judge temporarily blocks Wyoming’s 1st-in-the-nation abortion pill ban
Attorneys for Wyoming failed to show that the ban wouldn’t harm the plaintiffs before their lawsuit is resolved, Teton County Judge Melissa Owens ruled after hearing arguments from both sides.
How the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision is shaping the 2024 election
The Dobbs decision that removed constitutional rights to abortion shook the political landscape, shaping not only the midterm election that followed but also the field ahead of the 2024 presidential election.
Astronaut study sheds light on what makes them get sick more easily in space
A new study of astronaut blood finds that space travel alters gene expression in a way that impacts the immune system.
