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A Centenarian Thrives Living Alone, Active and Engaged
National
WRITTEN BY: Judith Graham
(NATIONAL) “The future is here,” the email announced. Hilda Jaffe, then 88, was letting her children know she planned to sell the family home in Verona, New...
Scientists Fear What’s Next for Public Health if RFK Jr. Is Allowed To ‘Go Wild’
National
Written By: Arthur Allen
(NATIONAL) Many scientists at the federal health agencies await the second Donald Trump administration with dread as well as uncertainty over how the...
Community Health Workers Spread Across the US, Even in Rural Areas
National
Written By: Arielle Zionts
(NATIONAL) Kelly Engebretson was excited to get fitted for a prosthetic after having part of his leg amputated. But he wasn’t sure how he’d get to the...
Tribal Health Leaders Say Feds Haven’t Treated Syphilis Outbreak as a Public Health Emergency
National
Written By: Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez
(NATIONAL) Natalie Holt sees reminders nearly everywhere of the serious toll a years-long syphilis outbreak has taken in South Dakota. Scrambling to...
Black Americans Still Suffer Worse Health. Here’s Why There’s So Little Progress.
National
(NATIONAL) One morning in late April, a small brick health clinic along the Thurgood Marshall Highway bustled with patients.
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There was Joshua...
Mothering Over Meds: Docs Say Common Treatment for Opioid-Exposed Babies Isn’t Necessary
National
Written By: Taylor Sisk
(NATIONAL) On learning last year she was pregnant with her second child, Cailyn Morreale was overcome with fear and trepidation.
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Asian Health Center Tries Unconventional Approach to Counseling
National
Written By Sarah Kwon
(NATIONAL) In her first months as a community health worker, Jee Hyo Kim helped violent crime survivors access supportive services and resources. When a client...
Deadly High Blood Pressure During Pregnancy Is on the Rise
National
(NATIONAL) Sara McGinnis was pregnant with her second child and something felt off. Her body was swollen. She was tired and dizzy.
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Her husband,...
Historic Numbers of Americans Live by Themselves as They Age
National
Written By: Judith Graham
(NATIONAL) Gerri Norington, 78, never wanted to be on her own as she grew old.
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But her first marriage ended in...
Boom, Now Bust: Budget Cuts and Layoffs Take Hold in Public Health
National
Written By: Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez
(NATIONAL) Even as federal aid poured into state budgets in response to the covid-19 pandemic, public health leaders warned of a boom-and-bust funding...