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After Roe was overturned in June 2022, doctors said a wave of young people like Ferst started asking for permanent birth control like tubal ligations, in which the fallopian tubes are removed, or vasectomies.

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Rate of young women getting sterilized doubled after Roe was overturned

July 5, 2024 at 2:17 p.m.

After Roe was overturned in June 2022, doctors said a wave of young people like Ferst started asking for permanent birth control like tubal ligations, in which the fallopian tubes...

Since 2010, 149 rural hospitals in the United States have either closed or stopped providing in-patient care.

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Closing of rural hospitals leaves towns with unhealthy real estate

July 3, 2024 at 3:23 p.m.

Since 2010, 149 rural hospitals in the United States have either closed or stopped providing in-patient care.

Overall, estimated new HIV infection rates declined 23% from 2012 to 2022. But a KFF Health News-Associated Press analysis found the rate has not fallen for Latinos as much as it has for other racial and ethnic groups.

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Young gay Latinos see rising share of new HIV cases, leading to call for targeted funding

June 27, 2024 at 4:06 p.m.

Overall, estimated new HIV infection rates declined 23% from 2012 to 2022. But a KFF Health News-Associated Press analysis found the rate has not fallen for Latinos as much as...

Their plans to expand coverage illustrate key ideological differences on the government’s role in subsidizing health insurance for kids.

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A tale of two states: Arizona and Florida diverge on how to expand kids’ health insurance

June 25, 2024 at 3:56 p.m.

Their plans to expand coverage illustrate key ideological differences on the government’s role in subsidizing health insurance for kids.

Nationwide, only about two dozen of the more than 1,500 eligible hospitals have become rural emergency hospitals since the program launched last year.

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An obscure drug discount program stifles use of federal lifeline by rural hospitals

June 11, 2024 at 4:15 p.m.

Nationwide, only about two dozen of the more than 1,500 eligible hospitals have become rural emergency hospitals since the program launched last year.

Major Winter Storm Brings Snow Freezing Temperatures To Big Swath Of U.S.

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‘So much death’: Lawmakers weigh stricter speed limits, safer roads for pedestrians

June 6, 2024 at 5:16 p.m.

More than 42,500 people died on American roads in 2022.

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High price of popular diabetes drugs deprives low-income people of effective treatment

May 25, 2024 at 6:05 a.m.

About 54% of adults who had taken a GLP-1 drug, including those with insurance, said the cost was “difficult” to afford, according to a poll.

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