Reesha Ahmed of Venus, Texas, was billed nearly $2,400 for standard blood tests following her first prenatal checkup. Nitashia Johnson/KFF Health News…
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Enlarge this image A tornado damaged a Pfizer pharmaceutical plant in Rocky Mount, N.C., in July. The facility makes almost 25% of…
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Tornado damage to Pfizer factory highlights vulnerabilities of drug supply
by Sydney Lupkin July 27, 2023Enlarge this image An aerial view shows damage to a Pfizer pharmaceutical factory in Rocky Mount, N.C., from a tornado that struck…
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AI in medicine needs to be carefully deployed to counter bias – and not entrench it
by Dan Gorenstein June 6, 2023Enlarge this image It’s still early days for AI in health care, but already racial bias has been found in some of…
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He visited the U.S. for his daughter’s wedding — and left with a $42,000 medical bill
by Sarah Jane Tribble May 23, 2023Enlarge this image After emergency surgery, an American expatriate with Swiss insurance now carries the baggage of a five-figure bill. Aria Konishi/KFF…
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This telehealth program is a lifeline for New Mexico’s pregnant moms. Will it end?
by Sarah Jane Tribble May 13, 2023Enlarge this image Jade Vandiver holds her son Ezra at home in Clayton, New Mexico. Vandiver joined a federally funded rural maternity…
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Cyberattacks on health care are increasing. Inside one hospital’s fight to recover
by Farah Yousry May 8, 2023Enlarge this image Matt Ashley, a senior technologist at Johnson Memorial Health in Franklin, Indiana, is part of a small IT team…
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In Oklahoma, a woman was told to wait until she’s ‘crashing’ for abortion care
by Selena Simmons-Duffin April 25, 2023Enlarge this image Anti-abortion and abortion rights activists protest in Washington, D.C. at the March for Life rally in January. The decision…