SACRAMENTO — Carolina Reyes, a Harvard-trained physician who specializes in high-risk pregnancies, got into medicine to help women obtain health care, especially underserved or marginalized people who face systemic racism. She’s seen progress, albeit slow, […]
(Oona Tempest / KFF Health News Illustration) Sadé Lewis of Queens, New York, has suffered migraines since she was a kid, and as she started college, they got worse. A recent change in her insurance […]
When Paula Chestnut needed hip replacement surgery last year, a pre-operative X-ray found irregularities in her chest. As a smoker for 40 years, Chestnut was at high risk for lung cancer. A specialist in Los […]
Una joven madre de Antelope Valley, en California, baña a sus hijos y los viste con ropa impecable, asegurándose de que tengan el mejor aspecto posible en las citas médicas. “Les cepillo los dientes antes […]
A young mother in California’s Antelope Valley bathes her children and dresses them in neat clothes, making sure they look their very best — at medical appointments. “I brush their teeth before they see the […]
OAKLAND, California – Durante tres años, Bertha Embriz, de San Francisco, ha vivido sin seguro de salud, salteándose chequeos anuales, y ahora tratando de no masticar de un lado para evitar el dolor de una […]
OAKLAND, Calif. — For three years, Bertha Embriz of San Francisco has gone without health insurance, skipping annual wellness exams and recently tolerating a broken molar by trying not to chew with it. As an […]
“I don’t buy a lot of food. Just plain and simple.” Monica Reed Monica Reed, 60, Knoxville, Tenn. Approximate Medical Debt: $10,000 Medical Issue: Cancer What Happened: Monica Reed considers herself luckier than most. Born […]
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