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Healthcare
strike
Nov. 17, 2020
Nearly 800 Philly Nurses Strike Over Staffing Shortages
After months on the front lines of the pandemic, nurses are now battling their employers, too.
By
Hannah Gold
power
Oct. 14, 2020
It’ll Have to Be Completely Destroyed
Maybe American health care will burn to the ground before it can be rebuilt.
By
Jen Gann
trans rights
Aug. 17, 2020
Judge Blocks HHS Rollback of Trans Health Care Protections
Once again, the Trump administration is seeking to define sex discrimination on the basis of biological sex.
By
Claire Lampen
coronavirus
June 16, 2020
A Man Was Billed $1.1 Million After Surviving Coronavirus
And others across the country have been billed hundreds of thousands of dollars for treatment.
By
Bridget Read
supreme court
May 6, 2020
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Discharged From Hospital After Gallbladder Treatment
The Supreme Court Justice underwent a non-surgical procedure for a “benign gallbladder condition.”
By
Hannah Gold
and
Claire Lampen
mental health
Apr. 28, 2020
A Top NYC Emergency Room Doctor Has Died by Suicide
Dr. Lorna Breen spent weeks on the front lines of the coronavirus crisis.
By
Hannah Gold
abortion
Apr. 14, 2020
Every State That’s Tried to Ban Abortion Over the Coronavirus
So far, six states have tried to halt nearly all abortion services, claiming they’re “nonessential.”
By
Hannah Gold
and
Claire Lampen
coronavirus
Mar. 29, 2020
New York Hospitals Will Not Ban Partners During Childbirth
“Women will not be forced to be alone when they are giving birth. Not in New York. Not now, not ever.”
By
Hannah Gold
and
Claire Lampen
immigration
Dec. 11, 2019
Children Keep Dying of the Flu in Immigration Custody
Now border officials are reportedly depriving children of flu shots.
By
Hannah Gold
science of us
July 12, 2019
When Did You Realize American Health Care Was Broken?
Eight women share stories of their frustrating, exorbitantly expensive, and demoralizing experiences with the U.S. health-care system.
By
Katie Heaney
migrant children
May 16, 2019
A 2-Year-Old Migrant Boy Has Died in Federal Custody
He is the fourth migrant child to die in U.S. custody since December.
By
Hannah Gold
abortion rights
May 15, 2019
The Most Important Things to Know About Alabama’s Abortion Ban
The bill is explicitly meant to challenge
Roe v. Wade
.
By
Hannah Gold
reproductive rights
Apr. 29, 2019
Trump’s Lies About Abortion Keep Getting More Disturbing
The President has grown fond of falsely claiming that abortion doctors can “execute” babies.
By
Hannah Gold
healthcare
Mar. 21, 2019
What It’s Like to Live in the Country Where Giving Birth Costs $60
Nikki Haley said Finnish people don’t like their health-care system. Journalist Anu Partanen — who recently moved back there — disagrees.
By
Gabriella Paiella
power
Mar. 14, 2019
Arkansas and Utah Have Passed 18-Week Abortion Bans
If they’re signed into law, they could become the strictest anti-abortion laws in the country.
By
Kimberly Truong
insurance
Jan. 25, 2019
Superintendent Faces Charges for Using Her Insurance to Help a Sick Student
Casey Smitherman was afraid the student had strep throat.
By
Ella Cerón
reproductive rights
Nov. 20, 2018
Judge Strikes Down Mississippi’s Awful Abortion Ban, Calls It ‘Pure Gaslighting’
He called the 15-week ban “clearly unconstitutional” in a blistering opinion.
By
Opheli Garcia Lawler
politics
Oct. 30, 2018
I Voted for Republicans, Until They Voted Against My Son
The GOP’s stance on health care has driven me to the left.
By
Tasha Nelson
skin deep
Sept. 12, 2018
Your Favorite Indie Singer Says Access to Health Care Is the Secret to Good Skin
“There’s no miracle product.”
By
Hayley Schueneman
trumpcare
Aug. 1, 2018
Trump’s New Insurance Rules Put Women and Children at Risk
“These plans aren’t for everyone,” says HHS Secretary Alex Azar.
By
Sarah Nechamkin
politics
June 28, 2018
How to Be a Parent in America
We have to give up on the idea that common ground makes a difference to people willing to commit atrocities.
By
Jen Gann
legalized discrimination
Jan. 17, 2018
The ‘Conscience and Religious Freedom Division’ Will Help Doctors Discriminate
It will protect health workers who don’t want to treat transgender patients or women seeking abortions.
By
Amanda Arnold
bearing children
Dec. 12, 2017
Congress Is Threatening Kids’ Health Care
Grown-ups are supposed to help kids stay healthy.
By
Jen Gann
science of us
Nov. 2, 2017
Too Many Doctors Still Believe Dangerous Racial Stereotypes
The online outrage over a medical textbook barely begins to address a widespread problem.
By
Alice Robb
science of us
Oct. 30, 2017
Why It’s So Hard for Doctors to Learn About Transgender Health Issues
The history of a long-standing gap in medical education.
By
Sonya Vatomsky
sick sad babies
Sept. 21, 2017
What to Do If the Health-Care Bill Makes You Want to Swear
Be like Joe Scarborough and go ahead and swear. Then call your senators.
By
Jen Gann
bearing children
Sept. 20, 2017
It’s Okay to Politicize Your Child When Politics Are Threatening His Life
Republicans are endangering health care for American families, again.
By
Jen Gann
women’s health
Sept. 13, 2017
The Medicare-for-All Bill Covers All Women’s Health Services, Including Abortion
Pro-choice groups are heavily endorsing the bill.
By
Claire Landsbaum
women in politics
Aug. 31, 2017
Kamala Harris Just Backed a Bill That Would Make Health Care Free
“It’s just the right thing to do.”
By
Claire Landsbaum
politics
Aug. 7, 2017
Senator Uses Term ‘Shot Their Wad,’ Clarifies He Meant It the Civil War Way
The senator used an interesting term to describe the GOP’s health-care defeat.
By
Claire Landsbaum
politics
Aug. 1, 2017
Senator With Kidney Cancer on Health-Care Battle: ‘It’s Not Over Yet’
Hawaii’s Mazie Hirono on the ongoing health-care fight, the fumbling Trump administration, and John McCain’s dramatic 11th-hour vote.
By
Claire Landsbaum
politics
July 31, 2017
Susan Collins Applauded in the Airport After Voting ‘No’ on Health-Care Bill
Collins, who was just one of three Republicans to vote down the bill, called the experience “affirming.”
By
Claire Landsbaum
politics
July 27, 2017
Senator Compares Health-Care Bill to Eating Disorder
The “skinny repeal” joke went too far.
By
Claire Landsbaum
burns
July 25, 2017
Susan Collins Was Caught Burning the Congressman Who Wanted to Duel Her
“He’s so unattractive, it’s unbelievable.”
By
Gabriella Paiella
politics
July 24, 2017
Republican Lawmaker Blames ‘Female Senators’ for Stalling Health-Care Bill
He added that if they weren’t women, he’d like to “settle this Aaron Burr–style.”
By
Claire Landsbaum
bearing children
July 13, 2017
7 Parents Terrified They Won’t Be Able to Afford Their Kids’ Health Care
As the Senate tackles health care, parents with medically vulnerable kids explain why they’re frightened.
By
Jen Gann
politics
June 29, 2017
Republican Senator Uses Porcupine-Sex Metaphor to Explain Health-Care Bill
Senator Pat Roberts explained the Obamacare repeal with an … interesting metaphor.
By
Claire Landsbaum
June 27, 2017
Protesters Wore
Handmaid’s Tale
Costumes to Challenge the GOP Health-Care Bill
And they’re not the only ones to have done so.
By
Samantha Lee
politics
June 27, 2017
Watch Senator Cory Booker’s Emotional Speech Condemning the Health-Care Bill
A Facebook Live session turned into a spontaneous rally on the Capitol steps against the Senate’s health-care bill.
By
Claire Landsbaum
bearing children
June 23, 2017
The New GOP Bill Would Be a Disaster for Families Like Mine
My son has an incurable disease with financial costs that aren’t going away.
By
Jen Gann
politics
June 9, 2017
Claire McCaskill Calls Out GOP for Crafting Health-Care Bill Behind Closed Doors
“There’s a group of guys in a back room somewhere that are making these decisions.”
By
Claire Landsbaum
May 5, 2017
Women Share Their Health-Care Stories With #IAmAPreexistingCondition
They’re using #IAmAPreexistingCondition to share their own conditions.
By
Lisa Ryan
politics
Apr. 13, 2017
CNN Commentator Shuts Down Analyst Who Compares Trump to MLK
Symone Sanders was
not
having it.
By
Claire Landsbaum
Apr. 11, 2017
3 Insights About Inequality in American Health Care
Despite being the richest and most powerful country in the world, America continues to do a terrible job taking care of its vulnerable citizens.
By
Jesse Singal
Apr. 7, 2017
Want to Live Longer? Be Rich
This one simple trick involving having been born into a different socioeconomic class can buy you a decade and a half of extra lifespan!
By
Jesse Singal
politics
Mar. 6, 2017
GOP’s Obamacare Replacement Bill Defunds Planned Parenthood by Limiting Medicaid
The bill also limits coverage for abortions in the private insurance market.
By
Theresa Avila
politics
Feb. 22, 2017
Women Got All Up in This Virginia Congressman’s ‘Grill’ at Rowdy Town Hall
Representative Dave Brat heard from those women Tuesday night.
By
Claire Landsbaum
behavioral economics
Jan. 18, 2017
A Two-Word Psychological Concept Can Explain the Anger Over Obamacare Repeal
People are much more likely to get riled about the prospect of having something taken from them as opposed to given to them.
By
Jesse Singal
health insurance
Jan. 17, 2017
Why Are Equinox Trainers Losing Their Health Coverage?
A new rule pokes a hole in the company message.
By
Kristen Dold
optimism
Sept. 28, 2016
How Relentless Optimism Can Hurt Sick People
If you want to help a friend who’s sick, don’t force them to feel a certain way.
By
Jesse Singal
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