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The anxious, sad, young female patient wears her gown as she waits in the hospital room (Getty Images/SDI Productions)

For uninsured people with cancer, securing care can be like spinning a roulette wheel

Charlotte Huff
Pregnant woman in a hospital bed holding a blanket, feeling abdominal pain, risk of miscarriage (Getty Images/Motortion)

New abortion laws jeopardize cancer treatment for pregnant patients

Charlotte Huff
Protesters from a younger generation hold up pro-life placards as thousands of pro-life supporters come together for the annual March for life UK. They are calling for an end to abortion as they believe life starts at conception. The march follows a ban on abortion for most women in Texas, USA at the beginning of September. (Martin Pope/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Ripple effects of abortion restrictions confuse care for miscarriages

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David Taylor, who has muscular dystrophy, relies on a ventilator to live. During the power outages across Texas in February, he had to be transported to a hospital before his ventilator’s backup battery ran out. (Rodger Mallison / Undark)

Power outages are increasing. Can medical equipment users adapt?

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An immigrant child looks out from a U.S. Border Patrol bus, McAllen, Texas, June 23, 2018. (AP/David J. Phillip)

Cancer is especially dangerous for immigrants in south Texas. Here’s why.

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Houston hospital is checking to see if patients’ cupboards are bare

Charlotte Huff