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Colleen DeGuzman

Jodi Bobbitt is the only school nurse at William Ramsay Elementary in Alexandria, Virginia. In a previous school nursing job, she split her time between two school buildings — some years three. Now she has only one campus to care for. (Photo courtesy of Eric Harkleroad/KFF Health News)

A third of schools don’t have a nurse. Here’s why that’s a problem

Colleen DeGuzman
Baby sleeping in their crib (Getty Images/stock_colors)

Cozy images of plush toys and blankets counter messaging on safe infant sleep

Colleen DeGuzman
At Lehman High School in Kyle, Texas, a poster warns about the dangers of fentanyl. Four students in the Hays Consolidated Independent School District, south of Austin, died from fentanyl overdoses in July and August. (Colleen DeGuzman/KHN)

Fentanyl in high school: A Texas community grapples with the reach of the deadly opioid

Colleen DeGuzman
Doctor writing notes on a clipboard in a modern hospital (Getty Images/shapecharge)

For kids with kidney disease, pediatric expertise is key — but not always close by

Colleen DeGuzman
Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., walks down the House steps at the Capitol after the last votes of the week on Friday, April 1, 2022. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Matt Gaetz’s inaccurate diagnosis of rising insulin costs

Colleen DeGuzman, Victoria Knight