An abortion doula pivots after North Carolina's new restrictions
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Ash Williams has been on the front line for reproductive health in his state. Now, another challenge arises ..read more
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A plastic sheet with a pouch could be a 'game changer' for maternal mortality
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Pregnant women at Sierra Leone's Gondama Referral Center. Sierra Leone has one of the highest rates of maternal mortality in the world. A new study looks at an intervention to prevent death from postpartum hemorrhage ..read more
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Trump wants the death penalty for drug dealers. Here's why that probably won't happen
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Former President Trump at the annual New Hampshire Republican State Committee meeting in January. Trump has promised to crack down on the Mexican cartels by instituting the death penalty for drug dealers and smugglers ..read more
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Peloton is recalling nearly 2.2 million bikes due to a seat hazard
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This 2019 file photo shows the logo on a Peloton bike in San Francisco. The company is recalling 2.2 million of its popular bikes due to an issue with the machine's seat post ..read more
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Pandemic hits 'stop button,' but for some life is forever changed
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Miguel Lerma, right, with his grandparents who raised him, Jose and Virginia Aldaco ..read more
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As conservative states target trans rights, a Florida teen flees for a better life
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Josie, 16, moved to Rhode Island in April to flee policies in Florida that restrict transgender rights. Her parents can't go with her yet, so she'll live with an aunt and uncle until she finishes high school ..read more
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One way to prevent gun violence? Treat it as a public health issue
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Law enforcement officials in the Cleveland, Texas, neighborhood where a man allegedly shot five of his neighbors after they asked him to stop firing off rounds in his yard ..read more
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How businesses are using designated areas to help lactating mothers
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Interior of a free-standing lactation pod ..read more
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She was pregnant and had to find $15,000 overnight to save her twins
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When she was pregnant with her twins, Sara Walsh was diagnosed with a serious complication and had to pay thousands upfront before a specialist would see her. Zack Wittman/KFF Health News ..read more
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When a prison sentence becomes a death sentence
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Larry Jordan, 74, served 38 years in an Alabama prison and is in poor health now. One reason the U.S. trails other developed countries in life expectancy, experts say, is that it has more people behind bars and keeps them there far longer. Charity Rachelle/KFF Health News ..read more
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