South Africa's health minister Dr. Joe Phaahla briefs the media on the country's mpox outbreak. Lefty Shivambu/Gallo Images via Getty Images hide caption
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Obstetrician-gynecologist Taylar Swartz uses an ultrasound scanner to check the health of Addie Comegys' baby on May 30. Comegys, who is due in late August, had traveled 45 minutes for her prenatal appointment at Mahaska Health in Oskaloosa, one of a few rural hospitals in Iowa still offering labor and delivery services. Tony Leys/KFF Health News hide caption
The Tampa Period Pantry offers free menstrual hygiene products like tampons and pads, as well as other items to help during periods like heating patches for cramps or sanitary wipes.
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A middle-aged man smoking crack cocaine in Rhode Island. The state had the country’s fourth-highest rate of overdose deaths involving cocaine in 2022. Lynn Arditi/Lynn Arditi/The Public’s Radio hide caption
Stimulant users caught up in fatal 'fourth wave' of the overdose crisis
Workmen prepare to replace older water pipes with a new copper one in Newark, N.J., on Oct. 21, 2021. Seth Wenig/AP hide caption
Zarinah Lomax stands beside portraits she commissioned, mostly of young people who died from gunfire. “The purpose is not to make people cry,” Lomax says. “It is for families and for people who have gone through this to know that they are not forgotten.” Christine Spolar for KFF Health News hide caption
Mary Ann Herbst, a patient at the Good Samaritan Society nursing home in Le Mars, Iowa, gets her first COVID-19 vaccine shot on Dec. 29, 2020. A recent study found only 4 out of 10 nursing home residents in the U.S. have gotten at least one dose of the most recent COVID vaccine, which was released last fall.
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Sophia Ferst (left) and her wife, Madison Bethke, outside of Helena, Montana. After Roe v. Wade was overturned, Ferst decided to get sterilized. She is one of many people under 30 now seeking permanent contraception. Shaylee Ragar hide caption
Jerrian Reedy, left, a student at the University of Mississippi School of Medicine, assists Dorothy Gray, a student at Northside High School in the Mississippi Delta, as she practices intubation in a simulation lab. Gray, who is interested in pursuing a career in the mental health care field, attended the University of Mississippi School of Medicine’s annual African American Visit Day in April. Lauren Sausser for KFF Health News hide caption
A homeless family with a two-year-old child on Towne Avenue in Los Angeles' Skid Row in April 2024. A new study tracks how housing insecurity affects children's health over time. Myung J. Chun/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images hide caption
When little kids don’t have stable housing, it can affect their health later
Grace Bisch holds a picture of her stepson Eddie Bisch, who died from an overdose, while protesting during oral arguments Dec. 4 at the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. The Supreme Court's ruling on June 26 upended a proposed nationwide settlement with Purdue Pharma, the manufacturer of OxyContin. Members of the Sackler family, who owned the company, will have to negotiate a new settlement for lawsuits over the impact of opioids. Michael A. McCoy/The Washington Post/Getty Images hide caption
A female Aedes aegypti mosquito, the species that transmits dengue, draws blood meal from a human host. James Gathany/CDC hide caption
Reproductive rights activists demonstrated in front of the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. on Monday. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
"Beethoven" (1936). A new study suggests the German composer and pianist may have suffered from lead poisoning. The Print Collector/Getty Images hide caption
Beethoven was a classical and romantic composer, but his body was full of heavy metal
During COVID, shortages of tests led to backlogs in getting tested. Experts worry that the U.S. hasn't learned from those mistakes and wouldn't be prepared for a major bird flu outbreak. Rebecca Blackwell/AP hide caption
Chemical companies and water utilities have sued the EPA after it issued rules limiting some PFAs, or "forever chemicals" that are linked to human health risks. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images/Getty Images North America hide caption
New research projects higher cancer rates for Gen X when they hit age 60 compared to Baby Boomers. FatCamera/Getty Images/E+ hide caption
A teen gets their body composition analyzed. Behavioral counseling is recommended for kids and teens with obesity. ELENA BESSONOVA/Getty Images/iStockphoto hide caption
Prevention task force recommends intensive counseling for kids with obesity
Consumers are paying cash for preventive health testing with full body scans, which typically use MRI technology. Mindful Media/Getty Images/E+ hide caption
Malcolm Reid at home in Decatur, Georgia, with his dog, Sampson. Reid, who recently marked his 66th birthday and the anniversary of his HIV diagnosis, is part of a growing group of people 50 and older living with the virus. Sam Whitehead/KFF Health News hide caption
Demonstrators hold an abortion-rights rally outside the Supreme Court on March 26 as the justices of the court heard oral arguments in Food and Drug Administration v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption
Nurses Lisa Stambolis and Ashley Gresh of the Neighborhood Nursing team talk with Percy Jones. Members of the nursing team visit his apartment building weekly, and Jones credits them with easing his worries about recovering from a hernia surgery when he couldn't get a timely appointment with his doctor. Dan Gorenstein/Tradeoffs hide caption
Triple digit temperatures arrive on JUNE 5, 2024 in Joshua Tree, California. Much of the southwest is experiencing high temperatures from the high pressure ridge, or heat dome, parked over California. Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images/Los Angeles Times hide caption
Since signing on for the Affordable Connectivity Program last year, Myrna Broncho’s internet bill has been fully paid by the discount. The program provided $75 discounts for internet access in tribal or high-cost areas like Broncho’s, but it is out of money. Sarah Jane Tribble/KFF Health News hide caption