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Sarah Ziegenhorn and Andy Beeler shared a selfie while hiking in Texas' Big Bend National Park in December 2018. Beeler died of an opioid overdose last March. Ziegenhorn traces his death to the many obstacles to medical care that Beeler experienced while on parole. Sarah Ziegenhorn hide caption
A drug implant was prescribed for an active 8-year-old girl diagnosed with central precocious puberty. The price of one option was thousands of dollars less than the other. Kristina Barker for KHN hide caption
Hormone Blocker Sticker Shock: Kids Drug Costs 8 Times More Than One For Adults
'Stop And Frisk' Follows Bloomberg From NYC To Presidential Campaign
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Rubenstein Donates Millions To D.C. Area For Patriotic Philanthropy
"This story isn't unique to us. There's a lot of parents and kids going through this same thing," Katie Pruitt says of confronting her sexuality and her mother on her debut album, Expectations. Alysse Gafkjen/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
A Debut Album That Confronts Ingrained 'Expectations' With Emotional Clarity
Democratic Front-Runner Bernie Sanders Doesn't Have A Lock On The Party
Soybean plants grow in a field near Tiskilwa, Ill. Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
An Airbnb For Farmland Hits A Snag, As Farmers Raise Data Privacy Concerns
Sarah Ziegenhorn and Andy Beeler shared a selfie while hiking in Texas' Big Bend National Park in December 2018. Beeler died of an opioid overdose last March. Ziegenhorn traces his death to the many obstacles to medical care that Beeler experienced while on parole. Sarah Ziegenhorn hide caption
They Fell In Love Helping Drug Users. But Fear Kept Him From Helping Himself
In London Court, Lawyers Argue Whether Assange Should Be Deported To U.S.
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Marine Veteran Sets Another Record For Planking, Celebrates With Pushups
Barbara Elaine Smith, better known as B. Smith, began her career as a model, going on to be a restaurateur, celebrity chef, author, entertainer and lifestyle doyenne. bsmith.com hide caption
B. Smith, Restaurateur And Lifestyle Icon, Dies At 70 Of Early Onset Alzheimer's
NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson, pictured at the 2017 Academy Awards, was one of the women profiled in the book and film Hidden Figures. She died Monday at 101. Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP hide caption