Medicare could see changes under the Trump administration, including a shift toward Medicare Advantage. Jenny Kane/AP hide caption
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Ravi Coutinho took a picture of himself on May 22, 2023, hoping to mark the beginning of his recovery from alcohol use disorder. Webber Coutinho family hide caption
Climate-driven flooding destroyed Tony Calhoun’s home in 2022. But as the water receded, his despair only grew. His fiancee, Edith Lisk (left), hopes to bring attention to the mental health toll of extreme weather. Edith Lisk hide caption
After the Change Healthcare cyberattack wreaked chaos in the health care system, members of the Senate Finance Committee heard testimony from Andrew Witty, chief executive officer of UnitedHealth Group, Change Healthcare's parent company. Jacquelyn Martin/AP hide caption
A rainstorm passes over Interstate 94 in Morton County, N.D., on May 25. Inclement weather and long travel distances to medical providers present serious access barriers for seniors here, many of whom are not able to drive or are uncomfortable driving in low-visibility conditions. Tim Evans/for NPR hide caption
Don Fitterer, 81, sits for a portrait at his home in Glen Ullin, N.D., on May 23. Fitterer is a participant in the Western Morton County Aging in Community program, which connects older adults in the medically underserved area of western Morton County with a variety of resources that can improve their quality of life. Tim Evans for NPR/ hide caption
Cindie Haakenson is seen through a window of her home as the family farm is reflected before her on May 21 in Willow City, N.D. Despite a preference to remain at home, Cindie's husband, Sherwood Haakenson, needed to move to a 24-hour long-term care center. Tim Evans/for NPR hide caption
In this photo illustration, vials of measles, mumps and rubella vaccine are displayed on a counter at a Walgreens Pharmacy in California during an outbreak in 2015. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a campaign event in Potterville, Mich., on Thursday. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption
Planned Parenthood hosted a mobile health clinic that provides vasectomies and medication abortion, at an "Into Action!" event in Chicago on Monday. Keren Carrión/NPR hide caption
From vasectomies to abortion pills, Planned Parenthood sets up mobile clinic near DNC
Medical instruments are pictured at the Actors Fund's Al Hirschfeld Free Health Clinic on March 23, 2011, in New York City. Researchers found that the odds of getting a formal dementia diagnosis in the U.S. differed based on location. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
Logan Health in Kalispell, Mont., has experienced three data breaches in the past five years. Those cyberattacks exposed the names, phone numbers and addresses of hundreds of thousands of patients. The hospital later settled a lawsuit related to the incidents for $4.2 million. Aaron Bolton/Montana Public Radio hide caption
After health care attacks, tech giants will help small hospitals with cyber defenses
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Dr. Ala Stanford's new memoir is Take Care of Them Like My Own. Simon & Schuster hide caption
When poor Black communities were struggling with COVID, this surgeon stepped in
“Welcome to modern abortion care,” says Angel Foster, who leads operations at what’s known as the MAP, a Massachusetts telehealth provider sending pills to people who live in states that ban or restrict abortion. Elissa Nadworny/NPR hide caption
"Everything that we are as human beings is in our brain," Dr. Theodore Schwartz says.
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For this brain surgeon, the operating room is 'the ultimate in mindful meditation'
New blood tests that help detect Alzheimer's disease are opening up a new era in diagnosis and treatment, doctors say. Marcus Brandt/picture alliance/Getty Images hide caption
Protesters rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court on April 24 as it hears arguments on whether an Idaho abortion law conflicts with the federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Marvin Ruckle, who has worked as a NICU nurse at an Ascension hospital in Kansas, said problems caused by the cyberattack nearly led him to administer the wrong dose of a narcotic to a baby. Travis Heying for KFF Health News hide caption
Cyberattack led to harrowing lapses at Ascension hospitals, clinicians say
Dr. Anthony Fauci testifies before the House Oversight and Accountability Committee Select Subcommittee on June 3. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
Why Anthony Fauci approaches every trip to the White House as if it's his last
Books sit on a shelf at a clinic that provides abortion care on April 30, in Jacksonville, Fla. A six-week abortion ban that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed went into effect on May 1. Joe Raedle/Getty Images North America hide caption
Abortion bans that grant exceptions to 'save the life of the mother' are a gray area
The abortion drug Mifepristone, which was approved by the FDA, is part of a two-drug regimen to induce an abortion in the first trimester of pregnancy. The Supreme Court's decision will keep the drug on sale for now. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images North America 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
When patients use telehealth or visit health care centers closer to home, the overall climate impact of health care can be reduced. NoSystem images/Getty Images/E+ hide caption