Flags at the base of the Washington Monument fly at half staff as the United States neared the 1 millionth death attributed to COVID. A new study points to differences in health outcomes between Republican and Democratic leaning counties. Win McNamee / Getty Images hide caption
Attorney Marc Scanlon meets with client Kimberly Ledezma at Salud Family Health Centers' clinic in Commerce City, Colo. Every day in this Denver suburb, four lawyers join the clinic's physicians, psychiatrists and social workers to consult on cases, as part of the clinic's philosophy that mending legal ills is as important for health as diet and exercise. Jakob Rodgers/Kaiser Health News hide caption
Since moving into her own place, Rita Stewart says, she feels healthier, supported and hasn't returned to the emergency room. "This is a chance for me to take care of myself better." Kimberly Paynter/WHYY hide caption
NorthPoint Health & Wellness Center in north Minneapolis started as part of a 14-city pilot program funded by President Lyndon B. Johnson's War on Poverty. It's the only one of those health and social services clinics still in business. Nina Robinson for NPR hide caption
An EMT wearing protective equipment moves a patient into Elmhurst Hospital Center in the Queens borough of New York. Preliminary data suggest COVID-19 is having a disproportionate impact on communities of color. Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
In Hamburg, Germany, estimated life expectancy in the city's poorer neighborhoods still trails wealthier neighborhoods by 13 years. Juergen Sack/Getty Images hide caption
Researchers followed a group of kids from childhood into adulthood to track the link between trauma in early life and adult mental health. fzant/Getty Images hide caption