Farah Yousry
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U.S. hospitals have seen a record number of cyberattacks over the past few years. Getting hacked can cost a hospital millions of dollars and expose patient data, and even jeopardize patient care.
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The uptick in legal abortions in states like Kansas, Illinois and Michigan has not made up for the decrease in states that implemented post-Roe restrictions, according to a new report.
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Children with sickle cell disease rely on daily doses of penicillin to prevent life-threatening infections. But lately, some are finding it hard to fill their prescriptions.
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An Indiana man's family sued a state-owned nursing home for alleged mistreatment. A U.S. Supreme Court decision in the case could determine the right of many Americans to sue government agencies.
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Prescribing medical abortions across state lines is now risky for doctors. "We're talking about something that's a protected right in one state and a felony in a sister state," says one legal scholar.
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Medical residents in Indiana are rethinking their decision to practice medicine in the state after an almost total ban on abortion and harassment of an obstetrician.
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Only a handful of monkeypox cases in the U.S. are among children, out of thousands reported so far. Yet infectious disease experts are keeping a close eye on pediatric cases.
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Dr. Caitlin Bernard was publicly vilified for providing abortion care to a 10-year-old rape victim. And that's got some medical residents who were open to practicing in Indiana thinking again.
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Sickle cell disease was long considered a pediatric illness because it took so many children's lives. Health interventions have made it possible for people with sickle cell in the U.S. to live well into adulthood. But the transition out of pediatric care comes with many challenges.
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Two years into the pandemic, data shows that the toll on children’s mental health has been profound. Children of frontline health care workers had a front row seat to the pandemic’s scariest moments from day one.