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Shelby Knowles / KHN Naloxone Has Made Overdosing Less Terrifying
Some drug users say that as long as the lifesaving drug is around, they don’t worry as much about dying.
Patrick Semansky / AP Medieval Diseases Are Infecting California’s Homeless
Typhus, tuberculosis, and other illnesses are spreading quickly through camps and shelters.
Heidi de Marco / Kaiser Health News A School Nurse Is on a Mission to Count the Women Killed by Men
Dawn Wilcox is building a public database of the victims murdered by lovers, neighbors, fathers, and strangers.
Ken Miller / AP A Doctor Allegedly Whispered to His Patient That She Looked Like a ‘Sexy Librarian’
In California, only a fraction of sexual-harassment complaints filed against doctors lead to any punishment. Did the #MeToo movement miss medicine?
Heidi de Marco / Kaiser Health News A Plan to Keep Dying Patients' Drugs From Fueling Addiction
The opioids bill that passed Congress includes a measure to let hospice workers destroy unneeded medications.
Eric Risberg / AP Giving Clinicians More Say in Court-Ordered Rehab Could Lead to Longer Jail Times
In California, a commitment to evidence-based care may be delaying treatment for criminal offenders.
Lucy Nicholson / Reuters The Deportation Fears of Immigrants With Disabled Children
If the parents are picked up by immigration authorities, what happens to their kids?
Heidi de Marco / KHN The California Doctors Who Found a Way to Quit Overprescribing Opioids
An innovative program has helped patients taper off addictive painkillers, but is it cutting some people off from the medications they need?
Toby Talbot / AP A Good Night's Sleep May Shorten Kids' Hospital Stays
Doctors are trying out new ways to give sick children better shut-eye.
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