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California Confronts Overdose Epidemic Among Former Prison Inmates

Michael Vera walked into a bedroom of a residential drug treatment program in Los Angeles in March to find its occupant slumped over on his bed and struggling to breathe, a homemade straw on the…

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Republicans Vow Not to Cut Veterans’ Benefits. But the Legislation Suggests Otherwise.

California Debates Extending PTSD Coverage to More First Responders

On the Night Shift With a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner

Medi-Cal Enrollees in California: Here’s How to Verify Your Eligibility

In Idaho, Taking a Minor Out of State for an Abortion Is Now a Crime: ‘Abortion Trafficking’

Walensky to Leave CDC in June as Covid Emergency Winds Down

California Says New Cigarettes Appear to Violate State’s Flavored Tobacco Ban

Lead Contamination Surfaces in Affluent Atlanta Neighborhood

Montana Passes Significant Health Policy Changes in Controversial Session

Health Programs Are at Risk as Debt Ceiling Cave-In Looms

Colorado Becomes the First State to Ban So-Called Abortion Pill Reversals

Biden Administration Issues New Warning About Medical Credit Cards

Community Paramedics Don’t Wait for an Emergency to Visit Rural Patients at Home

After Idaho’s Strict Abortion Ban, OB-GYNs Stage a Quick Exodus

Listen: How Are States Spending Money From the Opioid Settlements? It’s Not Easy to Know

Journalists Discuss Enduring Effects of Long Covid and Handling of Opioid Settlement Funds

How to Increase Your Social Network as You Age

Some Private Companies Charge Hefty Fees to Help Veterans With Disability Claims

Readers and Tweeters Defend the Rights of Adults With Disabilities

Montana Considers Requiring Insurance to Cover Fertility Preservation for Cancer Patients

Dancing Under the Debt Ceiling