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People in lower-income communities are more likely to die of colon cancer, often because they don't get diagnosed early enough. Those premature deaths take a financial toll, too.

Dr. Adrienne Boissy, a neurologist at the Cleveland Clinic, was recently handed a unique assignment: improving the communication skills among her fellow…

Howard Berkes is a correspondent for the NPR Investigations Unit.

The coronavirus swept through the nation’s meat processing facilities in 2020. Nearly two years into the pandemic, many are still searching for answers — and calling for change.

No one at the hospital in Fulton, Missouri (population 12,790) had ever heard of a management consultant named Jorge Perez until he showed up at its…

Across the country teaching hospitals fill a dual mandate, to serve patients and train new doctors. When a patient goes under the knife most assume their…

Gene Emerson is a gregarious character – but he wasn’t always this way. In 2003, his wife of 42 years died.“I had a couple of bad years after I lost my…

Lindsey Erdody is the digital editor for Side Effects Public Media and WFYI's education team. She can be reached at lerdody@wfyi.org.

Twice a month older residents in a hilly, residential section of City Heights in San Diego, California meet to play board games. Each neighbor takes turns…

Farrah Anderson is an investigative health reporter at WFYI and Side Effects Public Media. She can be reached at fanderson@wfyi.org.