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Rob Stein is a correspondent and senior editor on NPR's science desk.

Abortion restrictions will likely affect Black women the most. Many are concerned about the impact on Black maternal mortality, and the risk of criminalization.

Every year, for the past 15 years, a group of first-year medical students in St. Louis, Missouri have climbed on board three yellow school buses and…

Melissa Ellin is a reporter at WGLT and a Report for America corps member, focused on mental health coverage. You can reach Melissa at maelli5@ilstu.edu.

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

Abigail Ruhman covers statewide health issues for the Indiana Public Broadcasting News team. Previously, they were a reporter for KBIA, the public radio station in Columbia, Missouri. Ruhman graduated from the University of Missouri School of Journalism.

With high health bills drowning patients in debt, some lawmakers want nonprofit hospitals to give away more free care. But experts warn that could wind up being worse for patients.

Eric Metcalf was the associate producer of Sound Medicine. He has covered health issues for a number of websites and magazines, and has coauthored or contributed to more than a dozen books on health and fitness. He has a journalism degree from the University of Missouri and a master’s in public health from the Indiana University School of Medicine.

Alex covers health for Side Effects Public Media and is based at WFYI in Indianapolis, IN. He has reported on a variety of public health issues for Reuters and Xinhua. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Government & History from Connecticut College as well as a Master’s degree in Journalism from New York University's Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute. He can be reached at ali@wfyi.org.

Patty is a graduate of the University of Vermont and a multiple award-winning reporter for Maine Public Radio. Her specialty is health coverage: from policy stories to patient stories, physical health to mental health and anything in between. Patty joined Maine Public Radio in 2012 after producing stories as a freelancer for NPR programs such as Morning Edition and All Things Considered. She got hooked on radio at the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies in Portland, Maine, and hasn’t looked back ever since.