amish

Access to Care

Breast Cancer Is Killing Amish Woman. This Bus Brings Help.

Paige Pfleger

The Midwest is home to one of the largest Amish populations in the nation. And many of these settlements overlap with rural Appalachian counties, where…
Access to Care

How The Amish Live Uninsured But Stay Healthy

Paige Pfleger

Holmes Co., Ohio, is a patchwork of farmland. Modest houses perch on sloping hills and laundry hangs from clothes lines, flapping in the wind. There are…
Research

In Indiana, Scientists Discover 'Fountain Of Youth' Gene In Isolated Amish Community

Researchers from the Indiana Hemophilia & Thrombosis Center (IHTC) and Northwestern University say a genetic mutation in some Old Order Amish living in…
Business of Healthcare

When It Comes To Buying Health Care Amish And Mennonites May Be Innovators

Before you buy a computer, or a used car or even a pair of pants, you probably know the price you'll pay. The same is not always true when buying health…
Rural Health

Amish and Mennonite Patients Push An Experiment In Health Care Price Transparency

Millersburg, Ohio is a 700-mile drive from Unionville, Missouri, so it’s an unlikely place for a Unionville resident to schedule a medical procedure. That…

Sick Season 2

Incarcerated people are some of the sickest people in our country. Many have chronic conditions such as diabetes or lung disease. And they’re far more likely to suffer from mental illness and addiction. On Season 2 of Sick, listen to stories of what goes wrong in corrections facilities — places meant to keep people healthy, but built to punish them.

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