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Laura Santhanam is the Health Reporter and Coordinating Producer for Polling for the PBS NewsHour, where she has also worked as the Data Producer. Follow @LauraSanthanam

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Concern about gun violence in American schools is on the rise, new poll shows

Four in 10 Americans think schools in their communities are not safe from gun violence, according to the latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll.

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The very patients who live with long-term illness and no approved treatment after COVID infection feel they must fend for themselves, even as the United States declares an end to the COVID public health emergency.

Health Apr 27

Health care often takes a back seat after incarceration. Here’s how some states are working to change that

More than a dozen other states are exploring ways to streamline access to Medicaid and make it easier for people preparing to leave U.S. jails and prisons to receive the care they need.

Health Apr 26

Support for abortion rights has grown in spite of bans and restrictions, poll shows

A growing number of Americans -- 34 percent -- think abortion should be allowed at least up until the first six months of pregnancy, if not throughout the entire pregnancy, according to this latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll. That support has…

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Health Apr 13

Black women face greater risk of death and trauma due to childbirth. This reporter explored why

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A new ruling could chip away at the Affordable Care Act. Most in the U.S. see health care as a basic right

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