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Firearm harm is a costly American health crisis. Meet the U.S. researchers who never stopped asking: Can our communities stay safe and reduce gun violence? 📝: @christinespolar 🎨: @oonatempest 🔗to story: bit.ly/3Pb0ens

Run date: 12/01/2023 Illustration by @oonatempest for @KFFHealthNews' '‘Forever Chemicals’ Found in Freshwater Fish, Yet Most States Don’t Warn Residents'. Read here: californiahealthline.org/news/article/p…

Run date: 1/09/2024. Illustration by @oonatempest for @KFFHealthNews. -CHL, 'California Offers a Lifeline for Medical Residents Who Can’t Find Abortion Training' #potd Read here: californiahealthline.org/news/article/c…

@julianakeeping @KFFHealthNews Thank you!

But let's not forget addressing medical debt w/ smart policy solutions this #ValentinesDay! words Sunshine M. Anger (Also h/t & credit to @oonatempest -- these are stellar illustrations! @KFFHealthNews ya'll are gettin' fancy! )

Lowering drug prices for the win! kffhealthnews.org/MTgxMzc5OA via @kffhealthnews #HealthPolicyValentines / illustration credit credit to @oonatempest words @JenniferLReck

Our annual health care Valentines contest. (With some clever artwork by @oonatempest ) kffhealthnews.org/MTgxMzc5OA via @kffhealthnews

Nothing melts our hearts like #HealthPolicyValentines. Here's this year's runner-up. Written by Sunshine Moore Anger. Illustrated by @oonatempest.

It’s my baby!

Visions of fish snacks dance in her head….

“What do you mean, ‘he knows when if we’ve been bad or good?’l

.@KFFHealthNews editor: Give me an image that highlights our reporting on malfunctioning medical devices while invoking Terry Gilliam body horror. @oonatempest: you got it boss kffhealthnews.org/medical-device…

.@scifri and KHN ran the numbers on birth control failure. Depending on the contraception method, typical-use error rates can add up to hundreds of thousands of unplanned pregnancies each year. 📝: @SarahVarney4 📹: @hnorms 🎨: @oonatempest khn.org/news/article/p…

Without oversight, laws banning the shackling of pregnant incarcerated people are little more than “words on paper,” advocates say. Here's what you need to know, reported by @renurayasam: kffhealthnews.org/news/article/p…

NEW: Most hypothyroidism patients’ symptoms resolve with a synthetic thyroid hormone. But for the many who don’t do well on the drug, finding help can be tricky, reports Andy Miller for KFF Health News and @gahealthnews: kffhealthnews.org/news/article/a…

One researcher warned that ingesting PFAS at the levels recorded in fish in many states may be more harmful than mercury, which long ago was found to be a neurotoxin most damaging to a developing fetus. @hnorms reports: kffhealthnews.org/news/article/p…

NEW: Interest in the mood-altering fungus Amanita muscaria is growing in the U.S. But no clinical trials have evaluated the safety and effectiveness of products that contain the mushroom extracts, one expert said. 📝: @SamOgozalek, @TB_Times kffhealthnews.org/news/article/m…

The “AGGA” dental device, which is claimed to expand patients’ jaws but has been accused of ruining their teeth, is now the subject of a federal criminal investigation. 📝: @BrettKelman & @annawerner for KFF Health News & @CBSNews kffhealthnews.org/news/article/a…

NEW: A growing body of research is finding links between air quality and mental health, as therapists report seeing patients with symptoms linked to pollution. 📝: @JimRobbins19 kffhealthnews.org/news/article/a…

New York and California have passed laws requiring disclosure of ingredients on menstrual product packaging. Advocates want more transparency across the U.S. 📝: @erica_zurek kffhealthnews.org/news/article/m…

Remove all hair extensions, braids, cornrows, wigs, etc. The info Sadé Lewis was given to prep for her EEG shocked her. “It alienates patients who obviously need these procedures done," said Lewis. 📝: @tarena_social kffhealthnews.org/news/article/b…

Among states, Missouri's recognition of personhood for fetuses was early and consequential. It offers a glimpse at how other states could see personhood balloon throughout the law, writes @besables. kffhealthnews.org/news/article/p…