Keokuk County Hospital needs three physicians to staff its emergency room, but currently has just two. The hospital is seeking to hire a third full-time doctor to work in the ER and help treat patients at the 14-bed facility. Natalie Krebs/Iowa Public Radio hide caption
A woolly mouse, a breed created by scientists using genetic engineering. The development is a first step toward reviving a version of the extinct woolly mammoth. Colossal Biosciences hide caption
The federal government has the power to negotiate the prices Medicare pays for some drugs. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
Prescription drugs prices rose this year for many drugs, though the hikes were not as steep on average as some past years. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
Health care advocates protested care denials at UnitedHealthcare on July 15, 2024, in Minnetonka, Minn. The shooting of UHC CEO Brian Thompson has sparked an outcry online over issues with the U.S. health care system. David Berding/Getty Images for People's Action Institute hide caption
A view outside the UnitedHealthcare corporate headquarters on Dec. 4, 2024 in Minnetonka, Minnesota. The shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City this week triggered an outpouring of venting about the health care system on social media. Stephen Maturen/Getty Images hide caption
GLP-1s like the weight-loss drug Wegovy can be made by compounding pharmacies while they're in short supply. Drugmakers argue they no longer are. James Manning/PA Images/Getty Images hide caption
Footage from Sept. 28 shows sand and debris left after flooding shut down operations at Baxter International's facility in Marion, N.C. The plant is the largest manufacturer of intravenous and peritoneal dialysis solutions in the United States. Tommy Bumgarner/Aerial Lens via Facebook hide caption
Marine One, with President Biden on board, flies over Lake Lure near Chimney Rock, N.C., southwest of the Baxter International plant closed by damage from Hurricane Helene. Susan Walsh/AP hide caption
After the Change Healthcare cyberattack wreaked chaos in the health care system, members of the Senate Finance Committee heard testimony from Andrew Witty, chief executive officer of UnitedHealth Group, Change Healthcare's parent company. Jacquelyn Martin/AP hide caption
Melissa Todd in her office in Eugene, Oregon. Tony Luong for ProPublica hide caption
There are more than 4,600 hospitals in the U.S., and 49% of them are nonprofit and therefore tax-exempt. The CEOs of these nonprofit health systems now earn, on average, $1.3 million a year. Getty Images/E+/Getty Images hide caption
Logan Health in Kalispell, Mont., has experienced three data breaches in the past five years. Those cyberattacks exposed the names, phone numbers and addresses of hundreds of thousands of patients. The hospital later settled a lawsuit related to the incidents for $4.2 million. Aaron Bolton/Montana Public Radio hide caption
Casey Shively holds a photo of a family ski trip with his sister, Katie, and his father, Dan, in 1996. Dan Shively died in a memory care home after being violently attacked by another resident. Jessica Plance; skiing photo by Crystal Images Photography/KFF Health News hide caption
Medicare and drugmakers are in the midst of negotiations on price concessions for 10 popular and costly drugs ranging from blood thinners to diabetes treatments. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
Cheaper copycat versions of blockbuster weight loss drugs are flooding the market. Guido Mieth/Getty Images hide caption
Austin's Ascension Seton Medical Center is among the hospitals affected by a nationwide cybersecurity breach of Ascension technology systems. Julia Reihs/KUT News hide caption
Miguel Divo shows his patient, Joel Rubinstein, a dry powder inhaler. It's an alternative to some puff inhalers that emit potent greenhouse gases, but is equally effective for many patients with asthma. Jesse Costa/WBUR hide caption
Instructions for a fingernail filing gadget for infants says, "Stay away from children." It's enough to make a new parent holler. Thanasis Zovoilis/Getty Images hide caption
Siblings may not be obvious fodder for the therapist's office, but experts say maybe they should be. "People just don't perceive those relationships as needing the type of attention and tending one might bring to a spouse or child," says Kelly Scott of Tribeca Therapy in New York. Lily Padula for NPR hide caption
Drug companies often do one-on-one outreach to doctors. A new study finds these meetings with drug reps lead to more prescriptions for cancer patients, but not longer survival. Chris Hondros/Getty Images hide caption
The U.S. is the most lucrative market for drugmakers, but they often pay more in taxes overseas. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Kevin Carlson, with nurse Joshua Lee (right) and respiratory therapist Eric Mathewson (left), watches a WWE match on October 2, 2023 in San Jose, Calif. Gabriel Torres hide caption