Black women were 20% more likely than white women to get an unscheduled, unplanned C-section delivery when there were no high medical risks.

With destructive wildfires burning on both coasts, fire officials might use jargon unfamiliar to residents of states where such big blazes are relatively rare.

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The first woman president at Jefferson University is poised to lead the Philadelphia institution into the future.

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While the National Institutes of Health — which gets $48 billion annually for biomedical research — enjoys bipartisan support, the president-elect could cut its budget.

A collision of market forces and higher subsidies is creating new opportunities for residents with very low incomes.

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Voters really don't like inflation. In fact, whenever there's a sustained jump in the cost of living, the party in power often pays a price.

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