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Sarah Varney

Sarah Varney

Senior Correspondent at KFF Health News

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  • English
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  • Health & Medicine

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Recent Articles

khn.org

HIV Preventive Care Is Supposed to Be Free in the US. So, Why Are Some Patients Still Paying?

The Department of Labor issued rules in July clarifying that health plans need to cover the costs of prescription drugs proven to prevent HIV infection, along with related lab tests and medical app…
over 3 years ago
khn.org

Which Companies Aren’t Exiting Russia? Big Pharma

U.S. and global drug manufacturers invested in Russia’s sizable pharmaceutical industry contend international humanitarian law requires they continue manufacturing and selling their products there,…
over 3 years ago
khn.org

As States Impose Abortion Bans, Young Doctors Struggle — And Travel...

The number of medical schools and residency programs where aspiring physicians can learn to perform abortion procedures continues to shrink, a byproduct of the anti-abortion legislation being enact…
over 3 years ago
khn.org

Misinformation Clouds America’s Most Popular Emergency Contraception

At a moment when half of U.S. states stand poised to outlaw or sharply curtail abortion services, the nation’s most popular emergency contraception brand rests in the unlikely stewardship of two pr…
over 3 years ago
khn.org

When Does Life Begin? As State Laws Define It, Science, Politics, a...

For decades, the U.S. medical establishment has adhered to a legally recognized standard for brain death, one embraced by most states. Why is a uniform clinical standard for the inception of human …
about 3 years ago
khn.org

Abortion Bans Skirt a Medical Reality: For Many Teens, Childbirth I...

The laws criminalizing abortion in many conservative U.S. states are expected to boost birth rates among teens, whose bodies often aren’t built for safe childbirth. For adolescents, the emotional a…
about 3 years ago
khn.org

Listen: Why Childbirth Is So Dangerous for Many Young Teens

KHN senior correspondent Sarah Varney talks with NPR’s “Weekend Edition Sunday” about how the abortion bans proliferating in many U.S. states will affect teenage birth rates and the physical risks …
about 3 years ago
khn.org

Post-‘Roe,’ Contraceptive Failures Carry Bigger Stakes

Science Friday 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 yea…
about 3 years ago
khn.org

One Texas Judge Will Decide Fate of Abortion Pill Used by Millions ...

“What happens in Texas doesn’t stay in Texas,” warns an abortion rights advocate bracing for a district judge’s ruling on whether the abortion pill mifepristone was properly authorized by the…
almost 3 years ago
khn.org

Girls in Texas Could Get Birth Control at Federal Clinics, Until a ...

A Donald Trump-appointed federal judge agreed that even the possibility that the father’s daughters might access contraception without his permission violated the tenants of his Christian faith.
over 2 years ago
khn.org

The US Remains a Grim Leader in Preterm Births. Why? And Can We Fix...

American women are more likely to deliver their babies prematurely than women in most developed countries. It’s a distinction that coincides with high rates of maternal and infant death, billions o…
over 2 years ago