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IN THE U.S., 31.8% OF ALL LIVE BIRTHS IN 2020 WERE CESAREAN SECTIONS, DRIVEN BY HIGH NUMBERS IN THE SOUTHEAST, WHERE BIRTH OUTCOMES ARE GENERALLY WORSE THAN IN OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY, ACCORDING TO THE CDC. MISSISSIPPI'S RATE IS THE HIGHEST, AT 38.2%. OREGON DOES BETTER THAN MANY STATES./LYDIA ZURAW/KHN
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SYDNEY MCCORNACK (LEFT) OF PORTLAND DURING A PANDAS FLARE AT AGE 11 AND (RIGHT) IN MARCH 2022 AS A 14-YEAR-OLD./COURTESY OF THE MCCORNACKS
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NINA FELDMAN, A REPORTER FOR WHYY IN PHILADELPHIA, HAD COVID-19 SYMPTOMS THAT PERSISTED INTO WHAT SHE CALLS MEDIUM COVID./HAZEL LEZAH/KHN
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MICHELE LUJAN (RIGHT) MEETS WITH PATTI JO OAKLEY AT SOUTH METRO MEDICAL EQUIPMENT LOAN CLOSET IN GREENWOOD VILLAGE, COLORADO. LUJAN NEEDED A WHEELCHAIR FOR HER HUSBAND, WHO HAD BEEN HOSPITALIZED FOR COVID, AND SHE WAS ABLE TO BORROW ONE FOR FREE./KATE RUDER/KHN
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SOURCE: U.S. CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION/PHILLIP REESE/KHN
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An employee of the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services helps a consumer pick a health care plan on the federal online health insurance marketplace.
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