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    "One of the greatest gifts is to feel alive while you are alive," Katherine Standefer says. She writes about her experiences living with an implantable cardiac defibrillator in<em> Lightning Flowers.</em>
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    Author Details 'Living With Death' In Her 20s And Scrambling For Life-Saving Care

    Nov 10, 2020
    Katherine Standefer was uninsured and working as a hiking guide when diagnosed with a genetic heart condition. She chronicles her experience with an implanted heart device in Lightning Flowers.
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    Nevadans Of Color Suffering Most From COVID-19, New Study Finds

    Sep 04, 2020

    Across the country, COVID-19 has been hitting communities of color the hardest.

    National data show African-Americans are more likely to die of the disease.

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    Southern Nevada Health District Report: Black, Asian, Pacific Islander COVID-19 Patients Dying At Higher Rates Than White, Hispanic Patients

    Apr 17, 2020

    The Southern Nevada Health District released a report Friday with demographic information on coronavirus patients in Clark County.

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    COVID-19 Threatens Reno's Unsheltered Population And Service Providers

    Mar 25, 2020

    The coronavirus has arrived in Nevada, triggering a mandate from Governor Steve Sisolak that all non-essential business

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    A new survey of Americans across all income brackets captures some surprising views about the experience and expectations of economic success in the U.S. today.
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    Is There Hope For The American Dream? What Americans Think About Income Inequality

    Jan 09, 2020
    A new survey of Americans across all income brackets captures some surprising views about their economic experience and expectations of success.
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    In States, Democrats Start Delivering On Health Care Pledges

    Jan 12, 2019

    SEATTLE (AP) — Riding the momentum from November's elections, Democratic leaders in the states are wasting no time delivering on their biggest campaign promise — to expand access to health care and make it more affordable.

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    Munoz works in the radiology department at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. He also serves as a volunteer interpreter between English-speaking doctors and Spanish-speaking patients. <em></em>
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    With Scarce Access To Interpreters, Immigrants Struggle To Understand Doctors' Orders

    Aug 15, 2018
    Despite laws guaranteeing access to health care, non-English speakers in the U.S. often rely on family and friends as ad hoc interpreters — and may misunderstand what doctors think they're conveying.
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