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In a speech Friday, President Trump announced a plan that lists dozens of "potential" steps his team may take to lower drug prices, along with many others that were included in his budget proposal and will require congressional action. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
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If you're Southern, the macaroni and cheese with collard greens may taste better to you than to someone from another culture. Glasshouse Images/Getty Images hide caption
Dr. Paul Marik (left) discusses patient care with medical students and resident physicians during morning rounds at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital in 2014 in Norfolk, Va. Jay Westcott for The Washington Post/Getty Images hide caption
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Australian scientist David Goodall attends a press conference on Wednesday on the eve of his assisted suicide in Basel. Sebastien Bozon/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Alicia Nichols holds her daughter Diana in her home in February. After the birth of Diana, Nichols suffered unusual postpartum blood loss that she feels was not taken seriously by her doctor. Kayana Szymczak for NPR hide caption
Marnobia Juarez came to the U.S. from Guatemala and lives in Maryland. She dreams of getting her green card, but increasingly worries that won't happen under Trump's policy. Juarez was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2014 and receives care through a state health program. Paula Andalo/Kaiser Health News hide caption
The author's mother, Jenna Cho, holding a pot of samgyetang in her home in Mercer Island, Wash. Eileen Cho/for NPR hide caption
Residue from tobacco smoke can end up in indoor air even in nonsmoking spaces. Prawitr Sae Wa Ni/EyeEm/Getty Images hide caption
Marine Corps veteran and retired Vet Center counselor Ted Blickwedel says the VA's work demands on counselors threaten quality of care and the counselors' health. Peter Biello/New Hampshire Public Radio hide caption
Patients with private insurance like the drug coupons because they can help make specialty medicines more affordable. But health care analysts say the coupons may also discourage patients from considering appropriate lower-cost alternatives, including generic drugs. DNY59/Getty Images hide caption
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A health worker walks at an Ebola quarantine unit last June in Muma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, after a case of Ebola was confirmed in the village. John Wessels/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
A 3D model of two live human stem cells, with colors representing the cells' various internal structures. Courtesy of Allen Institute hide caption
A pharmacist speaks with a customer at Walmart Neighborhood Market in Bentonville, Ark., in 2014. On Monday Walmart introduced a new set of guidelines for dispensing opioid medications. Sarah Bentham/AP hide caption
Seema Verma told hospital executives that she wants states to have flexibility in how they administer Medicaid, but there are limits. Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Stella Nyanzi arrives at the High Court in Kampala, Uganda, in April 2017. She had been jailed for "cyber-harassment" of the president. Isaac Kasamani/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
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Amanda Williammee and her daughter Taycee. Now a happy preschooler, the little girl was born with neonatal abstinence syndrome — a condition that includes opioid withdrawal symptoms like tremors, irritability, sleep problems and high-pitched crying. Sarah Jane Tribble/KHN hide caption