National Institutes of Health Director Francis Collins served for 12 years under three presidents and presided over an expansion of the agency’s budget and efforts to develop new cures to diseases. Graeme Jennings/Pool/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Graeme Jennings/Pool/AFP via Getty Images National Institutes of Health Director Francis Collins
People protest a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for municipal workers on Oct. 28 in New York City. Polling, vaccination and mortality data all suggest that Republicans are the biggest group of unvaccinated Americans and are suffering the worst consequences as a result. David Dee Delgado/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption David Dee Delgado/Getty Images People protest
Leslie Clayton, a physician assistant in Minnesota, says a name change for her profession is long overdue. “We don’t assist,” she says. “We provide care as part of a team.” Liam James Doyle for KHN hide caption toggle caption Liam James Doyle for KHN Leslie Clayton, a physician assistant in Minnesota, says a name change
Researchers at the University of Washington Medicine Retrovirology Lab at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle process samples from Novavax’s phase 3 COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial in February 2021. Karen Ducey/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Karen Ducey/Getty Images Researchers at the University of Washington Medicine Retrovirology Lab at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle process samples
(from left) Kevin Dedner founded Hurdle, a mental health startup that pairs patients with therapists. Ashlee Wisdom’s company, Health in Her Hue, connects women of color with culturally sensitive medical providers. Nathan Pelzer’s Clinify Health analyzes data to help doctors identify at-risk patients in underserved areas. Erica Plybeah’s firm, MedHaul, arranges transport to medical appointments.
Three generations, (from left to right) grandmother Genoveva Calloway, daughter Petra Gonzales, and granddaughter Vanesa Quintero, live next door to each other in San Pablo, Calif. Recently their extended family was hit with a second wave of COVID infections a year after the first. Beth LaBerge/KQED hide caption toggle caption Beth LaBerge/KQED Three generations, (from