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Amy Maxmen

Science Reporter at Freelance

Public Health Editor and Correspondent at Kaiser Family Foundation

Award-winning public health reporter @KFFHealthNews. Bylines @NYTimes @Nature & more. She/her. More: https://t.co/NdADJbAbi4

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  • 5 days ago | dailymontanan.com | Amy Maxmen

    The life expectancy among Native Americans in the western United States has dropped below 64 years, close to life expectancies in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Haiti. For many Asian Americans, it’s around 84 — on par with life expectancies in Japan and Switzerland. Americans’ health has long been unequal, but a new study shows that the disparity between the life expectancies of different populations has nearly doubled since 2000.

  • 2 weeks ago | theatlantavoice.com | Amy Maxmen

    JACKSON, Miss. — Storm clouds hung low above a community center in Jackson, where pastor Andre Devine invited people inside for lunch. Hoagies with smoked turkey and ham drew the crowd, but several people lingered for free preventive health care: tests for HIV and other diseases, flu shots, and blood pressure and glucose monitoring.

  • 3 weeks ago | capitalbnews.org | Amy Maxmen

    JACKSON, Miss. — Storm clouds hung low above a community center in Jackson, where pastor Andre Devine invited people inside for lunch. Hoagies with smoked turkey and ham drew the crowd, but several people lingered for free preventive health care: tests for HIV and other diseases, flu shots, and blood pressure and glucose monitoring.

  • 3 weeks ago | npr.org | Amy Maxmen

    HIV prevention groups in Mississippi are reeling from Trump administration cuts to health spending. Southern states have the highest burden of HIV in the U.S., accounting for half of new infections.

  • 3 weeks ago | mercurynews.com | Amy Maxmen

    By Amy Maxmen, KFF Health NewsJACKSON, Miss. — Storm clouds hung low above a community center in Jackson, where pastor Andre Devine invited people inside for lunch. Hoagies with smoked turkey and ham drew the crowd, but several people lingered for free preventive health care: tests for HIV and other diseases, flu shots, and blood pressure and glucose monitoring.

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Amy Maxmen, PhD
Amy Maxmen, PhD @amymaxmen
17 May 25

RT @KFFHealthNews: As HIV testing falters in the South because of disruptions in federal funds, researchers warn of a resurgence of the epi…

Amy Maxmen, PhD
Amy Maxmen, PhD @amymaxmen
17 May 25

RT @KFFHealthNews: HIV prevention groups in Mississippi are reeling from Trump administration cuts to health spending. Southern states have…

Amy Maxmen, PhD
Amy Maxmen, PhD @amymaxmen
7 May 25

RT @SaskiaPopescu: Definitely worth a read, courtesy of ⁦@amymaxmen⁩ - HIV Testing and Outreach Falter as Trump Funding Cuts Sweep the Sout…