Bram Sable-Smith

  • After being shot in the leg at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade, James Lemons was initially told the bullet would stay there, unless it became a problem. “I get it, but I don’t like that,” Lemons says. “Why wouldn’t you take it out if you could?” (Bram Sable-Smith/KFF Health News)Health

    They were shot at the Super Bowl Parade—and might have bullets in their bodies forever

    By Bram Sable-Smith and KFF Health News
  • “In the health care system, it’s really hard to vocalize your needs when you are a woman of color because you come off as aggressive, or you come off as a know-it-all, or you come off as disrespectful,” Mila Clarke says. “My intuition was right this whole time, but nobody believed me.” (Brandon Thibodeaux for KFF Health News)Health

    These patients had to lobby for correct diabetes diagnoses. Was their race a reason?

    By Bram Sable-Smith and KFF Health News