Northeast Baptist Hospital, one of five hospitals within the Baptist Health System in San Antonio. Courtesy of Baptist Health System hide caption
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St. Agnes Hospital in Baltimore is one of the 131 hospitals run by Ascension Health. It's a not-for-profit, Catholic health care system that treats many low-income patients. St. Agnes Hospital hide caption
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Sequencing the genes of a cancer cell turns up lots of genetic mutations — but some of them are harmless. The goal is to figure out which mutations are the troublemakers. Kevin Curtis/Science Source hide caption
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Dr. Raj Mangrulkar and medical student Jesse Burk-Rafel at the University of Michigan Medical School. Good communication skills, teamwork and adaptability will help doctors thrive through swift changes in medical science, Mangrulkar says. Leisa Thompson/Courtesy of University of Michigan Medical School hide caption
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Studies show that having too many tests done too frequently is a recipe for getting sick, not staying healthy. Medicimage/Science Source hide caption
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Mental health care advocates say patients face challenges in insurance coverage. iStockphoto hide caption
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A big crowd turned out for the March of Dimes walkathon in Gainesville, Fla., in early March. But overall, the March of Dimes' March for Babies raised $3.5 million less in 2014 than it did the year before. Elizabeth Hamilton/Gainesville Sun/Landov hide caption
Trading Walkathons For Ice Buckets, Charities Try To Hold On To Donors
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If he's a nurse anesthetist, he could be making $17,290 a year more than his female counterparts. iStockphoto hide caption
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If you're a New Yorker shopping for health insurance on the state's exchange, you won't be able to find a health plan with out-of-network coverage unless you live around Albany or in the far western part of the state. iStockphoto hide caption
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Carol Berman, of West Palm Beach, Fla., makes the case for policymakers to protect Medicare Advantage benefits during the Coalition for Medicare Choices' Medicare Advantage Food Truck stop in Washington, D.C., on Monday. Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call/Getty Images hide caption
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A look inside the factory in Kundl, Austria, where Sandoz, a unit of Novartis, makes biosimilar drugs. Novartis hide caption