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Why the young are most likely to be uninsured. Plus, laughing at cancer.

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in Vitro Fertizilation: A Timeline

The first experiments in in Vitro fertilization (IVF) began over 100 years ago. Scroll through a time line of the milestones in reproductive technology.

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Cancer, Coping and Comedy

Laughing, even in the face of death. How some people coping with serious disease are finding laughter really IS the best medicine.

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Jovan's Chemo Day

When Jovan Rodriguez was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma, he had no insurance and no savings. So he made a video. See highlights from his last day of chemotherapy.

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Young & Uninsured: The Essential Chart

Young people make up the largest group of Americans without health insurance. See the chart that says it all.

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Young & Uninsured

Most young people are health. But many don't have health insurance. Things can go very wrong if they get sick. What that means for all of us.

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Fatal Subtraction: An Uninsurance Tragedy

Young, uninsured, and now gone. One woman's battle for health care reform, based on her personal experience - the death of her brother.

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Fighting For Time: Update

Our story about a man fighting for his life against a fatal form of cancer - and with his insurance company over treatment - has gotten some attention. From some high-placed officials.

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The Insider: A Health Insurance Q&A

Whenever his health insurance company faced a PR crisis, it was Wendell Potter's job to minimize the damage. Now Potter is speaking out against the practices he once defended.

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A Personal Appeal for Reform

Commentator Patt Morrison recently had surgery. She has the scars to prove it. Not just from the scalpel—from having to deal with her health care insurance provider.

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