This story also ran on .Federal officials on Monday released groundbreaking rules that will let patients download their electronic health records and other health care data onto their smartphones.“Patients should have control of their records, period. Now that’s becoming a reality,” said Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar. “These rules are the start of a new chapter in how patients experience American health care.”Officials said the rules likely will give patients a greater say in health care decisions and put an end to a long-standing practice in which some doctors and hospitals...…This story also ran on .Federal officials on Monday released groundbreaking rules that will let patients download their electronic health records and other health care data onto their smartphones.“Patients should have control of their records, period. Now that’s becoming a reality,” said Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar. “These rules are the start of a new chapter in how patients experience American health care.”Officials said the rules likely will give patients a greater say in health care decisions and put an end to a long-standing practice in which some doctors and hospitals...WW…

A drone’s-eye view of the damage to bins at the Heartland Co-Op grain elevator in Luther, Iowa, on Aug. 11, the day after the derecho.Daniel Acker—Getty ImagesA grant from the NIHCM Foundation generously helped fund reporting for this story.The weather report showed a slight risk of thunderstorms, and in the early hours of Aug. 10, Justin Glisan, Iowa’s state climatologist, was feeling hopeful about that. The land was dry and crying out for a good soak. On a call with field agronomists that morning, he’d exchanged wishes that the storm line making its way across Nebraska would hold...…A drone’s-eye view of the damage to bins at the Heartland Co-Op grain elevator in Luther, Iowa, on Aug. 11, the day after the derecho.Daniel Acker—Getty ImagesA grant from the NIHCM Foundation generously helped fund reporting for this story.The weather report showed a slight risk of thunderstorms, and in the early hours of Aug. 10, Justin Glisan, Iowa’s state climatologist, was feeling hopeful about that. The land was dry and crying out for a good soak. On a call with field agronomists that morning, he’d exchanged wishes that the storm line making its way across Nebraska would hold...WW…