Documented · Health · 22:24 UTC · Anastasia Tomkin · Donate

Fòmasyon gratis oswa a pri abòdab pou w vin yon fanm saj nan vil Nouyòk

Daprè Sant pou kontwòl ak Prevansyon Maladi (CDC), gen gwo diferans nan jan chak fanm pote gwosès yo, e akouchman kapab youn nan eksperyans ki pi bèl nan lavi yon fanmi. Konsa tou, li kapab konplike epi pote laperèz, espesyalman pou fanm ki fè pati gwoup rasyal minoritè yo Etazini, ki gen yon to lanmò

The Trace · Health · 19:00 UTC · Fairriona Magee · Donate

What Can New York City’s Crime Prevention Efforts Teach Us About Gun Violence?

There is a core tenet to the Cure Violence method: Gun violence behaves like a contagious disease, and its spread can be controlled using public health strategies. Officially started in 2000, Cure Violence has since been implemented in more than 50 American cities and 15 countries, including Honduras and Colombia. In 2012, when the program

Capital & Main · Health · 15:51 UTC · Mark Kreidler · Donate

Children Are Losing Health Coverage. Federal Cuts Will Make It Worse.

Medi-Cal enrollment among children has fallen by more than 460,000 since 2025. Medicaid cuts taking effect next year will push coverage even lower.

Wisconsin Watch · Health · 12:00 UTC · Emily Small / Door County Knock · Donate

Pets can make finding a home harder in Door County’s housing market

Pet owners say they struggled to find rental properties that accept their furry friends, and when they do they end up paying additional deposits and fees. Landlords say the fees cover damage from pets, among other expenses. Pets can make finding a home harder in Door County’s housing market is a post from Wisconsin Watch, a non-profit investigative news site covering Wisconsin since 2009. Please c

Spotlight Delaware · Health · 10:00 UTC · Nick Stonesifer · Donate

Former prison healthcare provider denies it fraudulently billed the state

Late last month, Delaware’s embattled former prison healthcare provider rebuked allegations that it engaged in fraud by requesting payment for medical services for inmates it did not provide.

Stateline · Health · 20:50 UTC · Kelcie Moseley-Morris · Support

Federal judge halts proposed HHS changes to teen pregnancy prevention program

A federal judge in the District of Columbia issued an order Wednesday blocking U.S. Health and Human Services from implementing sweeping changes to grants under the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program while a lawsuit proceeds, but dozens of existing grants that were canceled this summer will remain so for now, unless the administration chooses to reinstate

The Oaklandside · Health · 20:00 UTC · Natalie Orenstein · Donate

Green bags don’t cut it. Here’s how to compost in Oakland instead

Green bags don’t cut it. Here’s how to compost in Oakland instead After we reported on the bioplastics ban, we asked for your tips and tricks on keeping compost clean.

The Connecticut Mirror · Health · 17:26 UTC · Katy Golvala · Donate

CT health providers work to curb HUSKY losses from ‘Big Beautiful’ bill

Federal changes to Medicaid eligibility take effect in January, and 110K CT residents could lose HUSKY. Hospitals and clinics are preparing.

Investigate Midwest · Health · 17:06 UTC · Sky Chadde, Investigate Midwest · Donate

Report: Big Food companies regularly sue to stop or slow down public health policies

Companies such as Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and Mars have regularly sued governments around the world in an effort to prevent public health proposals from being implemented, according to new reporting by Lighthouse Reports and a slew of media partners. Diets full of ultraprocessed foods — such as fast food, cereals, soft drinks and protein bars —

Capital & Main · Health · 19:40 UTC · Nick Romeo · Donate

Mental Health Workers Say Algorithmic Triage Is Hurting Patients

Workers and policymakers are pushing for safeguards around AI’s use in health care through collective bargaining and legislation.

The Connecticut Mirror · Health · 09:00 UTC · Katy Golvala · Donate

Will CT’s new healthcare affordability measures lower costs?

Connecticut aims to penalize healthcare providers when cost growth exceeds state benchmarks. But federal changes could complicate the plan.

The Connecticut Mirror · Health · 21:20 UTC · Áine Pennello | Connecticut Public · Donate

Want a text when sewage spills into CT water? State to test new alert system

Heavy rain can cause untreated sewage to flow into rivers and streams, making it unsafe for residents to swim or fish for days afterwards.

Stateline · Health · 19:02 UTC · Amanda Watford · Support

Mice may drive Lyme disease more than deer

For more than three decades, researchers have been tracking ticks, mice, oak trees and other wildlife in a New York forest to better understand what makes Lyme disease more likely to spread. Their latest findings challenge some long-held assumptions — including the idea that deer are a major driver of Lyme disease risk. Researchers at

The Connecticut Mirror · Health · 09:00 UTC · Calista Oetama · Donate

CT’s first state-funded methadone vans expand access to treatment

The mobile units aim to reach clients in CT's rural corners and destigmatize the use of methadone to fight opioid use disorder.

New York Focus · Health · 19:55 UTC · Sam Mellins · Donate

Settlement Led to Major Improvements at Troubled Nursing Home Chain, Report Finds

New York Focus found dire failures in patient care at several homes in the chain, but conditions have still markedly improved since before the settlement.

Baltimore Beat · Health · 15:11 UTC · Planned Parenthood of Maryland Union Bargaining Committee · Donate

OP-ED: Planned Parenthood of Maryland must commit to bargaining with its 80-plus unionized workers

Over the years, Planned Parenthood has been a cultural lightning rod: a symbol of feminist resistance and a bogeyman for antichoice activists. But to us as workers, Planned Parenthood is an employer. It’s a job most of us sought out because we believe deeply in the mission of providing sexual and reproductive health services —

Spotlight PA · Health · 20:01 UTC · Cassandra Harris · Donate

Pharmacists in Pa. hope congressional bill targeting industry middlemen will offer lifeline

‍The PMP Newsroom is a regional news service that focuses on government and enterprise reporting in southwestern Pennsylvania. Find out more information on foundation and corporate funders here. The script computer at Wilson’s Pharmacy in Lawrenceville flashes red or green each time owner Jeff Wilson processes a prescription. If it’s green, he fills it. If it’s red, he looks closer; filling the wr

Stateline · Health · 09:01 UTC · Kelcie Moseley-Morris · Support

More GOP party platforms include anti-IVF language. Is surrogacy next?

Brooke Green thought she needed a mammogram. Green, a Democratic state representative in Idaho, knew that breast cancer ran in her family and she “just had an inkling” that she should be tested. She was two weeks shy of the day her last remaining embryo would be implanted through in vitro fertilization. It was the

Stateline · Health · 20:00 UTC · Nada Hassanein · Support

Federal agency blocks Medicaid coverage of kids’ gender-affirming care

A new federal rule will end Medicaid coverage for gender-affirming hormone therapies and procedures for kids under age 18. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced Tuesday a rule that prohibits state Medicaid plans from covering gender-affirming procedures for minors and using federal Medicaid dollars for such care. The rule also prohibits Children’s Health

Stateline · Health · 18:41 UTC · Tim Henderson · Support

Trump vaccine order takes aim at states that limit exemptions

A largely overlooked part of the executive order President Donald Trump issued this week scaling back the schedule for childhood vaccines threatens legal action against the four states that don’t allow personal or religious exemptions to school vaccine requirements. Those states — California, Connecticut, Maine and New York — are among the states with the

Echo: Lookout Santa Cruz: California maintains school vaccine rules despite Trump order

Hearing Things · Health · 16:54 UTC · Dylan Green · Become a member

Juicy J's Spoken Word Jazz Album (Yes, You Read That Right)

Plus bubbly nonchalant California rap, empowering UK R&B, North Indian classical singing mixed with space-jazz and post-rock, and an icy electronic debut from a new Cambridge duo

RANGE · Health · 16:43 UTC · Daniel Walters · Donate

A detox team from California flew in to try to treat ailing Spokane firefighters

Firefighters are receiving injections, nebulizations and acupuncture — but do they work?

Stateline · Health · 15:15 UTC · Shauneen Miranda · Support

Trump urges shift in childhood vaccine recommendations, calls for splitting up MMR vaccine

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Monday signed a sweeping executive order that aims to reshape guidance surrounding childhood vaccines, standing alongside Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and was met with immediate pushback. The order — which calls on federal programs and funding to “support maximal parental choice over childhood vaccines” —

The Trace · Health · 10:00 UTC · Fairriona Magee · Donate

Snaps, Likes, and Shares Are Teaching Teens About the Dangers of Guns

In 2022, when the violence prevention organization Project Unloaded launched its first social media-focused campaign, its leaders had one goal: to challenge the notion among young people that guns make people more safe. Four years later, they’ve reached a conclusion: Social media platforms are an effective avenue for channeling public health messaging to young people.

Stateline · Health · 20:08 UTC · Nada Hassanein · Support

New drug-resistant fungal disease increases among vulnerable patients

Twenty-eight states this year have reported over 3,500 cases of patients sick with the drug-resistant yeast candida auris, which can cause severe illness and is often reported in healthcare facilities. As of Aug. 1, 3,544 clinical cases of candida auris, or C. auris, have been reported to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,

Capital B Atlanta · Health · 18:45 UTC · Rebekah Sager · Donate

Georgia Advocates Fight for HIV Care for Black Trans Men

South Georgia native Octavia Lewis works with Positively Trans (T+), a program within the Transgender Law Center designed to fight stigma and discrimination. Like much of the U.S., Lewis said, when it comes to the transgender community, there are the “haves and the have-nots,” who are mostly Black and brown. Due to rejection from family,

Stateline · Health · 09:00 UTC · Sofia Resnick, Shalina Chatlani · Support

‘I wanted the pregnancy. It was just so scary.’

Hailey Allred and Jessica Perigo don’t know each other, but last year they were both financially insecure and living in abortion-ban states, where reproductive health clinics and maternity wards have closed in recent years, when they unexpectedly became pregnant. Both found a local crisis pregnancy center offering free ultrasounds to confirm they were pregnant and

New York Focus · Health · 19:06 UTC · Sam Mellins · Donate

NY’s Landmark Nursing Home Settlement Fell Short. Here Are 4 Findings From Our Investigation.

Centers Health Care promised improvements in a 2024 settlement with New York’s attorney general, but residents have continued to suffer.

The War Horse · Health · 11:00 UTC · Natalie Oliverio · Donate

Their Military Careers Were Cut Short in Combat. Now They’re Fighting Congress for Their Full Benefits

The fall lasted only seconds, but the consequences would span a lifetime. Under the cover of darkness in Balad, Iraq, Army Sgt. Will Fisher was moving into position for an overnight mission. He fell roughly 40 feet and landed on his feet while wearing about 100 pounds of gear. The force of the fall crushed

Stateline · Health · 09:00 UTC · Anna Claire Vollers · Support

As federal protections fade, disabled Americans fear a return to institutions

When Rob Stone finished high school in Bethesda, Maryland, in 2018, he was asked to identify three goals for his life. Stone loves art and baseball. He’s cheerful, sports a cheeky mustache, and he’s always up for an adventure. Stone has a rare genetic movement disorder, dystonia-parkinsonism, that limits his mobility and speech. Setting specific