Investigate Midwest · Health · 14:36 UTC · Brian Bienkowski, The New Lede · Donate

EPA stalls long-planned nitrate cancer review as pollution crisis grows

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has backed off its re-assessment of cancer-causing nitrates despite decades of research suggesting the contaminant is more harmful than previously thought and that nitrate pollution is at crisis levels in U.S. drinking water. The agency would not confirm the assessment was cancelled, but the work has been stagnant for more

The War Horse · Health · 11:00 UTC · Justin Watson · Donate

Everybody Wanted to Visit the Wounded Soldier. I Wanted to Be Left Alone

It was only a month after the roadside bombing. I was still in Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany, in June 2006, undergoing successive rounds of surgery. Rods protruded from my limbs, keeping the broken bones of my right forearm and left thigh immobile until the doctors could complete a series of bone grafts and insert

The Trace · Health · 19:00 UTC · Fairriona Magee and Chip Brownlee · Donate

Taking Weight-Loss Drugs Could Help Reduce Violent Impulses

About a year ago, Rutgers University researcher Daniel Semenza was listening to a podcast about an expansive study of GLP-1 medications when a question occurred to him. The 2025 study, published in Nature Medicine, had examined millions of Department of Veterans Affairs records to map the potential benefits and risks of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists,

MLK50: Justice Through Journalism · Health · 17:35 UTC · Kevin Wurm · Donate

The Weight of Air

The Weight of Air is a post from MLK50: Justice Through Journalism, a nonprofit news outlet in Memphis focusing on the intersection of poverty, power and policy.

New York Focus · Health · 09:00 UTC · Sam Mellins · Donate

Despite Landmark Settlement, Residents of Notorious Nursing Home Chain Continued to Suffer

New York Focus found multiple violations of the state attorney general’s settlement with Centers Health Care.

The Appeal · Health · 15:29 UTC · Renée Feltz · Donate

Legal Team of Political Prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal Appeals to the UN for Support

Lawyers are appealing to the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, which had urged the release of Leonard Peltier.

The War Horse · Health · 11:00 UTC · Leah Rosenbaum · Donate

Shrapnel, Broken Bones, and Head Trauma: New Records Show How U.S. Troops Were Wounded in Iran War

The United States recorded at least 17 life-threatening casualties during the first phase of the war with Iran, according to newly obtained Defense Department records that provide the most detailed accounting yet of troops wounded in the conflict. More than 400 casualties were recorded between Feb. 28 and April 8, with Army personnel accounting for

Popular Information · Health · 10:30 UTC · Judd Legum · Support

Taxpayers spend about $2 billion annually on Medicaid for Amazon and Walmart employees

American taxpayers are spending billions every year providing Medicaid benefits to hundreds of thousands of employees of Amazon and Walmart, a new analysis by Popular Information reveals.

Borderless Magazine · Health · 15:15 UTC · Tara Mobasher · Donate

A 12-Foot Puppet. A Small House. A Play On The Southwest Side About The Impact of Trees

Camilla Forte/Borderless Magazine/Catchlight Local/Report for America A theater troupe is bringing an interactive puppet show to Chicago’s South and West Side parks this month, encouraging people to learn more about how trees impact community health.

The Marshall Project · Health · 10:00 UTC · Joey Heilman · Donate

I Spent 78 Days in a Violent Youth Jail. I Have PTSD for Life.

Vivid flashbacks, extreme anxiety and feelings of isolation continue to plague me 22 years later.

The War Horse · Health · 08:30 UTC · Leah Rosenbaum · Donate

Trump Promised Redemption for Troops Who Refused Covid Shots. A Year Later, Many Are Still Waiting

When the COVID-19 vaccine was released in 2020, Daniel Pendergast was intrigued. “I honestly thought it sounded kind of ingenious at first,” he said. But then he learned there was a very small chance of heart inflammation that could occur after vaccination in healthy men like himself: around eight cases per million, according to the

Undark · Health · 07:44 UTC · Sara Talpos · Support

Interview: How Tragedy Changed the FDA

As an FDA advisory committee prepares to weigh whether specialized pharmacies should be allowed to dispense seven unapproved peptides, Mikkael A. Sekeres, a scientist and former adviser, discusses the history and nuances of FDA oversight, including its process for screening advisory committee members for conflicts of interest.

New York Focus · Health · 09:00 UTC · Sam Mellins · Donate

Union and Troubled Home Care Company Maintained Close Partnership, Records Show

Health care union 1199SEIU helped Public Partnerships LLC take over the state's home care program, even as it warned some workers could see wage cuts.

New York Focus · Health · 08:00 UTC · Benjy Sachs · Donate

Albany Has Let Disability and Mental Health Oversight Boards Wither Away

Boards of Visitors are supposed to oversee state-run disability and psychiatric programs. Almost none of them have enough members.

Undark · Health · 07:16 UTC · Joshua Cohen · Support

Will AI Fix Prior Authorization — or Make It Worse?

The Trump administration is currently piloting a program in six states that expands Medicare prior authorizations using AI tools in an effort to reduce unnecessary medical spending. But it remains to be seen whether this new approach, which the administration has called “broken” in the private sector, will be effective without causing dangerous delays for Medicare recipients.

New York Focus · Health · 09:00 UTC · Sam Mellins · Donate

Home Health Aides Win $162 Million in Wage Theft Settlement

The deal could benefit 200,000 aides, and includes at least $25 million to compensate for wage deductions that New York Focus extensively reported on.

Undark · Health · 18:05 UTC · Zoe Adams · Support

The MAHA Movement’s Worrisome Embrace of Ibogaine

The MAHA movement has been promoting the plant-based substance ibogaine as a remedy for opioid addiction, despite the lack of clinical trials on its safety and efficacy. One physician who practices addiction medicine discusses the risks of ibogaine and argues for the need to support proven treatments.

The War Horse · Health · 11:00 UTC · Leah Rosenbaum · Donate

Veterans With Gulf War Illness Were Finally Seeing Progress. Then Congress Cut Funding

It’s easy for Ron Brown to remember when his health problems first began. It was early March 1991, and Brown’s Army unit was in Khamisiyah, where Iraqi forces had been storing chemical weapons in a bunker and an excavated area known as “the pit.” As U.S. forces demolished the bunker and the weapons in the

The Barbed Wire · Health · 01:41 UTC · Kit O'Connell · Become a member

Healthcare for Trans Veterans Was Already Bad, And Under Trump It’s Getting Worse

Under policies adopted last year, the VA now refuses to support newly transitioned veterans. Even accessing routine healthcare can be a challenge.

The War Horse · Health · 11:00 UTC · Casey Elliott · Donate

I Once Made My VA Therapist Cry. Then an AI Chatbot Got Me Talking About War and Guilt

I tried to schoolyard-taunt an AI language model once. My wife wasn’t home. I was bored and had to find another outlet for my childish male energy. So, I took jabs at Grok’s sexual orientation and its mother. I got no traction. “Bold of you to assume I’m gay, and have a mom who was

Undark · Health · 07:01 UTC · Ashley Smart · Support

Advocacy Groups Express Mixed Views on Embryo Editing

At least two new start-up companies, Preventive and Origin Genomics, say they are developing strategies that combine gene editing with in vitro fertilization to correct disease-causing mutations. Advocacy groups for people living with these genetic disorders have been quiet on the developments.

Undark · Health · 07:43 UTC · Sara Talpos · Support

Interview: California Lawmaker Calls for a Peptide Working Group

Amid a national push to ease restrictions on certain peptides, California legislator Joe Patterson has introduced a state-level bill that would to establish a working group tasked with making recommendations to allow physicians and hospitals, among others, to prescribe and study promising peptides.

The War Horse · Health · 11:00 UTC · Nathan Fletcher · Donate

A Marine Walked Into Rehab Like He Owned the Place, But Learned You Can’t BS a Horse

No one ends up in rehab on a winning streak, but my collapse had been pretty spectacular. I had gone from one of the most powerful political figures in San Diego to a complete outcast. I was unfaithful in my marriage, which morphed into accusations that flattened everything in their path. While the accusations were

Undark · Health · 07:41 UTC · Shree Nadkarni · Support

Making Sense of Data From Wearable Health Trackers

Wearable health devices such as smartwatches, glucose monitors, and sleep trackers are blurring the line between consumer wellness and clinical medicine. One physician argues that validation standards and privacy protections must be established to ensure the usefulness of the data these devices generate.

The War Horse · Health · 11:00 UTC · Rachel Fobar · Donate

‘Sounds Like a Mutiny.’ Secret Recording Exposes Claims of Toxic Leadership After a Marine’s Suicide

Active-duty service members and veterans thinking of harming themselves can get free crisis care. Contact the Military Crisis Line at 988, then press 1, or access online chat by texting 838255. People who are not in the military can also call 988. “Who knows what was going on in Cpl. Mobley’s personal life?” The question

The Appeal · Health · 22:26 UTC · Victoria Law · Donate

Bleeding Behind Bars Is Extra Grim When Prisons Fail to Offer Menstrual Products

Twenty-two states have laws requiring prisons to provide free menstrual products, but not all of them do.

The War Horse · Health · 11:00 UTC · Samuel Caleb Sturm · Donate

Military Suicide Prevention Training Did Not Prepare Me for the Deaths of My Friends

When I think of suicide, I don’t think of annual training slides, 22 pushup challenges, or the “thoughts and prayers” from social media posts. Instead, I think about the phone call with my mom. I think about needing to call her because I had just been told that my friend had taken his own life.

The War Horse · Health · 11:00 UTC · Leah Rosenbaum · Donate

Hiring, Overtime, and AI: VA Is Processing Veterans’ Disability Claims Faster Than Ever

Not too many Vietnam veterans are using ChatGPT. “I may be a little more technical than other 80-year-olds,” said Chip, a Marine Corps Vietnam vet and former software developer who used artificial intelligence last year for help filing a disability claim with the Department of Veterans Affairs. Chip plugged his symptoms for Agent Orange-related cancer

The War Horse · Health · 11:00 UTC · Annie Sciacca · Donate

‘Got to Get Fixed:’ Billing Delays, Coverage Issues Still Plague Tricare Patients and Providers

Nearly every day for months, Lorelei Evans, a major in the U.S. Army Reserve, received a call or text from a doctor’s office trying to collect on some of her family’s $86,000 in unpaid medical bills. Almost weekly, she said, a bill showed up in the mail at her home in San Antonio, Texas. Some

The War Horse · Health · 11:00 UTC · Lisa M. Krieger · Donate

Drone Warfare Has Dramatically Changed the Battlefield. Is the US Medical Corps Ready?

On a serene Saturday afternoon, thousands of miles from conflict, soldiers with the California Air National Guard are scattered among stations, hunched over a buddy. Some apply tourniquets. Others practice life-saving skills, checking for breathing, tilting chins to clear airways, searching for blood loss and hidden wounds. This is how they learn to keep a