In Bakersfield, where Black mothers face some of California's worst maternal health outcomes, doulas are stepping in to fill ...

When Snigdha was diagnosed with diabetes in 2008, she felt betrayed and shocked. "I was thin, did not have a sweet tooth, and ...

Racism is a serious public health issue in the United States, and the use of racial slurs raises bigger questions about ...

A reporter shares advice on how to tell an honest story about autism and youth suicide that doesn’t impose a simple narrative on the complexities of real life.

The modeling studies predicted that excluding soda and other sweetened beverages would reduce purchases of those items and improve diets. One of the studies also suggested the bans could reduce ...

Blamed in part on climate change, the threat of water ponding in your yard or your basement is growing, a Sun-Times/WBEZ ...

Last year, more than 1,000 families turned to the Sudbury Community Food Pantry for help putting food on the table. Just ...

Racism is a serious public health issue in the United States, and the use of racial slurs raises bigger questions about language and its effects on the health of Black and Hispanic people. Last year, ...

Heat kills more people annually than any other type of weather-related event and outdoor workers face higher risks for heat illness. Workers die from heat exposure on the job every year in Arizona, ...

Eilís O'Neill has covered health for KUOW, an NPR station in Seattle, since 2020. Before that, she worked for almost a decade as a health and environment reporter in Seattle, New York City, and Buenos ...

When Nibedita was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 40, she did not tell her mother or her mother-in-law, who lived in India. That decision, made from love, isolated her. Both women, beloved ...