The demise of the coal industry left much of Appalachia in economic tatters, with lost jobs, spoiled water, and depopulated communities across the coalfields of Kentucky, West Virginia, and Virginia. Now, in an ironic twist of the region’s energy history,…
A deal between the federal government and groups that sued the Trump administration over National Institutes of Health research grant proposals consigned to bureaucratic limbo because of anti-DEI policies is already bearing fruit. The agreement, which was reached Monday, came…
In the chaotic environment of an emergency room, hospital staffers sometimes face the question of whether to use physical restraints when a patient is experiencing a behavioral crisis. Using restraints is meant to be a last resort in the face…
Abby Madore covers a lot of ground each day at work. A staffer at a community health center in Carson City, Nevada, Madore spends her days helping low-income residents understand their health insurance options, including Medicaid. Her phone is always…
On Wednesday, September 20, Nicole Horseherder was awarded the Heinz Award for the Environment and will receive an unrestricted $250,000 for her work as an energy justice leader working to protect the water, air, and land of the Navajo Nation…
Researchers say they’ve been able to measure recovery from treatment-resistant depression through brain scans — a crucial step toward quantifying the impact of therapies on a condition whose progress is notoriously difficult to measure objectively. And that’s thanks to generative…
Poverty would decrease by 31% if seven safety net programs were fully funded and had full participation from eligible candidates, according to new research. The report from the Urban Institute says poverty would decline from 14.7% to 10.1%. Further, child…
Charity Hodge had mixed feelings when she spotted a Facebook post announcing that her longtime primary care doctor was ready to retire after decades of serving their rural community of LaFayette, Ala. “I was like, ‘Oh my gosh, no!’” Hodge…
The health of rural communities has been declining for decades. From 1999-2019 age-adjusted death rates for 10 leading causes of death were higher in rural areas, including heart disease, cancer, unintentional injuries, stroke, diabetes, kidney disease, Alzheimer disease, respiratory illness…
Everyone over the age of 6 months should get the latest covid-19 booster, a federal expert panel recommended Tuesday after hearing an estimate that universal vaccination could prevent 100,000 more hospitalizations each year than if only the elderly were vaccinated…