Health

Nearly 500 bills have been proposed in 41 states so far this year — but Black activists are fighting back.

Early in the morning of Feb. 21, Change Healthcare, a company unknown to most Americans that plays a huge role in the U.S. health system, issued a brief statement saying some of its applications were “currently unavailable.”

Over the past two years, Madeline Beal has heard frustration and even bewilderment during public meetings about ethylene oxide, a cancer-causing gas that is used to sterilize half of the medical devices in the U.S.

This year, families will lose more than 42,000 parents, siblings, and children to breast cancer. It's a disease health officials are trying to combat with early screenings. But getting a mammogram, often the best way to catch the cancer early, isn't always accessible for everyone.

Since the onset of the pandemic, telehealth has become ubiquitous within the health care landscape, including in mental health care. In some parts of the United States, the proportion of mental health treatment facilities providing telehealth services more than doubled between 2019 and 2022, data shows.

A lawsuit puts a spotlight on borad legal attacks on anti-bias training in health care. The litigation is part of a national crusade by right-leaning advocacy and legal groups against DEI initiatives in health care.

Affirmations for our daughters give them the inner strength, spirituality, and support they need to face life’s challenges.

Many young people have reported having poor mental health during and after the Covid-19 pandemic. Their experiences are affirmed by a new study finding that the rate of prescribing antidepressants to this group also spiked during the same period.

The health care system has a long history of dismissing Black people experiencing pain. Here’s what needs to change.

From Oprah to Fantasia, Alice Walker’s classic tells the truth about the trials and triumphs of Black girls and women.