Meet The People Deciding How to Spend $50 Billion In Opioid Settlement Cash
As more than $50 billion makes its way to state and local governments to compensate for the opioid epidemic, people with high hopes for the money are already fighting over a little-known bureaucratic arm of the process.
How Health Care May Be Affected By The Affirmative Action Ruling
Doctors are concerned that a Supreme Court ruling issued June 29 will have far-reaching effects not only on the diversity of doctors and other care providers in training but ultimately also on patient care.
Health Minute: Why You Shouldn’t Fear A Colonoscopy
Did you know that colonoscopies can not only detect cancer but prevent it? Health experts say many people put the procedure off out of fear.
Is Racial Weathering Causing Early Menopause in Black Women?
New research from the University of Michigan reveals that women of color are entering menopause over a year before white women.
Why A Black Couple Wouldn’t Crowdfund To Pay Off Medical Debts
When Kristie Fields was undergoing treatment for breast cancer nine years ago, she got some unsolicited advice at the hospital: Share your story on the local news, a nurse told her. Viewers would surely send money.
Black Men Are Shifting The Mental Health Narrative
Black men experienced daily feelings of anxiety or depression, but stigma keeps them from seeking mental health services.
New Charleston Museum Nods To Historical Roots Of US Health Disparities
Health disparities have persisted over generations for a variety of reasons, including poverty, racism, and genetics.
Tyson Will Stop Using Its ‘No Antibiotics Ever’ Label On Chicken
Tyson will once again use certain antibiotics in its chickens, eight years after it announced plans to ditch the drugs in some of its production and slapped a “no antibiotics ever” label on its packaging.
E-Cigs Are Still Flooding The US, Addicting Teens With Higher Nicotine Doses
Vaping has ballooned into an $8.2 billion industry, and manufacturers are flooding the market with thousands of addictive products.
5 Changes To Reproductive Health Care In The US Since Roe’s Reversal
There was significant movement in nearly half of the states to ban or greatly restrict abortions after Roe fell, especially in the South.
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Here’s Who Is Getting Paid At DHS And Who Isn’t
President Trump has ordered the Department of Homeland Security to pay Transportation Security Administration employees their back pay, while other DHS staffers, including FEMA workers, Coast Guard, and CISA employees, are still not being compensated.
