Like many people in Louisiana, they received a lifeline when the state expanded Medicaid to more low-income adults in 2016.

The “big, beautiful bill” would cause 11.8 million more Americans to become uninsured by 2034.

Analysis shows EPA rollbacks of the HON rule would put overburdened communities at risk and benefit chemical plants that ...

Native Americans face highest risk for heart failure from metals…multiple health dangers tied to wildfire smoke…public trust ...

Late in the Biden administration, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that it would clamp down on 218 of the nation’s worst chemical polluters, which put close to 10 million people at ...

Wellness is vital to avoid a return to prison, but those who served time often reenter society without health insurance or ...

In May, Congress overturned a Biden administration rule that limited pollution of seven toxic chemicals, including lead and ...

Heavy workloads, long hours contribute to job-related depression … Pregnant women face medical care barriers in states with ...

This story was jointly reported by Public Health Watch and the Investigative Reporting Workshop. In April 2008, Jonathan Agin’s 27-month-old daughter, Alexis, was diagnosed with DIPG, a rare brain ...

The lack of a hospital didn’t stop Emily Donovan from moving to Belzoni from Vicksburg in 2015. Her love of the lush Mississippi Delta and small-town life outweighed her concerns. After all, growing ...

This story is being co-published with Grist. The story was updated April 22, 2024, to reflect a late response from California’s Department of Toxic Substances Control. LOS ANGELES COUNTY, California — ...