Patterson stopped efforts to address a drinking water contaminant not because it was no longer an issue but because the city couldn’t afford remediation. Now residents say Patterson needs to do more ...

COVID was not an equal-opportunity destroyer. American Indian and Alaska Native children were orphaned at three times the rate of white children, and Black children at double the rate. Without support ...

It felt like all of my skin was burning. It filled my limbs, like, my whole body with little welts,” one mother told The ...

Massive fees, new visa restrictions and aggressive immigration crackdowns threaten to severely disrupt, if not crush, health ...

In the San Gabriel Valley, boarding houses for vulnerable Chinese immigrants in search of affordable housing have operated ...

Two journalists were recently joined by a domestic violence survivor and advocate to share tips for reporting on domestic ...

The way that I look at the applications of AI today are very much focused on very small, very practical problems,” said Chase ...

We're excited to announce the selection of 17 talented journalists who will be participating in our 2025 Data Fellowship and ...

From the Los Angeles wildfires to Hurricane Helene, we live in an era of mega-disasters and other climate change effects that have enormous implications for health and well-being. The Health and ...

Paris Alexander had been in a destructive relationship for over a decade, learning to tolerate the intolerable even as the abuse progressed—first mental and emotional torment, then physical and sexual ...

Republicans in Congress are in search of $880 billion in spending cuts and Medicaid is in the crosshairs. Such cuts could have dire consequences for the health of more than 79 million Americans who ...

Some people experiencing menopause symptoms miss out on treatment because their insurance won't cover it. That could harm patients and frustrates providers — and California lawmakers are taking notice ...