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How Medicaid became a go-to funder for schools
Anna Gorman, Carmen Heredia Rodriguez
Begun as a healthcare safety net, Medicaid increasingly underwrites a range of services in America’s public schools
A larger role for midwives could improve deficient U.S. care for mothers and babies
Nina Martin
According to a new study, states with midwives in a greater patient care role have better neonatal care results
The next big storm to rock Puerto Rico: suicide
Kali Holloway
The island hasn't recovered from Maria — and the next hurricane season starts in three months
5 charts show why the South is the least healthy region in the US
Jay Maddock
Southern sates consistently rank among the worst in the U.S. for health and wellness
When food stamps pass as tickets to better health
Courtney Perkes
A food stamps program is allowing beneficiaries to regularly get access to fresh fruits and vegetables
The hidden health inequalities that American Indians and Alaskan Natives face
Annie Belcourt
There's a stark contrast in the quality of health between reservations and non-Native neighborhoods
The astonishing numbers behind the Republican crusade against pregnant women
Alex Henderson
America's maternal mortality rate ranks among the highest in the developed world
Why climate change is worsening public health problems
Chelsey Kivland, Anne Sosin
The ramifications of climate change on health is far worse than most people understand
8 ways to reduce your exposure to hormone-disrupting chemicals
Caroline Cox
Our government won't protect us from these harmful chemicals, so we have to protect ourselves
Diabetes crisis threatens to undermine health care — while GOP destroys it
Amanda Marcotte
Diabetes affects 10 percent of adults, but Republicans are undermining virtually all programs that can help
Can road salt and other pollutants disrupt our circadian rhythms?
Jennifer Marie Hurley
The tons of road salt used each year in America, does go somewhere after the snow melts
America’s health care system is an international disgrace, and it’s only getting worse
Alex Henderson
Until we confront this reality, we can expect more preventable deaths and unnecessary suffering
When nursing homes push out poor and disabled patients
Jocelyn Wiener
There's an increasing willingness among some nursing homes to evict costly or problematic patients
Walking with your doctor could be better than talking
Brad Biskup
Assessing a patient's fitness level is essential in order to prescribe the proper exercise regimen
Ketogenetic dieting aids look too good to be true because they are
Kevin Pels
For the love of all that is starchy, there is no shortcut to weight loss
Why are so many of our pets overweight?
Deborah Linder
Pet obesity often says more about an owner’s relationship with their pet than the animal itself
How hospitals are failing black mothers
Annie Waldman
Analysis shows women who deliver at hospitals disproportionately serving black mothers are at a higher risk of harm
Why your doctor may not be able to help you lose weight
Jennifer Kraschnewski
There's little doctors can do for the nearly 40 percent of Americans that are obese
Here’s how to avoid outliving your own bones
Emily Atkinson
Hit the gym and find the sunshine vitamin
Our fight with fat: Why is obesity getting worse?
Kenneth Cusi
Scientists have found an abundance of physiological factors that make the body hold onto fat
Best essays of 2017: The mothering class
TaraShea Nesbit
In my summer of minding other people’s children, I carefully studied their lives, which were nothing like my own
Drug industry spent millions to squelch talk about high drug prices
Jay Hancock
Lowering drug prices have been a bi-partisan goal, but pharmaceutical companies have their own ideas
Life expectancy of Americans continues to drop
Nicole Karlis
Drug overdoses and an increase in vehicle crashes could be to blame
Worse than a government shutdown? Beware hidden poison pills in GOP spending bill
Lisa Gilbert
Poison pill riders in the House's government funding bill illustrate the GOP’s extreme agenda
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