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Survivors and witnesses of gun violence often freeze emotionally at first, as a coping mechanism. As the one-year mark since the parade shooting nears, the last installment in our series āThe Injuredā looks at how some survivors talk about resilience, while others are desperately trying to hang on.
The Jan. 28 executive order directs federal regulators to cut insurance coverage for hormonal or surgical treatments that help in young people's gender transitions and cut federal funding for medical professionals or institutions that provide such care. It will likely be challenged in court.
Can a $5 million compulsive-gambling fund help Missouri avoid the mistakes of other states that have legalized sports betting?
The physical hazards of construction work have long been a focus of safety professionals. Yet attention on the psychosocial hazards is relatively new, with suicide and substance use soaring among male construction workers. Mitigating those risks requires more than hard hats, safety vests, and protective goggles.
Though abortion rights supporters prevailed on ballot measures in seven of the 10 states where abortion was up for a vote on Nov. 5, the state supreme courts voters have elected indicate legal fights to come arenāt clear-cut.
Ńī¹óåś“«Ć½Ņīl Health News Midwest correspondent Cara Anthony and Emily Kwong, host of NPRās podcast āShortwave,ā talk about Black families living in the aftermath of lynchings and police killings.
Exclusive reporting reveals how the United States lost track of a virus that could cause the next pandemic. Problems like the sluggish pace of federal action, deference to industry, and neglect for the safety of low-wage workers put the country at risk of another health emergency.
The number of new and returning enrollees using healthcare.gov ā the federal marketplace that serves 31 states ā is well below last yearās as of early December. Also, a Biden administration push to give āDreamersā access to Obamacare coverage and subsidies is facing court challenges.
A federal judge sided with 19 states seeking an injunction against a Biden administration rule allowing recipients of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals to enroll in Affordable Care Act coverage and qualify for subsidies amid the annual open enrollment period.
Ńī¹óåś“«Ć½Ņīl Health News staff made the rounds on national and local media in the last two weeks to discuss topical stories. Hereās a collection of their appearances.
Despite widespread support for protecting abortion rights, voters said the cost of gas, housing, food, and health care was more important to their choice for president.
Victims of the opioid crisis, health advocates, and public policy experts have repeatedly called on state and local governments to transparently report how theyāre using the funds they are receiving from settlements with opioid makers and distributors.
Voters in 10 states weighed in on abortion rights this election. Despite the results supporting abortion rights in seven of those states, much of the abortion landscape on abortion wonāt change much immediately, as medical providers navigate the legal hurdles that remain.
The new Trump administration is likely to reduce subsidies for Affordable Care Act insurance plans and roll back Medicaid coverage. Public health authorities worry that anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will be empowered.
The nationās Catholic health systems were largely founded and led by nuns with a mission to serve the sick regardless of their creed or financial means. Today, no nuns run any U.S. Catholic health system, while many of these hospitals pull in billions, according to their financial reports.
The coronavirus pandemic underscored the importance of paid sick leave, a benefit to help workers and their families when they fall ill. Now voters in Missouri, Nebraska, and Alaska are deciding whether employers must provide it.
Ńī¹óåś“«Ć½Ņīl Health News Midwest correspondent Cara Anthony talks about how racism affects health on Nine PBSā āListen, St. Louis with Carol Daniel,ā stemming from her reporting for the āSilence in Sikestonā multimedia project, on the impact of a 1942 lynching and a 2020 police killing on a rural Missouri community.
Eight months after the Feb. 14 shooting, people wounded at the Kansas City Chiefs parade are wary of more gun violence. In this installment of āThe Injured,ā survivors of the shooting say they feel gun violence is inescapable and are desperately seeking a sense of safety.
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