After testing nearly 70 homes, a Dispatch team exposed Ohio’s hidden radon threat, prompting state and local action.

Advocates are particularly incensed that decision-makers have mostly shuttered schools in the poorest part of town — ...

This is a lot of people not just milking the system but making deliberate economic decisions to exploit a vulnerable ...

When Snigdha was diagnosed with diabetes in 2008, she felt betrayed and shocked. "I was thin, did not have a sweet tooth, and ...

In Bakersfield, where Black mothers face some of California's worst maternal health outcomes, doulas are stepping in to fill ...

Racism is a serious public health issue in the United States, and the use of racial slurs raises bigger questions about ...

Blamed in part on climate change, the threat of water ponding in your yard or your basement is growing, a Sun-Times/WBEZ ...

Last year, more than 1,000 families turned to the Sudbury Community Food Pantry for help putting food on the table. Just ...

Eilís O'Neill has covered health for KUOW, an NPR station in Seattle, since 2020. Before that, she worked for almost a decade as a health and environment reporter in Seattle, New York City, and Buenos ...

This past February, Tyrone Dumas marked an important milestone: the first anniversary of receiving a new kidney. Instead of throwing a party, Dumas visited his doctor for a checkup and received a ...

“This is a lot of people not just milking the system but making deliberate economic decisions to exploit a vulnerable population,” said Barak Richman, a professor at George Washington University Law ...