In L.A.’s Thai community, silence often surrounds mental illness, deepened by stigma, language barriers and fear over immigration and health care access.
Race and Equity
This popular body-enhancement surgery can turn deadly. For women of color, the risks are made worse by intense beauty pressures and long-standing stereotypes.
A Bay Area reporter set out to cover the health needs of undocumented Indian immigrants, but instead discovered a undercovered story about first-generation Sikh communities.
West Garfield Park residents are expected to live on average until 67 years old, compared to Loop residents living to age 87. This is widest death gap in Chicago and the biggest gap of any big U.S. city, the most recent data shows.
A photographer reflects on documenting homelessness in Sacramento, navigating trust and community collaboration to highlight Black residents’ housing struggles.
Annie Cacciato's stage 4 lung cancer diagnosis in Licking County — the nation's radon epicenter — sparked a crusade for awareness and policy reform, resulting in Ohio's radon awareness month legislation.
Undocumented domestic violence survivors face abuse and deportation fears. Advocates say reporting can protect lives and open legal pathways, despite long visa backlogs and rising immigration anxiety.
Child welfare leaders declare victory when “kinship families” step up: Fewer children go into costly foster care and more kids stay with people they love. In truth, relatives say, child welfare agencies hand them the bill – and blame them when they can’t afford it.
All too often, when parents can’t afford safe housing, the solution child welfare services offer is putting their children in foster care.
The system for identifying and following chronic hepatitis B cases is fragmented and underfunded.