“It felt like all of my skin was burning. It filled my limbs, like, my whole body with little welts,” one mother told The Tribune through an interpreter.
Women's and Maternal Health
Black women with breast cancer are more likely to experience delayed treatment and poorer outcomes. Gamby-Turner’s story highlights the problem of persistent bias and dismissive attitudes in health care.
Dawn Roberts’ ignored symptoms nearly killed her. Her experience speaks to the broader systemic problem of bias and dismissal in health care.
Black mothers in California face higher risks in childbirth than white or Hispanic mothers. Inland Empire clinics are responding by providing culturally responsive care to mothers as part of a strategy to reduce disparities.
Black mothers in the Inland Empire face higher rates of maternal death, low birthweights, and bias in care. Advocates are pushing for culturally responsive providers and expanded support programs.
Contrary to many predictions, abortions did not decline nationally after the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision. Here's what's behind the trend.
A reporter grapples with the lack of progress in fixing the health and safety problems faced by rural students and staff in Alaska's public school system.
Plans include road diets, lower speed limits, rerouting highways, and adding engineers to improve safety.
The embrace of doula support even in Republican-led states is colliding with sweeping federal cuts to health care, public health and research on health disparities.
A reporter finds many people are eager to have more conversations about menopause and its impacts, but are struggling to find the right venue.