Several states are now leading the way to ensure doulas are available to the low-income and underserved women who need them most.
Community & Public Health
Deaths of African-American babies declined most quickly in states that expanded Medicaid coverage, researchers have found. North Carolina isn’t one of those states.
This story was produced as part of a larger project led by Will James, a participant in the 2019 National Fellowship.
Other stories in this series include:
Introducing: Outsiders, a story about homelessness
Episode 2: What Happened Here
How researchers discovered radon’s toxic trail.
Ignorance is not bliss, choose to take action now.
How Utah’s hands-off approach to radon is putting people at risk.
Health care is among the most crucial issues for voters heading into the 2020 election season, and more than two-thirds of Democrats say it’s the most important factor in their vote. With Super Tuesday fast approaching, now is the time to brush up on the leading candidates’ plans for health care and
Often when journalists cover sexual assault, they focus on the details of what happened. Rarely do we pause to look at the long-term mental and emotional impacts on the person who came forward about the assault.
Asthma is on the rise across the United States, and the problem is particularly grave on reservations.
In California, the world’s fifth-largest economy, an estimated 1 million residents don’t have access to clean, safe drinking water. Many water districts are facing huge challenges.