In Philadelphia, the number of black children under age 5 diagnosed with type 1 diabetes has shot up 220% since the mid-1980s — and no one knows why.
Community & Public Health
This story was produced as a project for the 2018 Data Fellowship.
As Florida’s water sources shrink and its population keeps growing, the state faces serious challenges in ensuring its water supply is safe.
It’s a story of official missteps, misinformation and confusion — and public anxiety about teen sex.
The first 72 hours after a person is booked into jail is when they’re at the highest risk of death, according to the director of health care for Los Angeles County’s jails.
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“We want to ensure that our kiddos that rely on the school year’s food get fed during the summer time,” she said. “We’ve seen and we know which kids sometimes don’t get meals when the weekend comes.”
As their town falls down around them, North Braddock families try to protect children — and lay a foundation for their future.
In a small clinic in Fresno, California, a gynecologist says the use of marijuana among his patients is not new. More than half of the pregnant women who come to his clinic consume marijuana. “At least, three out of 10 of those patients are Hispanic.
North Carolina's high infant mortality rate has been the topic of official state reports and politicians' denunciations since I've been a reporter here — more than 20 years.