The number of dialysis centers in the islands is increasing to meet the need as more patients suffer from kidney failure.
Healthcare Systems & Policy
The reporting team uncovered nearly 3,000 students in the Richmond County School System are unaccounted for this school year.
Texas has a law that requires the screening of school children for diabetes. But due to COVID-19, in recent years, those screenings aren't always happening.
In a Latino community near Chicago, too many victims of COVID are identified as white, Black or other.
State data show a record number of people experiencing a mental health crisis are waiting in jails for beds in state hospitals that don’t have enough staff to operate at capacity.
Here's what a leading policy expert, a physician and a journalist on the beat are focusing on now.
More than 2 million women live in counties with no birth center or other obstetric care. A ban on abortion could mean greater health risks for them.
The project's investigative journalism has made an impact. Bexar County, for example, is using maps created for the series to change its approach.
In the southern part of the city, options for hospitals, medical specialists and surgical centers are limited. Those in the industry say there’s little motivation to change that.
Building on Express-News Reporter Laura Garcia's in-depth series on health care disparities in San Antonio, she will engage a panel of experts in a frank discussion about such inequities on the South Side, as well as solutions.