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Report: Health disparities are set to widen, again
A new report from The Commonwealth Fund on health care disparities delivers a clear message: the U.S. health system is…
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Stonewalled by federal agencies? We want to document it
We’re gathering reporters’ experiences of being stonewalled by federal agencies to defend transparency and the public’s right to know.
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Reporting on the health impacts of bathroom policies for transgender people
Policies limiting access to everyday spaces like bathrooms can intensify stigma, discrimination and exclusion for trans and nonbinary people.
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Timely care, fewer deaths: The positive impacts of a trauma center in a high-violence area
After a trauma center returned to Chicago’s South Side for the 1st time in decades, firearm deaths nearby fell nearly…
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Study reframes aging narrative: Many older adults improve in later life
A new Yale University study challenges a common assumption around aging: that later life means inevitable cognitive and physical decline.
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Race and risk in menopause: The connection journalists miss
Menopause is often discussed only in terms of hot flashes and mood changes — but research shows that it is a…
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A simple blood test could detect Alzheimer’s earlier, but Medicare doesn’t cover it
Medicare doesn’t cover new FDA-approved blood tests that could detect Alzheimer’s early. The bipartisan “ASAP Act” aims to change that.
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What the social media harms verdict means for health coverage
We’re likely entering a phase where social media’s “addictive design” is a public health issue, with platform features treated as…
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Philadelphia study: TV news reports on gun violence contribute to fear, trauma
Harmful news coverage of gun violence remains an issue in Philadelphia even as the city’s homicide rate continues to drop,…
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Scientists create ‘brain map’ targeting Alzheimer’s and other age-related diseases
A new study offers one of the most detailed looks yet at how the brain’s molecular landscape shifts over time…