Health

A coalition of advocates call for full Medicaid expansion in Mississippi at a rally at the State Capitol in Jackson, Miss., Wednesday, April 17, 2024. The gathering drew supporters from throughout the state representing religious, social and human service organizations, medical professionals and legislators.

Rogelio V. Solis

Health

Here's what's holding back Medicaid expansion in Mississippi and other Southern states

Drew Hawkins

More than a million people could get health care if these states would pass laws expanding Medicaid. Most residents want the expansion but entrenched politics stands in the way.

Economy

California to make $3.3 billion available for mental health, substance use treatment centers
Health

What's worse for disease spread: animal loss, climate change or urbanization?
Education

Why children with disabilities are missing school and losing skills

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Economy

San Ysidro nonprofit celebrates Mother's Day during food distribution

Melissa Mae

Mothers received a unique, homemade gift at the Hearts and Hands Working Together food distribution ahead of Mother's Day.
Health

San Diego advocates criticize new breast cancer screening guidelines

Heidi de Marco

Biennial mammograms from age 40 suggested, despite advocates emphasizing the need for yearly screenings for early detection and better survival rates.
Health

Scientists welcome new rules on marijuana, but research will still face obstacles

Rhitu Chatterjee

When marijuana becomes a Schedule III instead of a Schedule I substance under federal rules, researchers will face fewer barriers to studying it. But there will still be some roadblocks for science.
Health

Those weird quirks siblings have in common? Darwin had a theory

Ari Daniel

Siblings — especially twins — sometimes share the strangest traits, like throwing a ball with their head or picking up keys and crayons with their toes. Researchers want to know what's up with that.
Politics

Black lawmakers reintroduce federal CROWN Act legislation to ban hair discrimination

Jonathan Franklin

The bill which was previously passed in the House in 2019 and 2022 but blocked in the Senate, aims to end race-based hair discrimination in schools and workplaces.
Health

Launching an effective bird flu vaccine quickly could be tough, scientists warn

Rob Stein

Federal health officials say the U.S. has the building blocks to make a vaccine to protect humans from bird flu, if needed. But experts warn we're nowhere near prepared for another pandemic.
Politics

What marijuana reclassification means for the United States

Jennifer Peltz and Lindsay Whitehurst

The proposal still faces a potentially lengthy review process, but if is approved it could have wide-ranging effects. It could make marijuana research easier. It could reduce taxes for legal cannabis businesses.
Health

Why does TB have such a hold on the Inuit communities of the Canadian Arctic?

Melody Schreiber

Canada has one of the world's lowest rates of tuberculosis. Yet this deadly disease is surging among Indigenous people in this icy, remote part of the country.
Health

The U.S. may be missing human cases of bird flu, scientists say

Will Stone

Officially, only one person has caught the illness during the current outbreak. But with limited testing, cases could be flying under the radar.
Health

In 'The Unexpected,' Emily Oster tackles the emotional toll of difficult pregnancies

Scott Detrow

The economist made a name for herself using data to challenge the accepted rules of pregnancy. Now, she's returning to the topic with a book on how to navigate its complications.