Health

Heart failure remains a serious complication, contributing to great rates of morbidity and mortality in affected patients. Persistent disparities in heart failure have reinforced the need to take a closer…

Cigarette smoking is the leading cause of preventable disease, disability, and death in the United States. Cigarette smoking and secondhand smoke exposure are responsible for about 1 in 5 deaths, according…

In 2025, Republicans will hold the majority in both chambers of Congress, and the incoming Trump Administration will preside over the executive branch. For healthcare issues at the intersection of…

Older adults with stage I to III breast cancer who identified as non-Hispanic Black face racial disparities in breast cancer care. have increased odds of not receiving guideline-concordant care or timely…

Open enrollment for Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace coverage for 2025 began November 1 and runs through January 15, 2025 in every state except Idaho (where the deadline is December…

With Republicans edging closer to gaining control of Congress, millions of Americans may be at risk of losing enhanced ACA subsidies that currently underwrite the cost of health insurance bought through…

The East LA Community Corporation (ELACC) is proud to announce a significant milestone in its mission to enhance sustainable affordable housing and improve public health in the Boyle Heights community…

Q. Why is addressing health care affordability such a pressing public health issue? A. Affordability is a widespread problem even as fewer Americans go without health insurance. The amount people…

From foster grandparents who volunteer at an early child care center to citizen scientists who collect water quality data in remote locations, nonprofit volunteers have come back after the pandemic, rekindling…

On a rainy February day in 1968, two Black sanitation workers, Echol Cole and Robert Walker, were tragically crushed to death by a malfunctioning garbage truck compactor in Memphis, Tennessee.…

Immigrant adults are a diverse population who make up 16% of adults in the United States and play a significant role in the nation’s workforce and communities. Leading up to…

While former President Donald Trump’s win of the White House was a blow to many reproductive rights advocates, Election Day some wins when it came to abortion rights ballot measures.…