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Los Angeles had oil wells pumping in its neighborhoods when Hollywood was in its infancy, and thousands of active wells still dot the city. These wells can emit toxic chemicals…

Many homebound older adults canceled medically necessary home-based health care services out of fear of getting COVID-19, research finds.

By Miryam Leon, Unsplash The new 988 phone number for the national Suicide Prevention Hotline has been live since July, but it hasn’t been h…

Taking into consideration the number of excess deaths caused by COVID-19 compared with pre-pandemic years is critical to getting an accurate accounting of the pandemic’s real toll.

Phoenix hopes a new Office of Heat Response can move fast enough to counter the impacts of deadly heat.

The new bivalent boosters against COVID-19 have failed to halt omicron infections. However, new technologies are being developed that pave a way forward.

Even people who are only indirectly exposed to these repeat tragedies, such as first responders and those affected by media coverage, can experience profound and long-lasting grief.

The US PEPFAR initiative has brought HIV medication to millions of people globally. Behind this progress are the activists that pressured politicians and companies to put patients over patents.

Yoga’s surge in popularity in the past decade has spurred more research into its effects. The combination of physical movement and mindfulness provides a wide range of health benefits.

Pregnant people across the country lack safe drinking water—so grassroots organizations are stepping in.

Polio remains endemic in Afghanistan, where a variety of challenges have prevented tens of thousands of children from being immunized.