Public Health

“Immigrants in states with public insurance restrictions for postpartum immigrants are less likely to receive postpartum care.”…

Smoke from Canada’s worst wildfire season once again drifted across the border into the U.S., prompting another round of air quality alerts.

As COVID and other factors decimate nursing profession, a Providence high school trains students to start their careers as young as 14.

Despite the presence of vaccines, excess deaths in year two of the COVID pandemic actually increased in rural areas, research finds.

L.A.’s district attorney just charged a polluting plant with 22 felonies.

FDA approval for Opill could make oral contraception far more accessible—but it’s just one piece of a larger conversation.

As temperatures rise in the US, so does the incidence of heat-related deaths, including heatstroke.

The Journal of Family Psychology recently published an MDRC study that examined the impact of the Child First home visiting program during the pandemic. Findings suggest that Child First was able to adapt to address the needs of families as their lives were upended by COVID-19.

In the wake of the East Palestine train derailment, a rail merger renews fears about moving oil and chemicals through America’s small towns.

Childhood obesity is a major public health issue in the US. A new study shows racial discrimination may be a factor.

For people with diabetes, loneliness is a bigger risk factor for heart disease than diet, exercise, smoking, and depression.

Breathe Cities initiative will break down barriers to air pollution action, and ensure communities around the world have access to clean air.