Health

While California is accustomed to earthquakes and has prepared for the Big One for decades, the state was caught off guard by the pandemic quake that shook our state in…

Dr. Msandeni Chiume Kayuni found herself in the middle of a supply crisis as COVID-19 spread to Africa in April 2020. As head of Pediatrics at Kamuzu Central Hospital in…

Some people who get a prescription for opioid painkillers to ease the pain of an operation or dental procedure fill them more than a month later, new research shows. That’s…

It might be surprising to think about browsing for therapists and ordering up mental health care the way you can peruse a menu on Grubhub or summon a car on…

New research highlights communities most at risk for opioid overdose deaths and most in need of services. Few if any communities in the United States have escaped the opioid crisis,…

A metal coat hanger can’t speak, but it can send a message. Long a symbol of the dangers faced by people seeking to end pregnancies in the years before Roe…

Community members in Uvalde are still absorbing the loss of 19 children and two teachers after the killings at Robb Elementary School. But they will soon face a pressing issue:…

As more and more people around the world are getting vaccinated, one can almost hear the collective sigh of relief. But the next pandemic threat is likely already making its…

The baby formula shortage wreaking havoc across the United States is terrifying for any parent who relies on infant formula to feed their child. It’s especially calamitous for babies and…

“Rural hospitals, already struggling with financial strains due to Covid-19, face an even more significant threat, experts said – the workforce shortage,” Liz Carey reports for The Daily Yonder. “Hospitals say…

While the Covid-19 pandemic has been a disruptive force across all industries, it also bore a sort of cultural reset—a renewed vigor in the workforce of those wanting specifically to…

As the country responds to Wednesday’s shooting at a Tulsa, Oklahoma, medical campus that left multiple people dead, and as people continue to mourn the mass school shooting in Uvalde,…