Health

Gathering abortion statistics has always been difficult. Experts say the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision can make the process harder, with broader implications for public health information.

The coal industry may be dying in the U.S., but its health impacts are not, report finds.

Medicaid expansion led to a 1.5% increase in survival of children with cancer. That means 200 more children alive two years after diagnosis.

Passage of the Affordable Care Act in 2010 has helped farm workers get better medical care—and avoid trips to the emergency room.

“Nothing less than a death penalty by social deprivation” is how Stephanie Cacioppo, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience at the University of Chicago, describes solitary confinement. And that is indeed what…

“We don’t acknowledge everyone’s trauma equally, and trauma as a field has been showing whose trauma matters over time.But trauma itself is an overwhelming event…”…

In experiments with cells, the PFAS chemical GenX suppressed the way white blood cells known as neutrophils kill invading pathogens.

Chemical spill experts and researchers told Grist that the derailment in Ohio was just business as usual for railroad industry.

Minor consent laws for STI/HIV services increased across United States, but limitations persist, report researchers.

Older adults who don’t have enough food to eat may experience cognitive decline equivalent to being as much as 4.5 year older.

The slow release of information about the chemical spill and results of air and water tests have left many questions about the risks and long-term impact.

Trauma can affect how people remember and describe experiences. Many survivors express their pain through objects and physical symptoms, an anthropologist explains.