Health

Young Black men are dying by suicide at an alarming rate. Childhood adversity and racism may hold much of the blame.

High-achieving students were also set back by remote learning and pandemic uncertainty. The leading indicators of STEM troubles ahead are apparent within the 2022 scores from a national test called the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP).

More than a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been much reflection around “lessons learned” across all sectors. In the biomedical research space, we’ve seen science meet the urgent…

Diabetes requires continuous care. (Photo by T. Barbhuiya, Unsplash) Past studies have shown that rural Americans are more likely to develo…

Four years into the pandemic, disabled people interviewed by The 19th described feeling isolated and hopeless.

Hospitals with the special designation won’t offer inpatient care. (Photo by G. Rosenke, Unsplash) Rural hospitals that are struggling finan…

Despite overall advancements, Black women continue to face significant barriers to breast cancer care.

Rates of chronic absenteeism soared during the pandemic. School districts are having some success with using telemedicine and teletherapy to ensure more kids stay in school.

A recent report from the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) finds that federal and state policies affecting food bank donations fail to prioritize nutritious food donations over unhealthy donations.…

Residents have long suspected that the state’s petrochemical plants and facilities were impacting birth outcomes. Now, a new study shows a correlation.

Fewer kids are dying than ever before — but a lot of work remains.

An anthropologist who wrote a book exploring meth’s impact on rural communities explains what drove the epidemic and how it’s changed.