Health

The Los Angeles area has over 20,000 active, idle or abandoned oil wells. The city and county have voted to ban new ones after studies showed health problems in residents living nearby.

New York City’s plan has garnered the most attention – and criticism – but several cities are expanding their own intervention programs.

After nearly 40 years of effort, Guinea worm disease is on the cusp of being the second human disease – after smallpox – to be eradicated on Earth.

Black students face increasing rates of depression and suicide. One group of young people in California is working hard to reverse that.

New research finds a correlation between poor sleep and suicide risk in college-aged adults, as well as ways to potentially reduce the risk.

A new study that reveals protein plaques associated with Alzheimer’s disease are stickier than thought could lead to new therapies.

Pandemic learning loss is being framed as a “generational emergency” leading to a collective wringing of hands. But what learning did students actually lose? Educators should focus on what students did learn — and how we can do better moving forward.

Unrelenting poverty, underemployment and historical trauma all contribute to the health challenges faced by Indigenous Americans.

Many questions remain about next steps for US vaccine policy. But the FDA advisory panel’s hearty endorsement of a single-composition COVID-19 vaccine represents a pivotal step.

States are debating how to hold schools accountable for students’ academy recovery while also acknowledging the pandemic’s lingering effects.

Young adults who feel down or depressed are more likely to develop heart disease, a new study shows.

While lung cancer rates have decreased by 43% in men, they have risen by 79% in women. New screening guidelines and recognizing early symptoms can help address the changing face of lung cancer.