Health

A community garden, a jobs program, meal distribution, community clean-ups: These are the amenities and services that unhoused people and mutual aid organizations created in Los Angeles’ Echo Park after…

It is now widely recognized that current racial economic gaps are the product of generations of both overtly racist public policies and more hidden biases embedded in choices, policies, and…

Cities across the globe are gasping in extreme summer heat. Last week, the United Kingdom—known for its cool, rainy climate—broke its all-time-high temperature record, topping out at 104.4 degrees Fahrenheit. Meanwhile, U.S. cities are…

A recent survey by the Hope Center of more than 195,000 two-year and four-year college students found that about half experienced housing insecurity and about one in seven reported they either experienced…

COVID-19 and climate change have multiple similarities. They are both global phenomena that left unmanaged will inflict excruciating human and economic tolls. They also require a similar mix of approaches…

There is no such thing as the criminal justice system in the U.S. There are instead thousands of municipal, county, state and federal legal systems that often overlap and contradict one another.…

A study finds that 14% of people who use insulin in the US face “catastrophic” levels of spending on insulin. That means they spent at least 40% of their post-subsistence…

“Are these pills legit? If I send money, am I even going to get these pills?” These are the kinds of questions people have when they are curious about ordering…

The greatest burden of abortion restrictions will likely fall on low-income women and minorities, says economist Luigi Pistaferri. Abortion is banned in at least 11 states—and more are about to prohibit or…

Patients are 20% less likely to die of sepsis because a new AI system catches symptoms hours earlier than traditional methods, new research shows. The system scours medical records and…

According to The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2022, the COVID-19 pandemic wiped out four years of progress on poverty eradication and pushed 93 million people into extreme poverty. It also disrupted…

In the weeks since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, many cities and other jurisdictions have announced their intention to use local powers to protect access to abortion.…