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During pregnancy, workers often face hazardous circumstances, including breathing toxic chemicals. On June 27, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act began requiring employers to provide āreasonable accommodations.ā But the new law has a big hole: Not nearly enough is known about which chemical exposures are dangerous for pregnant workers.
Many state legislatures have passed or are considering restrictions on gender-affirming care for trans minors. Yet much of the discussion is based on misconceptions about what that care entails.
The FDA, Justice Department, and White House have failed to act as vapes with kid-friendly flavors like cotton candy or gummy bears proliferate.
State researchers offer recommendations on how schools can become more heat-resilient in the face of global warming. Proposed changes to state law could make it easier to build shade structures.
A nationwide decline in foster home spots has led to dire situations in some rural areas, including northeastern Nevada, where a state social worker has been pleading with community leaders to help address a shortage that left officials housing children in casino hotels.
Cities and towns are again in deep waters this summer trying to hire enough lifeguards to open their public pools. Many are proceeding with sensitivity to issues of race and ethnicity.
As the leading cause of death for teens, firearm injuries are detrimental to more than just physical health. It takes a major toll on young peopleās mental health.
Josie sensed Florida lawmakers were threatening her health care and ability to be herself at school. So she left. Families of other trans youth are plotting exits as well.
A new domestic violence shelter in Bozeman, Montana, reflects efforts nationwide to rethink the model that keeps survivors of abuse in hiding. But there are no guidelines for bringing shelters out into the open, leaving each to make it up as they go.
Infant mortality rates across the South are by far the worst in the U.S. A look at South Carolina ā where multimillion-dollar programs aimed at improving rates over the past 10 years have failed to move the needle ā drives home the challenge of finding solutions, especially in rural communities.
Ńī¹óåś“«Ć½Ņīl Health News and California Healthline staff made the rounds on national and local media this week to discuss their stories. Hereās a collection of their appearances.
A new state law aims to keep the doors open at schools that accept students with intensive needs. One preteen in rural Colorado shows how the current system leaves some students bouncing between institutions far from home.
The computer program, designed in 1996 to be a secure location for foster childrenās medical and school records and histories of neglect and abuse, is older than Google ā and has had far fewer updates.
A study of roughly 2,700 shootings in Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, and Philadelphia found that racial disparities in gun injuries and deaths widened during the covid-19 pandemic. Researchers looked only at assaults, excluding accidents or incidents of self-harm.
A Medi-Cal patient illustrates how early schizophrenia treatments can yield big benefits. Advocates want California to expand such services to more people living with severe mental illness, which they argue will not only improve lives but also save money over time.
A growing body of research is finding links between air quality and mental health, as therapists report seeing patients with symptoms linked to pollution.
A few dozen high schools across the U.S. combine education with recovery treatment for substance use disorders to keep kids sober and in school.
A Florida woman tried to dispute an emergency room bill, but the hospital and collection agency refused to talk to her ā because it was her childās name on the bill, not hers.
The study analyzed Colorado kidsā responses to how quickly they could get their hands on a loaded gun without their parentsā knowledge. More than 1 in 10 said they could do so within 10 minutes.
American women are more likely to deliver their babies prematurely than women in most developed countries. Itās a distinction that coincides with high rates of maternal and infant death, billions of dollars in costs, and even lifelong disabilities for the children who survive.
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