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The vice presidential debate showcased the very different views of Ohio Republican Sen. JD Vance, Donald Trumpās running mate, and Democratic Gov. Tim Walz, Kamala Harrisā VP pick, on health policies past and present.
Polls are showing renewed support from Black women voters for the Democratic ticket. Vice President Kamala Harris has backed key health priorities for Black women.
The recent shooting at Apalachee High School outside of Atlanta caused more than physical wounds. Medical experts worry a lack of mental health resources in the community ā and in Georgia as a whole ā means few options for those trying to cope with trauma from the shooting.
Officials reason that vigilance and familiarity with campuses would speed responses to shootings. But there is scant research about armed police in schools ā and some studies suggest that racial bias in policing offers cause for caution.
Ńī¹óåś“«Ć½Ņīl Health News and California Healthline staff made the rounds on national and local media in the last two weeks to discuss topical stories. Hereās a collection of their appearances.
For years, federal lawmakers have failed to deliver the money needed to fix derelict public housing, leaving tenants ā mostly people of color and families with low incomes ā living with mold and gun violence that has had lasting health consequences.
Six months after the Feb. 14 parade, parents of survivors under 18 years old say their children are deeply changed. In this installment of āThe Injured,ā we meet kids who survived the mass shooting only to live with long-term emotional scars.
With pop-up art shows in Philadelphia and beyond, Zarinah Lomaxās mission is to show what is routinely lost to gun violence in America: āThis is somebodyās child. Somebodyās son, somebodyās daughter who was working toward something.ā
In what will certainly be remembered as a landmark decision, the Supreme Court has overruled a 40-year-old precedent that gave federal agencies, rather than judges, the power to interpret ambiguous laws passed by Congress. Administrative experts say the decision will dramatically change the way key health agencies do business. Also, the court decided not to decide whether a federal law requiring hospitals to provide emergency care overrides Idahoās near-total ban on abortion. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Victoria Knight of Axios, and Joanne Kenen of Johns Hopkins University and Politico Magazine join Ńī¹óåś“«Ć½Ņīl Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more. Plus, for āextra credit,ā the panelists suggest health policy stories they read this week they think you should read, too.
The United Way of Greater Kansas City gave $1.2 million to victims and $832,000 to 14 community groups Thursday, hoping to reach other victims from the violence at the Kansas City Chiefsā Super Bowl parade, as well as those working to prevent gun violence.
Gun violence is the No. 1 cause of death for children and teens in America. Vivek Murthy says the toll extends beyond deaths, as survivors deal with āa lifetime of physical and mental health impactsā and those who witness shootings become traumatized.
Many farmers have traditionally handled their own problems, whether itās a busted tractor or debilitating anxiety. āWith the older generation, itās still, āSuck it up and get over it,āā says an Iowa mental health advocate and farmer.
Families of the people hurt during the Feb. 14 mass shooting are carrying what one expert calls āvictimization debt.ā In the third story of our series āThe Injured,ā we learn about the strain of paying small and large medical bills and other out-of-pocket costs.
As Congress remains deadlocked on gun policy, the Biden administration is calling on hospital leaders and doctors to gather more data about gunshot injuries and deaths and step up their violence prevention work.
Ńī¹óåś“«Ć½Ņīl Health News and California Healthline staffers made the rounds on national and local media in the last couple of weeks to discuss topical stories. Hereās a collection of their appearances.
Despite the rise of gun violence in America, few medical guidelines exist on removing bullets from survivorsā bodies. In the second installment of our series āThe Injured,ā we meet three people shot at the Kansas City Super Bowl parade who are dealing with the bullets inside them in different ways.
Since 2020, the National Institutes of Health and other federal agencies have collectively funded millions of dollars in gun-related research, including studies addressing mass shootings.
California state lawmakers this year are continuing their progressive tilt on health policy, debating bills banning an ingredient in Froot Loops and offering free condoms for high schoolers.
In the first of our series āThe Injured,ā a Kansas family remembers Valentineās Day as the beginning of panic attacks, life-altering trauma, and waking to nightmares of gunfire. Thrown into the spotlight by the shootings, they wonder how they will recover.
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