Childhood trauma and adversity have been big buzz phrases in recent years. But are they really just proxy terms for poverty? How one journalist came to rethink her own assumptions in reporting on ...

I’m an independent journalist from Southern California. I focus on science, climate, and public health. My reporting and criticism have appeared in Scientific American, National Geographic, The ...

Dobbs, that people are doing everything within their power and expertise to make sure that people can still get care," said ...

The conversations were emotional and difficult to hear. But parents wanted to share stories about who their children were and ...

While the state Department of Education has made trainings and tools available, researchers say it needs to do more to help ...

Robert Hensley typically asks visitors not to come by until after 10:30 a.m. By then, he has injected himself with a $10 dose of heroin, a twice-daily dependency. Then, he can brush his teeth. Maybe ...

Across Louisville, people are dreaming of new ways to get healthy food to the neighborhoods that need it. Could the University of Louisville develop a research grocery store where students test ...

Seven years after voters passed Proposition 63 -- the landmark legislation that was supposed to radically improve mental health care in the state -- California is facing a deepening statewide mental ...

West Virginia is among the top five on just about every national chronic disease list. The state leads the nation in diabetes and obesity, according to the Gallup Healthways poll. Surveys show that ...

The San Francisco Department of Public Health says it is ahead of the curve in rolling out databases that keep tabs on tens of thousands of patients across a citywide network of clinics and hospitals.

This article was written by Noozhawk Staff Writer Giana Magnoli as part of Day 10 in Noozhawk's 12-day, six-week special investigative series. Related links are below. Through our reporting and ...