Health Care
Stories from the front lines of health care
Health affects all of us. Our daily reporting covers aspects of health, community, economy, international relations, and social justice relative to the health care.
Health Care
The Corporate Greed Behind Bird Flu
If we want to protect consumers from disease and price-gouging, we need to tackle the food monopolies and industrial factory farms that control our food system. Read more
Jul 3, 2024
Smart Ass Cripple: Reducing Health Care Inequities for People with Disabilities
A proposed federal rule could improve access to medical equipment for people with disabilities. It highlights how entrenched discrimination is in our healthcare system—and how far we still have left to go to reach equitable healthcare access. Read more
Jun 13, 2024
Forced Treatment and Criminalization Won’t End Homelessness
If the Supreme Court rules against the right of people to sleep outdoors, it would only make homelessness harder to prevent. Read more
Apr 26, 2024
An End to Legalized Torture?
A new FDA rule could ban the use of electric shocks against people with disabilities. But it faces a powerful obstacle. Read more
Apr 12, 2024
Biden’s Green Investments Aren’t Just Benefiting Cities
The Biden Administration is providing tax credits and funding that will help federally supported health centers function when disaster hits, writes contributor E. Benjamin Money. Read more
Apr 10, 2024
When You Don’t Need a Cop
Myths about “defunding the police” don’t recognize that in many cases a situation is better handled by other trained professionals, writes contributor Mike Ervin. Read more
Mar 29, 2024
How Helping Other Prisoners Helped Me Free Myself
Becoming a peer counselor at an Ohio prison allowed me to heal from my own trauma, writes Michael Ray. Read more
Mar 19, 2024