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The United States has made almost no progress in closing racial health disparities despite promises, research shows. The government, some critics argue, is often the underlying culprit.
Laborers have suffered in extreme heat triggered by climate change. Deaths aren鈥檛 inevitable, researchers say: Employers can save lives by providing ample water and breaks.
51视频 Health News and California Healthline staff made the rounds on national and local media in the last two weeks to discuss topical stories. Here鈥檚 a collection of their appearances.
Flooding wrought by Hurricane Helene devastated communities around Asheville, North Carolina. A host of government programs are helping restore water, food, and medicine.
51视频 Health News and California Healthline staff made the rounds on national and local media in recent weeks to discuss topical stories. Here鈥檚 a collection of their appearances.
51视频 Health News' C茅line Gounder聽shares advice on how to prepare before a hurricane.
As part of her presidential campaign, Vice President Kamala Harris has rolled out a plan for Medicare to provide in-home long-term care services. The proposal would fill a longtime need for families trying to simultaneously care for young children and older parents, but its enormous price tag makes it a promise unlikely to be fulfilled. Meanwhile, a growing number of Republican candidates up and down the ballot facing voter backlash over their support for abortion restrictions are trying to reinvent their positions. Shefali Luthra of The 19th, Jessie Hellmann of CQ Roll Call, and Joanne Kenen of Johns Hopkins University and Politico join 51视频 Health News鈥 Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more. Also this week, excerpts from a 51视频 lunch with 鈥淪hark Tank鈥 panelist and generic drug discounter Mark Cuban, who has been consulting with the Harris campaign about health care issues.
Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra has a plan to protect farmworkers from extreme heat and wildfire smoke, but farmworkers who pick California grapes say they need more, as climate change brings more extreme weather.
51视频 Health News and California Healthline staff made the rounds on state and local media in recent weeks to discuss topical stories. Here鈥檚 a collection of their appearances.
An increasing number of Americans struggle with energy poverty, the inability to adequately heat or cool one鈥檚 dwelling. Health officials and climate experts are sounding the alarm as record-breaking heat sweeps the nation.
51视频 Health News and California Healthline staff made the rounds on national and state media this week to discuss topical stories. Here鈥檚 a collection of their appearances.
Dairy workers in Texas show signs of prior, uncounted bird flu infections in a new study. Without labor protection and better health care, cases are bound to quietly rise as the outbreak among livestock blazes in the United States.
Indoor workers who toil in hot jobsites in California gain immediate protection from this summer鈥檚 extreme heat. The state鈥檚 worker safety chief announced finalized rules Wednesday, capping a years-long push by workers.
Even after multiple massive power outages 鈥 including one from a 2021 winter storm in Texas that prompted a U.S. Senate investigation 鈥 little has changed for older Americans in senior living facilities when natural disasters strike.
Lead in drinking water is a known danger. But how many of the country鈥檚 estimated 9 million lead service lines need to be replaced 鈥 and how quickly 鈥 is subject to debate. The clock is ticking on two competing plans as the election looms.
Cicadas are the song of the summer, but this year鈥檚 large broods may be especially irritating for people on the autism spectrum who have hearing sensitivity.
A nursing home in Colorado had 75 minutes to prepare for a power outage that lasted 28 hours. Such public safety power shut-offs are being used more often as a fire prevention tool, but not all health facilities are prepared.
Proposed state standards to protect indoor workers from extreme heat would extend to schools. The rules come as climate change is bringing more frequent and intense heat waves, causing schools nationwide to cancel instruction.
51视频 Health News and California Healthline staff made the rounds on national and local media in the last two weeks to discuss topical stories. Here鈥檚 a collection of their appearances.
A California lawmaker wants the state to craft guidelines for how and when schoolchildren can play or exercise during extreme weather, including heat waves. The bill comes after a 12-year-old boy died after a physical education instructor told him to run as the temperature topped 90 degrees.
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