Health Apr 13 Black women face greater risk of death and trauma due to childbirth. This reporter explored why In a yearlong investigation, Capital B national health reporter Margo Snipe examined how disinvestment in health care systems that served predominantly Black communities led to maternal health care deserts and worsened outcomes.
Health Apr 11 Why some cancer patients will fall off a Medicaid coverage cliff this summer “There is a fear that a number of people are going to be lost, and fall through the cracks.”…
Health Mar 31 A new ruling could chip away at the Affordable Care Act. Most in the U.S. see health care as a basic right After more than a decade of political and legal turmoil swirling around the ACA, the vast majority of U.S. adults – eight out of 10 – say all Americans have a basic right to health care coverage, according to the…
Politics Mar 29 Majority of Americans reject anti-trans bills, but support for this restriction is rising Forty-three percent of Americans now say they support laws that criminalize the act of providing gender-transition-related medical care to minors, according to the latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll, marking a 15-percentage point increase in less than two years.
Politics Mar 27 Are Trump’s legal troubles earning him Republican support? Years after leaving office, former President Donald Trump remains embroiled in legal turmoil and boasts that these scandals help his political prospects, rallying Republicans to his defense.
Health Mar 16 CDC data shows rise in maternal mortality and deaths of Black infants in U.S. The CDC released two reports about mortality rates for mothers and babies in America and they include some stark racial divides. New mothers are dying at higher rates than mothers in any other industrialized nation. And while the overall rate…
Health Mar 16 U.S. maternal mortality spiked during the worst days of COVID, new data shows For years, the United States has been considered one of the unsafest places to give birth among developed nations. That has been especially true for Black women during the height of the COVID pandemic.
Health Mar 09 White House makes push to eradicate hepatitis C Part of President Biden's budget focuses on attacking hepatitis C, a disease that's almost completely curable with drugs. Left untreated, it can lead to chronic illness and even death. But roughly 2.4 million Americans still live with it amid barriers…
Health Mar 09 Hepatitis C is ‘not something you wish on anybody.’ Biden has a plan to end it There’s no vaccine to prevent hepatitis C infections, which often go undetected for years – experts say the virus’ stealthy nature and inadequate access to testing mean that many more people likely have hepatitis C and don’t even know it.
Health Mar 07 Why cancer patients leaving prison struggle to get care There are a domino effect of delays that prevent formerly incarcerated patients from receiving needed cancer-related care, including screening, treatment and check-ups. Those delays add up.