Health Aug 22 How detention causes long-term harm to children For young children who do not have a sense of time, staying in detention facilities feels like it will last forever.
Health Aug 15 5 parenting tips that are backed by data Parents hear a lot of conflicting advice. Here's how data can help.
Nation Aug 12 How U.S. citizens’ health could suffer under Trump’s new rule aimed at immigrants The Trump administration says the rule is aimed at protecting benefits for American citizens, but this rule appears to place young U.S. citizens -- the children of immigrants -- at risk.
Health Aug 09 After Ferguson, black men still face the highest risk of being killed by police These numbers are “conservative,” and many killings likely go unreported, researchers said in this recent study.
Health Aug 08 How states have moved to make gun laws while Congress is deadlocked With no shortage of gun law ideas but an absence of national consensus and data, states have stepped up to pass their own. The PBS NewsHour looked into what policies have gained traction.
Nation Aug 06 What we know about the El Paso and Dayton shooters’ guns These guns, magazines and gear were legal in Texas and Ohio. But that wasn’t always the case.
Health Jul 31 2020 Democrats are test-driving health care plans. Here’s what the Trump administration says Democratic contenders have released an array of plans to improve access to health care -- with several championing Medicare for All, or another single-payer option -- and President Donald Trump and Republicans are eager to knock them down.
Health Jul 30 Childhood cancer wipes out 11 million years of human potential each year Most of these lost healthy years are snuffed out in countries with the fewest resources children need to treat cancer, the study said.
Nation Jul 26 Americans are divided on federal executions. Why is the Trump administration bringing them back? The expected executions, scheduled for this winter, would be the first time the federal government has executed anyone in 16 years.
Health Jul 26 WATCH: Patients affected by rising drug prices testified before House committee The hearing on Capitol Hill comes at a time when the Trump administration has made a push to reduce drug prices and the cost of healthcare overall.