Police violence is usually covered as a criminal justice or hard news story, but research makes clear it's also a public ...

A reporter looked at data from two Central Valley counties and found people who had domestic wells were more likely than not ...

Bay Area teens are helping to run South Asian mental health orgs Taarika and Rcoz, turning peer support into a tool against ...

And while employer-based health plans have expanded fertility coverage in response to consumer demand, it’s far from ...

Stigma prevents Korean Americans from seeking mental help with only 48% with depression getting treatment vs. 64%overall. Psychologists weigh in on why the silence and shame endures.

The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that 12 to 19 million households struggle to afford water. But there are no federal or state programs to help low-income people pay their bills. “To state ...

An alarming number of Black LGBTQ+ young people tried to end their lives in the past year. According to a national survey by The Trevor Project, 19% of Black LGBTQ+ youth reported attempting suicide ...

After a tap class on Wednesday nights, about 10 of us go to a bar down the street. We are all women, ages 42 to 71, and our conversation often lands on menopause. Hot flashes. Brain fog. Insomnia and ...

In Chicago, the L train is the zigzag of public rail that connects the city. So for a recent reporting project on life expectancy, I decided to use this familiar feature to help explain a vast ...

For more than 20 years, Adela León, originally from Putla in Oaxaca, Mexico, has worked in agricultural fields across Washington State and California’s Central Valley. “In grapes, peaches, apricots, ...

For far too long, the products used to keep us all safe and healthy have been designed for a male body. And that can harm women. Take personal protective equipment (PPE), for example. Some 80% of ...

Desirae Barragan hugs her program co-directors on stage at the Blue Lake Rancheria Casino, smiling into a sea of faces and a swell of cheers. Across her shoulders – and those of her fellow graduates ...