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Black Midwesterners are more likely to be impacted by abortions restrictions, such as those recent enacted in Wisconsin and Missouri.

Abortion bans could have far-reaching impacts on the Black community in the Midwest

Abortion restrictions will likely affect Black women the most. Many are concerned about the impact on Black maternal mortality, and the risk of criminalization.

Students at Westfield High School participated in impaired driving simulations led by law enforcement officials. It's part of an effort to raise awareness about the dangers of driving under the influence of substances. While there isn't enough research supporting the efficacy of these hands-on activities, researchers say they could prove more helpful than abstinence-only methods, which typically involve scare tactics.

Drunk driving costs the U.S. billions in medical expenses and lives lost. One school uses a simulation to raise awareness

Driving under the influence of alcohol or marijuana has increased in recent years. Around 17% of teens say they’ve been a passenger of a driver who wasn’t sober, and the results can be deadly. One school is trying to educate teenagers and curb impaired driving.

Louisville — Known For Its Dirty Air — Is Using Big Data To Help Residents Breathe

In Louisville, Kentucky, traditionally known as a hotbed of air pollution and an uncomfortable place to live for a person with asthma, a community-run…

Sleep Paralysis

http://media.soundmedicine.org/segments/051213_5.mp3Many people have nightmares and wake up with a pounding heart. But did you know that some people…

What The University Of Illinois Learned From Reopening Amid The Pandemic

When University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign officials decided to reopen in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, they launched an ambitious plan to keep…

The Star Apartments owned by the Skid Row Housing Trust is on Maple Avenue and 6th Street in Los Angeles, Calif.

California Sees Housing As Significant Investment In Health Care

LOS ANGELES — Will Nebbitt lives on the 5th floor of a new downtown apartment building. From his window, he has a panoramic view of the Los Angeles…

Courtney Turner attends a physical therapy session at Ranken Jordan with therapist Angela McCullough.

St. Louis Hospital Ditches The Bed To Help Kids Recover Faster

The opening bars of Whitney Houston’s “How Will I Know” echo through a bustling therapy gym as 13-year-old Courtney Turner practices her physical therapy…

In January, Cody Pedersen, 29, was stabbed in the neck. It took the ambulance over two hours to arrive in Cherry Creek, where he lives. It's in the Cheyenne River Indian Reservation in South Dakota.

For Native Americans, Health Care Is A Long, Hard Road Away

For Native Americans on South Dakota's Cheyenne River Indian Reservation, it can take weeks to get in to see a doctor and hours to get an ambulance after a life-threatening injury.

Working Parents And Closed Schools: The Childcare Struggle During COVID-19

Sierra is in a bind. She and her husband have two children — ages three and nine years old — and they live in Urbana, a college town in east-central…

Southern Baptist Convention members, called "messengers", casting their votes on Wednesday June 12, 2024 to affirm the group's opposition to IVF.

Why some health experts are worried after Southern Baptists vote to oppose IVF

Southern Baptists voted to oppose In Vitro Fertilization for the first time during their convention in Indianapolis. It’s a move that, some worry, could indicate a growing push among conservative groups to advance arguments for fetal personhood and further restrict reproductive choice.

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