Note: This situation is fluid. Please check with credible news outlets such as the Associated Press for the most up-to-date information. This article was last updated on October 20, 2023.  As conflict rages with the Israel-Hamas war, the growing crisis is straining an already overwhelmed global humanitarian system. In this Q&A, humanitarian health expert Paul…

Lawmakers continued to wrestle with Indiana’s high health care costs Thursday, determining which state actions would be effective to strengthen a free market. Two national experts testified virtually before the committee to share what other states had done and review options but legislators seemed frustrated by the need to take action. “… in a (true)…

Recovering from a serious illness or injury is difficult, especially when a hospital does not provide a comfortable and familiar environment for healing. This is where home health care is essential for seniors, most of whom prefer to return home to receive care. But the constant cuts by Medicare for the home health program jeopardize…

Subscribe to The Y’all — a weekly dispatch about the people, places and policies defining Texas, produced by Texas Tribune journalists living in communities across the state. DENTON— A North Texas school district plans to open a new school-based health clinic to serve its students covered by Medicaid, despite concerns from certain parents that the…

Subscribe to The Y’all — a weekly dispatch about the people, places and policies defining Texas, produced by Texas Tribune journalists living in communities across the state. DENTON— A North Texas school district plans to open a new school-based health clinic to serve its students covered by Medicaid, despite concerns from certain parents that the…

Joppa residents have been saying for years — if not decades — the factories that nearly surround their community spew toxic chemicals into the air. And they say the result has been generations of health issues, mounting medical bills — and death. Now, a new study conducted by Texas A&M University researchers and Joppa residents…

Oct. 20, 2023 6:00 am ET Listen (2 min) You would think a new class of high-price weight loss drugs taken by millions of Americans would be a problem for health insurers. After all, they ultimately foot the bill. But it is more complicated than that: Some insurance giants actually stand to profit from the…

Hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas is linked to an array of health harms, including cancer, cardiovascular disease, asthma and birth defects, according to the latest compilation of studies on the impact of fracking on human health. The ninth edition of a “compendium” of scientific, medical, government and media reports on the industry’s health effects,…

CHILLICOTHE — Deana Brown’s days are long. She delivers the Chillicothe Gazette starting at 2 a.m. Then she heads to her next job, which is a calling of sorts. Deana is a home health aide for Ross County Home Health LLC, and was recently honored as Homemaker Aide of the Year by the Ohio Council…