Health & Safety

With wildfire smoke, improving indoor air quality at home is crucial

4:56pm August 15, 2023

by Ari Daniel

The air this summer has been brutally hot. And, depending on where you live, also filled with wildfire smoke. Which means it's crucial to make sure the air inside is clean and safe to breathe.

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California grads headed to HBCUs in the South prepare for college under abortion bans

10:38am August 15, 2023

by April Dembosky

As young adults prepare to leave blue states and head to historically black colleges in states where abortion is banned, they're getting ready to safeguard their reproductive health during college.

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As the school year starts in Puerto Rico, students deal with mental health stressors

5:18am August 15, 2023

by Kavitha Cardoza

Puerto Rico has been pounded by natural disasters in the past few years – hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, landslides. Those disasters have taken a heavy toll on student mental health.

Dr. Alex Shteynshlyuger spends hours on the phone with payment processors like Zelis, fighting their attempts to impose fees on electronic payments.

Health & Safety

Why doctors pay millions in fees that could be spent on care

5:01am August 15, 2023

by Cezary Podkul

The shift to electronic medical payments gave rise to a new kind of health care middlemen, who now charge 1-5% every time insurers pay doctors. Here's how lobbyists convinced regulators this was OK.

Young women get proactive before heading to HBCUs in states with abortion bans

6:22pm August 14, 2023

by April Dembosky

As some young women head to HBCUs in states where abortion is restricted or banned, they're getting education and birth control to help safeguard their reproductive health during college.

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Hunger and food shortages remain a severe problem for millions in Yemen

6:22pm August 14, 2023

by Fatma Tanis

Even though the fighting in the long civil war has decreased, millions of women and children in Yemen face severe malnutrition amid a lack of aid.

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Cooling down in the heat puts extra financial strain on already struggling Americans

6:22pm August 14, 2023

The heat in the U.S. this summer has broken records, and this kind of summer might be the new normal. So what can the government do to help support those who can't afford to cool their homes?

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A Maui doctor's efforts to deliver medical care to those hit by deadly wildfires

5:02pm August 14, 2023

by Jason DeRose

Recovery is moving along slowly in the wake of last week's deadly wildfires in Maui. One challenge is getting medical care to those who need it. One doctor is trying to do all he can.

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The market for elderberries is booming

5:02pm August 14, 2023

by Jonathan Ahl

Sales of elderberries exploded during the COVID-19 pandemic. The fruit is often used as a nutritional supplement. Now, there's a debate among growers over expanding the crop's market even more.

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It was scorching hot across much of the planet this summer. Asia, Africa, and South America had their hottest July's ever. Temperatures in Beijing and other parts of northern China hovered around 100 degrees Fahrenheit for weeks, with some cities topping 120 F on the worst days.

Just how hot was July? Hotter than anything on record

4:27pm August 14, 2023

by Alejandra Borunda

A new report from NOAA and NASA confirms that last month was the hottest July ever recorded, driven to new heights by human-caused climate change.