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Food pantries and meals-on-wheels organizations are taking on a new role during climate emergencies.

An editorial cartoon by Jenna Luecke

Flaming air conditioners, eggs boiling in the sand, and other signs of deadly heat

Not all internet service is created equal, especially for marginalized communities.

In St. James Parish, Louisiana, a zoning ordinance divides industrial development along racial lines.

“Local government takes money from the neighborhood but does not invest in it.”

Expanding vaccine manufacturing in Africa could address longstanding disease control problems.

Experts say the country could be a model for the world. Instead, its TB fight has floundered.

An aerial piping system brings residents clean, affordable water.

An editorial cartoon by Jenna Luecke

U.S. men, who are less likely to have social networks or ask for help, are proving to be more vulnerable to heat-related deaths than women.

“It was like a saving grace to find Levi,” said one woman after her brother’s death from opioids.

U.S. regulations once undid Puerto Rico’s first pass at universal care. A new political alliance gives it another chance.

“I wear no tin-foil hat. I’m asking for the ability to officially document what happened to me.”

We need a funding model that allows for high-quality, long-term research.

Latinas make up 17 percent of U.S. women, but 21 percent of those living with HIV.

The program responds to racial and insurance-based inequities in maternal care in Guilford County.

A better understanding of the placenta may help curb maternal and fetal mortality rates, but progress is slow.

Health leaders discuss how to prevent public health haves and have-nots.

Christian Happi is pioneering a revolutionary approach to fighting disease.

A scientist-turned-patient finds that access issues cloud the technology’s potential.