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Tucked in the bond on the November ballot is an earmark to improve drinking water quality.

So far, he’s not doing much more than moving fast and breaking things.

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

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.”

U.S. politics harm women by tying health workers’ hands, even in countries where abortion care is legal.

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 editorial cartoon by Jenna Luecke

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.

Increasingly, people’s health choices align with their political identities rather than medical advice.

Hurricane preparedness needs to account for bacterial threats.

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

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.

Data-sharing models from San Diego and Chicago could provide a roadmap for the rest of the country.

The field is finding new and creative approaches to how it uses data.

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