Equity

Community health workers' visits made a difference, especially for Black mothers, in Michigan.

Without access to diapers, both parents and children face health risks.

If more police are wearing body cameras, doctors and nurses should, too.

A new memoir takes a personal look at why today’s generation of rural, low-income Americans won't live as long as their parents.

The current culture war isn’t the first time gender-affirming care has come under fire. It's time to break the cycle.

Health data doesn’t always make its way into the hands of people who need it—and some necessary data isn't collected at all.

Native leaders welcome the federal government's move, even as they remain skeptical the effort will outlast Biden's term.

Author Tracy Kidder paints an empathic portrait of people experiencing homelessness and one man who chose to care for them—Dr. Jim O’Connell.

The way America fights obesity is increasing stigma and leading to harmful behavior. For truly better health, we need a new approach.

After decades of losing coastline, Native Americans look to a young chief to help them find a place in the future.