News Rural Americans Are Way More Likely To Die Young. Why? Greg Hartmann Apr 15, 2024 Three words are commonly repeated to describe rural America and its residents: older, sicker and poorer. Obviously,…
News Swap Funds or Add Services? Use of Opioid Settlement Cash Sparks Strong… Greg Hartmann Apr 15, 2024 State and local governments are receiving billions of dollars in opioid settlements to address the drug crisis that has…
News California Fails to Adequately Help Blind and Deaf Prisoners, US Judge… Greg Hartmann Apr 12, 2024 SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Thirty years after prisoners with disabilities sued the state of California and 25 years after a…
News As Bans Spread, Fluoride in Drinking Water Divides Communities Across the… Greg Hartmann Apr 12, 2024 MONROE, N.C. — Regina Barrett, a 69-year-old retiree who lives in this small North Carolina city southeast of Charlotte,…
News Nearly 1 in 4 Adults Dumped From Medicaid Are Now Uninsured, Survey Finds Greg Hartmann Apr 12, 2024 Nearly a quarter of adults disenrolled from Medicaid in the past year say they are now uninsured, according to a survey…
News After Uphill Battle, Company Is Poised for Takeover of Bankrupt California… Greg Hartmann Apr 11, 2024 MODESTO, Calif. — When American Advanced Management made a bid for the bankrupt Madera Community Hospital last year,…
News Arkansas Led the Nation in Measuring Obesity in Kids. Did It Help? Greg Hartmann Apr 11, 2024 LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Sixth-grade boys were lining up to be measured in the Mann Arts and Science Magnet Middle School…
News The NIH Hopes To Make TMJ ‘Bearable.’ It Has a Long Way To Go. Greg Hartmann Apr 10, 2024 The National Institutes of Health is spending more money than ever to solve the mysteries of TMJ disorders —…
News Becerra Joins the Fray Over Reproductive Rights Greg Hartmann Apr 9, 2024 Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra is racking up frequent-flier miles as he hopscotches the country to…
News City-Country Mortality Gap Widens Amid Persistent Holes in Rural Health… Greg Hartmann Apr 9, 2024 In Matthew Roach’s two years as vital statistics manager for the Arizona Department of Health Services, and 10 years…