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Suicides in teen boys spike: ‘We’re seeing something new among males’
The suicide rate for boys ages 15 to 19 jumped dramatically in 2017, reaching its highest point in a generation.
How well are Medicaid plans taking care of kids? It’s a frustrating black box
Very little is known about how well any individual Medicaid managed care plan is delivering quality care to the children it covers, resulting in a big accountability problem.
Inland Empire’s booming warehouse industry brings jobs – not health care coverage
Low-wage jobs in Inland Empire’s warehouse industry leave many workers uninsured
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San Diego Hospitals Challenged by Jump in ER Use
ER visits rose 18% from 2012 to 2017, posing financial and operational difficulties.
How one reporter made an old statistic about black infant mortality new and urgent
Black babies in the U.S. are twice as likely to die as white babies in their first year. When I heard this decades-old statistic for the first time, it me like a slap to the face.
Health Media Jobs & Opportunities: Apply to be health editor at SheKnows.com
SHE Media is looking for an experienced editor to join their team in New York, overseeing all health and wellness coverage on SheKnows.com.
Kaiser says it halved the hypertension gap between blacks and whites over a decade — but how?
The gap between African Americans and whites in controlling hypertension decreased by 58% from 2009 to 2017. Explaining why is trickier.
Undocumented immigrants go without health care for fear of public charge proposal
The Trump administration’s proposal to broaden the definition of ‘public charge’; or a burden on U.S. taxpayers, has already stopped many immigrants from using public health services for fear that such use will block them from a green card.
An India-West Special Report: As Death Approaches, Older Indian Americans Unprepared for the End
Discomfort with end-of-life care discussions is not uncommon among many older immigrants in the United States.
How letters from prison helped me develop sources and build trust with incarcerated youth
A journalist decided to write letters to 103 young people serving sentences in Florida prisons for murders. Could their stories shed light on what made Duval County Florida's "murder capital"?
Puerto Rico’s Post-Maria Medicaid Crisis
How Congress and the White House refuse to fund health care to the hurricane-ravaged island’s desperately poor.
