Health

Oprah Winfrey will partner with the Smithsonian channel on a documentary and other initiatives to explore racial inequities in healthcare.
/ April 14, 2022
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A new study finds breakthrough COVID cases more likely to occur in pregnant people who have been vaccinated against the coronavirus.
/ April 13, 2022
Black people, far more than their white counterparts, live with higher levels of pollution, leading to a host of maladies and death.
/ April 13, 2022
A nonprofit network in North Carolina is dedicated to helping at-risk youth cope with the damaging effects of childhood trauma.
/ April 11, 2022
U.S. service members who are HIV-positive cannot be discharged or barred from becoming an officer because they’re infected with the virus, a judge ruled.
/ April 11, 2022
Lizelle Herrera was released Saturday from the Starr County jail after posting a $500,000 bond. She had been arrested on Thursday.
/ April 10, 2022
Health experts worry that a suspension of COVID aid to poorer countries will leave the world vulnerable to a renewed crisis.
/ April 8, 2022