Emergency Medical Responders Confront Racial Bias
In a recent study of patients treated by emergency medical responders in Oregon, black patients were 40 percent less likely to get pain medicine than their white peers. Why?
Health & Safety
If A Worm Makes You Sick, Can This Cup Of Tea Cure You?
The parasitic infection schistosomiasis affects 200 million people a year but is deemed a "neglected tropical disease." A new study pays attention, comparing drug treatment with cups of wormwood tea.
To Get Mental Health Help For A Child, Desperate Parents Relinquish Custody
Doctors told Toni and Jim Hoy their young son needed intensive, specialized care away from home — institutional services that cost at least $100,000 a year. Insurance wouldn't cover the cost.
Activists Brace For 2019 Abortion-Rights Battles In The States
The stakes are higher with a newly configured U.S. Supreme Court. Abortion-rights opponents say they're ultimately hoping to overturn Roe v. Wade.
Crowdfunding Drives Funds And Attention Toward Questionable Medical Treatments
Many Americans turn to crowdfunding to pay for medical care. But sometimes the money covers unproven treatments. Should crowdfunding companies be held accountable for spreading false hopes?
Illinois Parents Relinquish Custody So Son Can Get Costly Medical Treatment
At age 10, Daniel Hoy was diagnosed with several mental health conditions. In order to get him needed care, his parents had to make a dramatic decision: they had to give custody of him to the state.
Does The 'Good Guy With A Gun' Tagline Work If That Guy Is Black?
There have been two recent instances of black men with guns at crime scenes being shot by police. One was a security guard and the other wasn't involved. What to make of this?
Climate Change Is Bad For Peru's Pastures ... But There's A 1,200-Year-Old Fix
Climate change has shrunk the wetlands in the Andes where livestock graze. Could reviving ancient water systems bring back the grass?
Guilford County Organizations Collaborate On Mental Health Care Center
Community organizations and stakeholders in Guilford County are collaborating to provide an integrated mental health center which will address physical, mental, and substance abuse issues.
Could Exercising In Frigid Temperatures Make Us Healthier?
As a freezing winter drives many of us indoors, some extreme athletes embrace the cold as a great way to burn calories and retrain the immune system while working out. Not so fast, physiologists say.