Weeks after the fire, the response in Maui shifts from a sprint to a marathon
Officials and volunteers say addressing mental health needs and trauma will likely take years.
Health & Safety
Whatever happened to the runaway goats of San Francisco?
Hmm, it's still a bit of a mystery. Here's what is known about the small herd of goats who went running through the streets in March.
Scientists gathered in New Mexico to address persistent symptoms of long COVID
Progress on long COVID may seem slow, but scientists say they're closing in on some potential explanations for the disease. That will hopefully point the way to treatments.
Age ain't nothing but a number but for aging lawmakers, it's raising questions
Elected officials are (almost) the oldest they have ever been in Washington which is causing discussions over what it means to be fit for office.
New York City is embracing teletherapy for teens. It may not be the best approach
A proposal to establish the biggest student mental health program in the country contains a paradox. With teens' mental health struggles partly fueled by screens, is teletherapy the right tool?
A neurology professor weighs in on the health questions surrounding Mitch McConnell
For a second time in a little over a month, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell appeared to freeze up while taking questions a press conference, raising questions about his health.
Texas will soon allow unlicensed chaplains to act as school counselors
Citing a shortage of school counselors, Texas passed a law allowing chaplains to be school counselors. Some say it's the government's responsibility, not churches', to provide mental health services.
Politicians now tend to be older than they've been historically. It's causing issues
The average age in Congress dropped slightly this year, but is still one of the oldest in modern history. Democrats and Republicans have both been forced to confront limitations in aging politicians.
Fact check: Do lower drug prices make it harder for companies to find new treatments?
The pharmaceutical industry has long said that any attempts to control drug prices would mean disaster for their research and development efforts. But the research doesn't back that up.
Trump launched an ambitious effort to end HIV. House Republicans want to defund it
Republicans in Congress back substantial cuts to the budget of the CDC, taking aim at one of former President Donald Trump's major health programs: a push to end the HIV epidemic in the U.S.