health Archives

Environment

An EPA Summit on Contaminants in Drinking Water Draws Attention for Who It’s Missing: Activists, Independent Scientists, and Journalists

The Environmental Protection Agency made a splash on Tuesday for barring journalists from three news outlets from attending, in person, a summit about contaminants in drinking water.

Francie Diep

News in Brief

Elite Chess Players Live Longer Lives

Grandmasters take their time getting to the ultimate endgame.

Tom Jacobs

Calories are listed next to menu items in a Starbucks coffee shop in New York City.

News in Brief

Five Facts About the FDA’s New Menu Labeling Rule

The calorie counts you've long seen at Starbucks will be at every chain restaurant starting today.

Rebecca Worby

A firefighter puts out hotspots on a smoldering hillside in Montecito, California, as strong winds blow smoke and embers inland on December 16th, 2017.

The Mysterious Long-Term Effects of Inhaling Smoke From Forest Fires

As wildfires burn longer and fiercer, doctors are trying to work out how today's smoke will affect tomorrow's health.

Sophie Yeo

Higher Risks, Fewer Protections for America’s Immigrants

By virtue of both income and ethnicity, new Americans have the odds stacked against them when it comes to finding a healthy place to live.

Kevin Stark & Winifred Bird

The start of the 2009 Barkley Marathons.

News in Brief

The Bizarre Odyssey of the Barkley Marathons

Inside the legendary ultra challenge, which reminds us why it's good for runners to face defeat every once in a while.

James McWilliams

News in Brief

Many E.R. Doctors Underestimate How Many Opioids They Prescribe

New research finds presenting them with actual numbers can change their behavior.

Tom Jacobs

Social Justice

Collaboration Is Helping Underserved Communities Receive Better Health Care

Forging strong partnerships between hospitals, community organizations, and patients is crucial to successfully facilitating more fundamental shifts in health care.

Sonia Sarkar