Public Health Watch rarely covers breaking news, but its investigative reporting is often tied to the news and sometimes foreshadows it. A case in point: the push to slash health coverage for the poor ...

About a year after Blanco County launched its community health paramedicine program in 2022, paramedic Wesley Patton was ...

About a year after Blanco County launched its community health paramedicine program in 2022, paramedic Wesley Patton was referred to a patient in the local jail. The man had been arrested on ...

Analysis shows EPA rollbacks of the HON rule would put overburdened communities at risk and benefit chemical plants that ...

Like many people in Louisiana, they received a lifeline when the state expanded Medicaid to more low-income adults in 2016.

Drinking water chemical may raise kidney disease risk…microplastics detected in human reproductive fluids…air pollution ...

Native Americans face highest risk for heart failure from metals…multiple health dangers tied to wildfire smoke…public trust ...

Wellness is vital to avoid a return to prison, but those who served time often reenter society without health insurance or ...

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health Analysis Question: How do the health and social challenges of those living closest to HON plants compare with those living elsewhere? About the Data: The CDC ...

Vigilance is key Texas has the fourth highest cervical cancer rate in the nation, with 9.6 cases per 100,000 people compared with 7.5 for the U.S., the National Cancer Institute reports. The state has ...