Thirty years of federal data show ER visits and wait times climbing nationwide — but in the 10 states that rejected Medicaid expansion, the real crisis is 87 rural hospital closures since 2005, not slower ERs. Interactive charts, honest data, and real solutions.
CDC’s first COVID-19 test kits really were contaminated and poorly designed, per the agency’s own peer-reviewed data and a federal audit — but the…
The CDC’s final 2024 data: Black women die from pregnancy-related causes at 44.8 per 100,000 live births — more than three times the rate for white women. Here’s what the agency says is driving it, and what helps.
A Cyclospora lettuce outbreak, a Salmonella egg recall, and two import compliance recalls all hit within days of each other. Here’s exactly what’s affected and how to check your own kitchen.
This week’s new npj Women’s Health study on menstrual-cycle timing, the National Academies’ consensus review of real vaccine injuries, HRSA’s federal…
Live tracker for FDA and USDA food recalls by state, plus practical food-safety habits and recall response steps that protect you