A new way to treat women's mental health in prison

A program in California state prisons helps women convicted of violent offenses face trauma from their pasts

Topics:
Prison
Mental Illness
Health

Child obesity in Mexico

US sends its supersized diet to kids south of the border

Topics:
Health
Obesity
Mexico

The human cost of Texas’ refusal to expand Medicaid

Rejecting ‘Obamacare’ has cost Texas over $8 billion and, advocates say, put poor people’s health at risk

Topics:
Texas
Obamacare
Health Care

Hygiene and heartache: Homeless women’s daily struggle to keep clean

For many homeless women, administering self-care on the streets is a time-consuming and risky endeavor

Topics:
Homelessness
Gender
Health

Revealed: The malaria crisis India doesn’t want to acknowledge

An investigation shows routine manipulation of data, shortages of supplies, understaffing and enduring dysfunction

Topics:
Health
India
Race & Ethnicity

The military's hidden mental health crisis: spousal trauma

How the US military is failing partners with secondary trauma

Topics:
U.S.
Mental Illness
Public Health

Food allergies on a budget

Stocking the shelves can be a struggle for low-income families who require gluten-free and allergy-friendly foods

Topics:
U.S.
Food Insecurity
Health

Sobering conditions at Narco Freedom’s three-quarter houses

Nonprofit bosses accused of bilking Medicaid to fund lavish lifestyle; residents cite leaky, moldy, neglected buildings

Topics:
Housing
Medicare & Medicaid
New York

The dangerous Medicare loophole of observation status

As more seniors get unexpected hospital bills, advocates press Congress to end the ambiguity in the Social Security Act

Topics:
Health
Congress
Elderly

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