Street Medicine Practitioners Are Getting Paid. Now They Want Higher Rates.
Street medicine, the practice of caring for homeless people outdoors, is a burgeoning field — an unfortunate reality as America confronts…
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EPA to strengthen lead protections in drinking water after multiple crises, including Flint
About four decades ago, when the Environmental Protection Agency was first trying to figure out what to do about lead…
Most New Mexico families with infants exposed to drugs skip subsidized treatment, study says
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Most New Mexico families with infants exposed to illicit drugs, marijuana and alcohol in the…
China’s chief epidemiologist who helped drive the anti-COVID fight dies at age 60
BANGKOK (AP) — Wu Zunyou, an epidemiologist who helped drive the country’s strict zero-COVID measures in China that suspended access…
The number of military suicides dipped in 2022 as the Pentagon works on new prevention programs
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of suicides among U.S. military members and their families dipped slightly in 2022, compared with…
Residents of a Rural Arkansas County Grapple With Endemic Gun Violence
ELAINE, Ark. — On a recent September afternoon, Courtney Porter counted his losses: his mom from old age, his wife…
Millions of Rural Americans Rely on Private Wells. Few Regularly Test Their Water.
FORT DODGE, Iowa — Allison Roderick has a warning and a pledge for rural residents of her county: The water…
Tiny, Rural Hospitals Feel the Pinch as Medicare Advantage Plans Grow
Jason Bleak runs Battle Mountain General Hospital, a small facility in a remote Nevada gold mining town that he described…
Little light, no beds, not enough anesthesia: A view from the ‘nightmare’ of Gaza’s hospitals
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The only thing worse than the screams of a patient undergoing surgery without enough…
Albany FD wins 7th annual CDTA Pink Bus Pull
ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — The 7th annual CDTA Pink Bus Pull took place on Friday. The bus pull involves teams…
