side effects public media

With the presidential election just around the corner many are asking what a second Trump term might mean for healthcare — and in particular, Medicaid.

It’s been an active extreme weather event season in the Midwest – from heat to flooding to tornadoes. And that’s leaving a trail of damage but also a potentially long-lasting health impact.

Data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also shows that childhood vaccinations are at their lowest point in a long time, while vaccine exemptions are at their highest.

Adults with mental illness are 16 times more likely to be killed during police encounters compared to others without. When these people are in crisis, or need help, who should they turn to?

A law that bans the procedure as early as six weeks of pregnancy took effect Monday. This will likely not just impact Iowans, but will shift access to care across the Midwest.

Americans owe medical debt adding up to a staggering $220 billion, according to an analysis of recent census data.

The crisis line 988, which replaced an old 10-digit National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, celebrates the two-year anniversary of its nationwide rollout this week.

Lizzy McGrevy spoke with Health Reporter Elizabeth Gabriel to answer: How does climate change impact our water quality?

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration found H5N1 viral fragments in one in five retail milks at grocery stores. But that virus is not active and scientists say it’s been neutralized by pasteurization.

Since the pandemic-era freeze on Medicaid disenrollment ended this spring, millions nationwide have lost their coverage for administrative reasons. For people with disabilities, the sudden loss of coverage can bring devastating consequences and little recourse.