The ripe stuff: Why seasonal eating can be a healthy delight
Jul 12, 2024
Fruits and vegetables are often a great idea, but eating them in season brings particular delights.
Health Disparities News
Disaster planning for older adults: What to know this hurricane and wildfire season
Jul 10, 2024
Whether evacuating or riding out a natural disaster at home, experts say being prepared is critical to survival, especially for older adults.
What to know about water safety and CPR this summer
Jul 2, 2024
With drowning rates on the rise – especially among young children and Black, American Indian and Alaska Native people – experts offer advice on staying safe around the water. And that includes learning CPR.
Palliative care underused for people with heart disease, report finds
Jul 1, 2024
People with heart disease may benefit from care that eases symptoms and improves quality of life, according to a new science report.
When LGBTQ health is at stake, patient navigators are ready to help
Jun 12, 2024
Care navigators are steering LGBTQ people around barriers that can get in the way of health.
Daughter of the legendary James Brown battles heart failure
Jun 11, 2024
Deanna Brown-Thomas, daughter of the Godfather of Soul, was diagnosed with congestive heart failure in October 2020. She kept the story largely secret until now.
The story of health care in Alaska told through the tales of 5 residents
Jun 7, 2024
Despite all the challenges inherent to living in Alaska, particularly those related to health care, the positives make it overwhelmingly worth it for most residents.
Meet Matthew, the medevac: He flies 350 mph in the cold, dark of winter to help fellow Alaskans
Jun 5, 2024
Air ambulance services play a vital role in the Alaska health care system. They're staffed by critical care nurses such as Matthew Kuhns, who happens to be a third-generation lifesaver.
Challenges of caring for Alaskans: Fewer people, across more miles, often in cold, dark
Jun 3, 2024
While health care in rural America is a challenge everywhere, many of the challenges are more extreme in Alaska.
Health care, housing still a challenge after flooding devastated eastern Kentucky community
May 31, 2024
The mountainous and largely rural areas of eastern Kentucky remain on the road to recovery after historic and deadly flooding in 2022.