Patients seeking mental health care are more likely to be on Medicaid than patients in more profitable areas of care,…
Tag: health
‘Grit’ and relentless perseverance can take a toll on brain health − particularly for people facing social stresses like racism
By Darlingtina Esiaka, University of Kentucky For many people, grit – the perseverance and passion for long-term goals – is…
HIV testing and outreach falter as Trump funding cuts sweep the south
JACKSON, Miss. — Storm clouds hung low above a community center in Jackson, where pastor Andre Devine invited people inside…
Investing in agriculture reduces poverty and inequality: economic model finds the best funding mix for 10 African countries
By Margaret Chitiga-Mabugu, University of Pretoria and Ramos Emmanuel Mabugu, Sol Plaatje University Africa faces challenges in reducing extreme poverty…
Fate of Black maternal health programs is unclear amid federal cuts
By Ronnie Cohen, California Healthline Eboni Tomasek expected to take home her newborn the day after he was born in…
States push Medicaid work rules, but few programs help enrollees find jobs
For many years, Eric Wunderlin’s health issues made it hard to find stable employment. Struggling to manage depression and diabetes,…
Preventive care may no longer be free in 2026 because of HIV stigma − unless the Trump administration successfully defends the ACA
By Kristefer Stojanovski, Tulane University and Paul Shafer, Boston UniversityMany Americans were relieved when the Supreme Court left the Affordable…
Africa’s healthcare funding crisis: 3 strategies to manage deadly diseases
By Francisca Mutapi, University of Edinburgh The increasing trend of reducing foreign aid to Africa is forcing the continent to…
Trump HHS eliminates office that sets poverty levels tied to benefits for at least 80 million people
By Arthur Allen, California Healthline President Donald Trump’s firings at the Department of Health and Human Services included the entire office…
Critically ill patients in African hospitals aren’t getting the care they need: new survey
By Tim Baker, Karolinska Institutet and Karima Khalid, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied SciencesWhen someone falls critically ill, hospitals…
