A bill introduced in Congress this month would end the disparity in how long-term disability insurance carriers treat physical conditions and mental conditions or substance abuse disorders.

The USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism is pleased to announce the selection of 21 talented and diverse journalists to ...

Many pier fishermen in Southern California still eat DDT-contaminated fish, while government efforts struggle to address the ...

A reporter seeks answers on the use of residential treatment programs nationwide — and the rationale for sending kids away ...

The academic in me is never going to say causality,” said Harvard's Jeremy Faust. “But the person with a functioning brain is ...

Racial inequities in health care and research have long been a problem. Increasing the number of Black participants in ...

Cuts to federal research funding may delay a potential hepatitis B cure, as trials led by UCSF progress. Asian Americans ...

Asian Americans are disproportionately affected by hepatitis B, especially by chronic infections. Years of community work ...

California’s reporting relies on local health departments to determine whether a case is chronic — a process that often requires staff to dig through records for additional test results or clinical ...

About a decade ago, a Topsham-area school district became concerned about how often staff members physically restrained students who were acting out and put them in seclusion rooms, especially the ...