More rural hospitals could be forced to close … Hispanic, Black workers face high rates of serious on-the-job injuries ...

Reporter Kim Krisberg talks about what she found in reporting a story about low-income Texans who have epilepsy but lack health insurance.

A shortage of mental-health providers and other barriers to proving a disabling condition can make qualifying for benefits ...

Western US most at risk for lightning-caused wildfires…looming healthcare worker shortage could hurt access to care…Texas ...

When pregnant women are exposed to industrial pollution, it can impact their family health for generations, a new study says. Researchers compared information on industrial sites in Utah with ...

Lynda Smith has been living with epilepsy for almost two decades and struggled for years to get her seizures under control. She’s been uninsured ever since moving back to Texas and can’t qualify for ...

A vendor sells bottled water while shading himself with an umbrella at the exit of the Paso del Norte International Bridge during triple-digit temperatures in El Paso, Texas on Thursday, August 7, ...

Last year, the EPA issued a rule aimed at reducing cancer-causing emissions from 218 chemical plants around the U.S. On July 17, however, Donald Trump exempted 49 of those plants—including the biggest ...

Rosie Brown, executive director at East Carroll Community Action Agency in Lake Providence, La., said people are still struggling to make ends meet in the Delta. “We still have people who are working ...

Industrial plants and chemical storage tanks as seen from the San Jacinto Monument just north of Deer Park. The city is surrounded by more than 20 chemical plants subject to the HON rule. Credit: Mark ...

Julia Bennker, shown outside her home where she runs a child care business. Credit: Sean Kirkby/Wisconsin Health News For Eau Claire families, Julia Bennker provides an essential service by caring for ...