A new lifeline helps inmates transition to life outside
Medicaid is now paying for health care in jails and prisons, helping smooth inmates' return to the community. Corrections and law enforcement officials say they're all for it.
For the World's Food Supply, Federal Funding Cuts Have Long-Term Impacts
The U.S. Agency for International Development has been a major supporter of global agriculture research. Now many studies are being scuttled or scaled back.
NEW MEXICO IN DEPTHPunitive damages emerge as flashpoint in latest malpractice reform push
Responding to doctors' concerns that New Mexico's malpractice system is making it hard to practice medicine, leading lawmakers hope to rein in tactics lawyers use to win awards for injured patients.
THE CITYNew Yorkers Fill Gun Classes as Concealed Carry Applications Surge
Would-be gun owners seeking a concealed carry permit are required to take a safety training course, but with few rules on how they are taught, gun aficionados have stepped in to run them.
In East Timor, U.S. Retreats From Plan to Build 'Lifesaving' Sewage Plant
A U.S. aid agency had committed hundreds of millions of dollars to the project, which could help provide clean water. Now its board wants to pull out of the agreement.
THE LANCETIn Timor-Leste, even modest cuts in US foreign aid add up
Cuts to international aid are risking the development of Asia's youngest democracy. Ted Alcorn reports from Dili.
Burning Man is Burning Through Cash
The festival has billionaire devotees, more than 100 offshoot events and a cult following. So why is the organization behind it struggling to stay afloat?
STATKentucky's campaign to improve rural cancer care is a national model. Federal cuts threaten its progress.
In a cancer hotbed, hospitals upped their game and increased screening rates.
A Killer Within Easy Reach
Pesticides are a leading means of suicide. The tiny nation of Suriname is working to restrict access to one of the most common and dangerous ones.
How Florida's Attempt to Let Teens Sleep Longer Fell Apart
After lawmakers required high schools to start no earlier than 8:30 a.m., school administrators complained that it was unworkable. Last month, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a repeal.
THE CITYHow Sluggish Courts Help Keep Rikers Jails Full
As victims await closure and defendants languish behind bars, New York City's courts struggle to overcome a culture of delay ' and the future of the project to close Rikers Island for good hangs in the balance.
NEW MEXICO IN DEPTHInside New Mexico's first diversion program for people who aren't competent to stand trial
James Ketcherside approached the bushes behind the Las Cruces fire station where the woman had been spending nights, bracing for resistance but determined to try.
NEW MEXICO IN DEPTHPoverty fell more than a third in New Mexico due to tax changes, but there's more to do
The first cars arrived before dawn. By 9 a.m., vehicles snaked through the food distribution event at the state fairgrounds in Albuquerque. It was a week before Christmas, and thousands of families would come for groceri
THE TRACETo Battle the Bullet, Baltimore Goes After the Bottle
Alcohol is an overlooked factor in many shootings. Baltimore has tried harder than any other American city to disrupt the link.
THE EXAMINATIONAs drinking habits shift, global alcohol industry fights to stay ahead
Alcohol companies are targeting new markets and dodging regulation worldwide while excess drinking causes millions of deaths each year.
How to Find the Right Oncologist for You
After a cancer diagnosis, it's one of the most important decisions you'll make.
How to Avoid One of the Deadliest Forms of Skin Cancer
When spring turns to summer and warm weather lures more people outside, skin cancer may be at most a distant concern. But experts said it's important to take the risk seriously.
Should Alcoholic Beverages Have Cancer Warning Labels?
Ireland will require them starting in 2026, and there are nascent efforts elsewhere to add more explicit labeling about the health risks of drinking.
The Technique Reshaping Organ Transplantation
Perfusion keeps a donated organ alive outside the body, giving surgeons extra time and increasing the number of transplants possible.
U.S. Lags Behind Other Countries in Hepatitis-C Treatment
Despite an arsenal of drugs, many Americans are still unaware of their infections until it's too late. A Biden initiative languishes without Congressional approval.
Paid Family Caregivers in Indiana Face Steep Cutbacks
Now that federal pandemic-era funds are shrinking, states like Indiana are ending or curtailing programs that finance home care by relatives of seriously ill children and adults.
THE TRACEShoot, Don't Kill
Weapons-maker Byrna is touting "less lethal" guns for self-defense. Can the company find a market in a country dominated by gun lovers and gun haters?
One City's Surprising Tactic to Reduce Gun Violence: Solving More Nonfatal Shootings
A Denver police unit started investigating all shootings like homicides. Now other cities are taking notice.
Big Soda's Alcohol Drinks Worry Health Experts
PepsiCo and Coca-Cola enter hard soda markets, causing concerns among regulators and researchers.
Binge Drinking May Be Curbed With a Pill
Ever wake up regretting the last round of drinks from the previous night? There's a medicine that might help.
Alcohol Deaths Claim Lives of Working-Age Americans
Organ Donations Rise Around Motorcycle Rallies
A new study suggests a link between the large gatherings and a slightly higher number of transplants after traffic crashes.
Rise in Deaths Spurs Effort to Raise Alcohol Taxes
Alcohol taxes have been stagnant for years. But after the pandemic sent alcohol-related deaths soaring, activists in Oregon said higher taxes could save lives.
Why New Yorkers Still ❤️ Film
Projectionists are busier than ever, as they serve a demand for obscure 35-millimeter titles, nostalgia and the quirks of analog.
NEW MEXICO IN DEPTHBlind Drunk
Seven-part series on New Mexico's worst-in-the-nation crisis of alcohol deaths. Won awards from AHCJ and the Institute for Nonprofit News, and prompted legislative change. 7-part series
Tattoo Artists Face a Grayer Palette in Europe
The E.U. has prohibited some pigments, deeming them potentially hazardous to humans. Artists and manufacturers around the world are struggling to find replacements.
VITAL CITYDo Anti-Gun Police Teams Work?
Mayor Eric Adams has reassigned hundreds of officers to 'Neighborhood Safety Teams' that he says will go after guns and the people who use them.
Pandemic Era Tests May Speed Hepatitis-C Detection
A wave of diagnostics ushered in by Covid could help revive flagging efforts to eliminate the disease.
SANTA FE REPORTERSkeleton Crew
Santa Fe's once-vaunted diversion program for people with addictions has dwindled to nearly nothing
On Rikers Island, a Doctor Who Tends to the Oldest and Sickest
Insights from Dr. Rachael Bedard, a jail-based geriatrician.
One of the World's Poorest Countries Found a Better Way to Do Stimulus
In two weeks, Togo designed and launched an all-digital system for delivering monthly payments to millions of people'and made the U.S. program look like a 'dinosaur.'
The Judge Who Keeps People Out of Jail
In northern New Mexico, a district court judge has a radical approach to addressing addiction
To Keep Their Son Alive, They Sleep in Shifts. And Hope a Nurse Shows Up.
A nursing shortage ' driven by the pandemic ' has made life miserable for parents with profoundly disabled children. 'What if I'm so exhausted that I make a mistake?'
Reimagining the Justice System, From Inside the Mayor's Office
Eric Cumberbatch has been on a mission to curb violence through community outreach.
The Hot Debate Over Solar Geoengineering and Its Impact on Climate
In addition to cutting carbon emissions, is it time to study methods for altering the atmosphere? Three experts square off.
How AI Can Make Weather Forecasting Less Cloudy
It won't replace traditional techniques, but it's already increasing the speed and accuracy of predictions
THINK GLOBAL HEALTHHow Norway's Prisons Have Weathered a Pandemic
Its famously progressive correctional system is anomalous, but still has lessons for other countries
NEW MEXICO IN DEPTHPolice reform bills sweep the virtual statehouse, but outcome uncertain
A year of tumult over race and policing is coming to a head in New Mexico's busy legislative session.
Burning Man's Mission in a Post-Covid World
The CEO of Burning Man Project talks about leading an organization that eschews hierarchy, and how the pandemic might make it more important than ever
NEW MEXICO IN DEPTHAlbuquerque's vision for non-police first responders comes down to earth
Printed in white block letters, the question stretched across billboards around Albuquerque last summer. And it still haunts the mother of two, Elaine Maestas, who helped pay to put them up. 'What if emergency responders
How a Zen Buddhist Monk and Hospital Chaplain Spends His Sundays
To care for Covid-19 patients and their families, Seigan Ed Glassing reserves one day of the week to care for himself.
How AI Can Help Save Forests
Satellite imagery and artificial intelligence give new hope to those fighting pests, wildfires and deforestation
Is This the End of the New York Yoga Studio?
Soaring rents, the pandemic and the rise of the Instagram yogi could mean the demise of the urban wellness oasis.
Waacking's trip from 'Soul Train' to Instagram
A few dedicated New Yorkers are masters of the 1970s club dance, which has become a social media sensation.
Writer Neal Stephenson Thinks We've Gotten Dystopia All Wrong
The 'Snow Crash' author discusses the breakdown of facts on social media, his work with the augmented-reality startup Magic Leap and the way his novels compare to this unbelievable year
Opioid-Addiction Treatment Is Limited by Shortage of Authorized Doctors
Few physicians in the U.S. have taken the training needed to prescribe medication for opioid addiction. Advocates are seeking to change that.
THE APPEALThe bumpy road to police abolition
Protesters and activists have categorically changed the national conversation about public safety. Now they have to figure out how to change public policy.
How a Jesuit Priest in Quarantine Spends His Sundays
The Rev. Mario Powell lives in a community with eight other priests. But since one tested positive for the coronavirus, his life has become more isolated.
The Apollo's Next Act: Expansion
CEO Jonelle Procope on how the storied Harlem theater aims to become a home for more African-American artists
THE APPEALAs bail reform takes hold across New York State, a rural county wrestles with the future of its aging jail
The debate around bail reform in New York focused predominantly on New York City's Rikers Island, but the bigger impact may be upstate, where almost two-thirds of New York's jail capacity is located.
How Jule Hall, Graduate of the Bard Prison Initiative, Spends His Sundays
After serving 22 years in prison, he is making up for lost time, with a job at the Ford Foundation, good coffee and a long soak in the tub.
NEW MEXICO IN DEPTH'Major Milestone': Governor's budget targets hepatitis C epidemic in prisons
Nearly half of the people in New Mexico's state prisons are infected with hepatitis C, and for years, the Corrections Department has only purchased enough medicine to treat a fraction of them. But that may be about to ch
Reporting for Work Where You Once Reported for Probation
Where mistrust between communities and law enforcement runs high, can people with criminal histories bridge the gap?
NEW MEXICO IN DEPTHAre New Mexico's Hospitals Shortchanging Community Health?
There is no requirement for how much hospitals must spend on community benefit to maintain their nonprofit status. And in New Mexico, where community leaders seeking scarce public health funding are understandably gratef
For the Sundance Institute, the Plot Thickens
Executive Director Keri Putnam says the proliferation of streaming services is a mixed bag for independent filmmakers
Louisiana's Deal for Hepatitis C Drugs May Serve as Model
The state has broadened access to hepatitis C therapies with a payment deal that has been likened to a Netflix subscription.
The Battle Over Police Accountability
When a Nashville officer killed a black man, his mother and other activists didn't just seek an indictment'they fought to give citizens oversight of the whole police department.
Where Law-and-Order Justice Still Reigns in New York City
The district attorney of Staten Island is a Democrat, but don't expect him to jump on the progressive wave of criminal justice reforms.
Handcuffed and Arrested for Not Paying a Traffic Ticket
How a moving violation becomes a suspended license becomes a criminal record, which becomes a moneymaker. And how lawmakers want to change that.
NEW MEXICO IN DEPTHAn Ignored Epidemic in New Mexico's Prisons
The treatment was simple ' three pills a day, best taken on a full stomach ' and it cured Gabriel Serna of hepatitis C in eight weeks. He just had to wait eight years to get it.
Jail or Bail? There's a New Option
'Supervised release' allows judges to let those who cannot afford bail be released before trial on a kind of parole ' and it may be what finally helps close Rikers Island.
The Strange Marketplace for Diabetes Test Strips
It is legal to resell unused test strips for blood glucose, and many patients do, driving an unusual trade online and on the streets.
THE NEW REPUBLICThe Fight to Save Independent Health Care in the Age of Medical Monopolies
The country's top doctor has picked a fight with what she calls the 'medical industrial complex'. She might win the battle, but can she win the war?
The Met Reinvents Itself, Yet the Ushers Remain The Same
New York Has World-Class Hospitals. Why Is It So Bad for People in Need of Transplants?
New York has the lowest rate of organ donor registration in the country. Thousands languish on wait lists, and hundreds needlessly die every year.
Why Egypt Is at the Forefront of Hepatitis C Treatment
Hepatitis C Drugs Save Lives, but Sick Prisoners Aren't Getting Them
Greater Access to Donated Livers Promised to Transplant Patients
THE LANCETTPP: trade-offs for health behind closed doors
A dozen countries have signed the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a major trade agreement that has complex implications for global health.
THE LANCETNew orientation for China's health assistance to Africa
For five decades, China has deployed doctors and built hospitals in Africa. Last week, the country's leaders signalled a shift in strategy that might have a more lasting impact.
After the Oregon shooting President Obama said "We've become numb to this." In this commentary, I explain why he was halfway right.
BMJAmerica's Daily Routine of Gun Violence
After the Oregon shooting President Obama said "We've become numb to this." In this commentary, I explain why he was halfway right.
THE LANCETWinds shift for tobacco control in China
Every year tobacco use kills more than a million people in China. And the company selling them that tobacco ' the biggest cigarette manufacturer in the world ' is owned and operated by their government. My article on the
THE LANCETChina steps towards an ethical organ donor system
The head of China's transplant office says an end to the use of executed prisoners' organs is in sight as the country continues to reform to its organ donor system.
THE LANCETChina's skies: a complex recipe for pollution with no quick fix
China's Government is doing more than ever to address air pollution in the country, but scientists say periodic crises may remain beyond government control for years to come.
THE LANCETChina's H7N9 outbreak slows but experts remain wary
A world report on the ongoing outbreak of H7N9 avian influenza in China.
THE LANCETChina's new leaders cut off one-child policy at the root
The Chinese Government will have to relax local enforcement of the one-child policy before the population feels the change, but many experts say it is only a matter of time.
THE LANCETBig pharma looks to ancient China for new cures
News story on Big pharma's recent investments in traditional Chinese medicine Other authors
THE LANCETWhat has the US Global Health Initiative achieved?
The Obama Administration's signature global health programme established a vision, but one that remains mostly unfulfilled, say health and development experts.
THE LANCETBalancing priorities in China's expanding health-care system
News article on the evolution of China's healthcare system, and the implications for the accessibility of cancer therapies.
THE LANCETDiabetes saps health and wealth from China's rise
Rapid economic change in China is propelling a wave of diabetes that health professionals and the public and are only beginning to wake up to. Other authors
THE LANCETRedefining public health in New York City
New York City's life expectancy is rising faster than anywhere else in the USA, as its health department pioneers tactics that could transform the practice of public health.
THE LANCETChina's invisible burden of foodborne illness
Although some large food safety scandals have come to light in China over recent years, many outbreaks have remained under the radar... Other authors
THE LANCETNew Zealand's bold strategy for reducing health disparities
New Zealand's programme Wh'nau Ora takes a new approach to improving the health of the M'ori population: putting communities in the driver's seat. But will it work?
THE LANCETChina's fertility policy persists, despite debate
A world report on China's fertility policy, which persists despite the positive experience of experimental 'two-child' counties and broad criticism from a group of scholars. Other authors
THE LANCETUncertainty clouds China's road-traffic fatality data
At best, the Chinese Government's data for road-traffic fatalities are contradictory, and at worst, they misrepresent the level and trends of road-traffic safety in the country.
THE LANCETChina's organ transplant system in transition
China is attempting to move towards a more ethical, voluntary organ donation system that can service the nation's growing needs, but that is proving easier said than done.
THE LANCETChina progresses with health reform but challenges remain
Two years ago, China announced a major shake-up of its health system to try to make it both better and fairer for its billion citizens. We reported on the developments so far. Other authors
THE LANCETMongolia's struggle with liver cancer
A feature article on Mongolia's heavy burden of liver cancer, and the country's efforts to cope with the disease