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Federal investigators warned in recent reports that challenges finding an in-network Medicaid provider may result in women delaying or not receiving maternal care.
WASHINGTONMISSOURI
LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC SAFETY
New York City Health Commissioner Dr. Alister Martin speaks at a town hall meeting concerning a Legionnaires' disease outbreak at a church on the Upper East Side on July 7, 2026.
NEW YORK STATENEW YORK CITY
PUBLIC HEALTH AND EPIDEMIOLOGY
WTC Health Program wants to examine the health impacts of 9/11 on people who were young New Yorkers at the time and were near Ground Zero.
INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND IMMUNITY
School vaccination rates reveal hidden measles outbreak risks. But access depends on where you live.
Amanda Clear said Pennsylvania’s online school vaccination data is helping inform how she can protect her son Dylan, who has an immune disorder.
SOUTH CAROLINATEXASCLEMSON UNIVERSITYCORNELL UNIVERSITY
LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC SAFETY
The Mamdani administration and the New York City Council are laying out dueling plans to prevent future Legionnaires' cases after a summer outbreak resulted in 11 deaths.
NEW YORK STATENEW YORK