Opinion For better mental health outcomes, train more people like me As a frontline health worker, I can expand access to care.
From the editor Lake Nona forum spotlights the future of health AI in health care, the perils of processed foods and other advances, and more from an invite-only confab
Research Microplastics, strokes, and heart attacks A new study found plastic particles in the arterial plaque of more than half the participants, raising their risk of serious health events.
Opinion Let’s reinvent the rape kit The “unsung hero” of forensics is stuck in the ’70s. A hackathon could help.
From the editor Senator Chris Murphy on loneliness and social media regulation Government decisions have had a direct impact on American loneliness, the senator says.
Opinion Processed foods are making us sick. It’s time for the FDA and USDA to step in. Better regulating processed foods could curb an epidemic of chronic food illness that causes 1,600 deaths daily in the U.S.
From the editor Becerra on the Alabama IVF decision, Supreme Court mifepristone case, and more The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services secretary shared thoughts at the WSJ Health Forum.
News FDA privately rejected Philips’s claims that recalled CPAP machines were safe As Philips reassured patients, emails show the FDA told the company its testing was insufficient.
People Increasing social impact on public health campuses A chat with Claudia Williams, UC Berkeley School of Public Health’s first chief social impact officer
Research How young people addicted to social media can cut the craving More than 75 percent of teens check their phone hourly, and half say they feel like they’re addicted to their devices.
Opinion Migrants come to the U.S. with trauma. A broken mental health system adds stress. Four key actions could make a difference.
Feature The mental health needs of Black and Hispanic girls often go unmet. This group wraps them in support Working on Womanhood, a school-based mental health program, makes students feel “heard and understood.”
Extra Resilience in a Moroccan oasis Photographer M’hammed Kilito captures climate change in a fragile ecosystem.
Book A toxin that won’t quit Jim Morris’s new book chronicles failures to protect workers at every level of the system.
Opinion Electric school buses are a breath of fresh air for children Nearly $1 billion in federal funding could help clean up the unequal health impacts of diesel pollution.
Feature For Black Americans, homeownership can mean better health A new initiative aims to create three million new Black homeowners by 2030.