The Public Health Watch serial podcast “Fumed” has won a Barlett and Steele award for investigative business journalism.

Legislation pending in Congress would eliminate discriminatory rules that bar anti-obesity medications from the same coverage ...

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

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

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

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

Update, July 21, 2025: Last week, President Trump exempted 49 chemical plants from complying with the HON Rule. The largest emitters of ethylene oxide and chloroprene received exemptions including the ...

A shortage of mental-health providers and other barriers to proving a disabling condition can make qualifying for benefits especially challenging. Federal funding cuts could worsen the picture.

Downtown Houston on a smoggy day. Particulate matter, an ingredient in smog, has been linked to a long list of health effects, including premature death, stroke and breast cancer. Credit: Dave Fehling ...

Today “The Cancer Factory,” an investigative book by Public Health Watch founder Jim Morris, goes on sale. Published by Beacon Press, it covers territory familiar to PHW readers. It shows how ...