Residents in Dunbar say they have grown accustomed to relying on themselves and looking out for each other.
Author: Nada Hassanein, USA TODAY
‘It’s a nightmare, but we’re alive’: After Hurricane Ian, Fort Myers residents mourn low-lying neighborhoods
In Fort Myers, Hurricane Ian’s destruction didn’t affect all neighborhoods equally.
‘Staggering’ and ‘sobering’: More than 80% of US maternal deaths are preventable, CDC study shows
Four in five pregnancy-related deaths in the U.S. could have been prevented, according to a federal analysis of data from 2017 to 2019.
Flooding broke open Jackson’s water crisis, but it can’t be disentangled from race, experts say
While the floodwaters let the system tip over, experts say underinvestment in Jackson’s infrastructure – a city that’s majority Black – is to blame.
Nurses of color look for ‘action’ after official apology from American Nurses Association
“ANA intends to take full accountability for its actions,” the association wrote, promising “historic action.”
In rural America, maternal health care is vanishing. These moms are most at risk.
As more rural hospitals and obstetric units close, the federal government is just beginning to define the scope and impact of maternity care ‘deserts’
Experts: Pregnant people could face greater risk of domestic violence after abortion bans
The same groups most impacted by abortion bans – rural, low-income, and women of color – also experience higher rates of domestic violence.
‘It wears on your spirit’: As the U.S. marks 1 million COVID-19 deaths, a hard-hit Georgia county reckons with loss
The pandemic has meant frequent funerals in Georgia’s Hancock County, where 1 in 100 residents has died of COVID.
‘High and dry’: Abortion bans could be riskiest on women in maternal health care ‘deserts’
More than 2 million women live in counties with no birth center or other obstetric care. A ban on abortion could mean greater health risks for them.
People of color, the poor and other marginalized people to bear the brunt if Roe v. Wade is overturned
Experts say those who disproportionately have trouble accessing health care, who are often of color, will be most impacted.