Barbara Rodriguez for The 19th

Government & Politics

What happens to health research when 'women' is a banned word?

People gather on the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) campus holding signs to protest the potential loss of federal funding for medical research.

Parenting & Family

What parents need to know about the measles vaccine

One year-old River Jacobs is held by his mother while he receives an MMR vaccine at a vaccine clinic in Lubbock, Texas.

Government & Politics

For families with sick kids, the rise of vaccine hesitancy could be life-threatening

A medical staff member administers a dose of the measles vaccine to a child at a health center in Lubbock, Texas.

Parenting & Family

As Medicaid funding receives scrutiny, here's how it provides care for 72 million

A woman and her three children are staying at a charity that offers housing for expectant mothers in Fredericksburg, Virginia.