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4 days ago · Anatomy of an Investigation ‘sweat and blood … and even death’ by Public Health Watch July 18, 2024. Two years ago, Public Health Watch’s editor-in-chief got a tip about an unpublicized silicosis epidemic among immigrant workers in the LA area.
The Watch: January 9, 2024 - Public Health Watch
1 day ago · Medicare Advantage plans lacking in doctor diversity. Seniors of color who sign up for Medicare Advantage may find it difficult to find a doctor who shares their race or ethnicity, new research in Health Affairs shows.. Published Jan. 6, the study found Black and Hispanic physicians were less likely to be part of a Medicare Advantage network at the county level than white physicians.
Our Top Ten Stories of 2024 - Public Health Watch
Dec 31, 2024 · From life-threatening air pollution in a community near Houston to a resurgence of black lung in Appalachia and the real-world consequences of Texas’ worst-in-the-nation uninsured rate, Public Health Watch produced cutting-edge journalism on a wide range of topics in 2024. There are many to choose ...
How Texas’ War on Drug Users Fueled an Austin Overdose Disaster
3 days ago · Initially, fentanyl was used alone or to boost the potency of other opioids and depressants like heroin and prescription pain pills. But, in recent years, people killed by fentanyl are increasingly found to have stimulants like cocaine or methamphetamine in their systems.
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Apr 6, 2023 · The Watch: July 12, 2024. Rural counties lack cardiologists despite dire need, children exposed to higher temperatures as fetuses are more likely to develop leukemia, tampons can contain lead and other metals, nearly 1K US workers died from exposure to heat and more
New Analysis Shows Channelview Cancer Risk Is Likely Far Higher …
Dec 30, 2024 · The cancer risk from benzene emissions in Channelview, Texas, could be up to 2,000 times higher than the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s current estimate, according to two researchers who analyzed data that Public Health Watch made public earlier this month.. Chronic exposure to benzene can cause leukemia and other blood cancers.
The Watch: June 6, 2024 - Public Health Watch
Jun 11, 2024 · Latest Stories. Niagara Falls residents learn of possible carcinogen exposure from Goodyear December 24, 2024; The Watch: December 19, 2024 December 19, 2024; Computer Modeling Shows Carcinogen From Goodyear Plant Is Invading Niagara Falls Neighborhoods December 18, 2024; The Watch: December 12, 2024 December 12, 2024; Levels of Cancer-Causing Benzene Reached New Heights in Beleaguered ...
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Dec 28, 2024 · Since its founding in 2021, Public Health Watch has prompted regulatory reforms, legislation, community action, editorials and other positive developments. Our journalism has won national and regional awards. Here’s a running list of our accomplishments:
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Our Mission We are the only nonprofit, nonpartisan newsroom in the United States dedicated exclusively to investigating life-threatening public health inequities. Our mission is to improve people’s well-being through rigorous, data-driven journalism. Who We Are Based in Texas, we report throughout the country, with an emphasis on the Southwest. Our team comprises subject-matter experts led […]
We can’t fix health care if we’re not talking about it
Sep 10, 2024 · Millions of Americans — nearly 1 in 12 by recent estimates — lack health coverage. In some states the numbers are much higher, like my home state of Texas, where about 1 in 6 people are uninsured.. Now, with the end of COVID-era policies that provided coverage for many low-income families, the ranks of the uninsured are growing.