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Jan 22, 2026

Talking across the aisle on Georgia’s health needs

State lawmakers from both parties often agree that everyone should have health care. But how to get there is a bit thornier.

Rebecca Grapevine, Healthbeat

New YorkNew York

Jan 21, 2026

‘I never thought I deserved something so valuable’: How birth kits are empowering NYC mothers

The founder of Saving Mothers tells how the threats to maternal health may be different in New York City and Kenya, but the need is the same: for all women, everywhere, to have a safe, clean birth.

Dr. Taraneh Shirazian

GlobalGlobal

Jan 21, 2026

Some good news: Ethiopia beats back Marburg virus

This outbreak offers clear proof that the international community — including the United States — has lost neither the will nor the ability to respond to serious global health risks.

William Herkewitz, Healthbeat

AtlantaAtlanta

Jan 15, 2026

New report says Georgia’s public health system is stretched thin

The report recommends increasing county funding, consolidating districts, and giving DPH more authority to address workforce and service gaps.

Rebecca Grapevine, Healthbeat

New YorkNew York

Jan 14, 2026

How one NYC rat warrior finds pride in restoring public spaces

One day at Jackie Robinson Park, a longtime resident approached me and said, "I see you out here every month. Whatever you’re doing — it’s working. My grandkids are back on the swings."

Nadia Shepherd

GlobalGlobal

Jan 14, 2026

Consolidation may be the answer to more austere global health funding

One expert told me that merging organizations could do more than cut costs. “One institution with a broader mandate could improve efficiency and be better at building health systems.”

William Herkewitz, Healthbeat

AtlantaAtlanta

Jan 08, 2026

How new funding for rural health will help — and how it won’t

The same bill that created the Rural Health Transformation program will phase out a program that provided crucial payments to hospitals and health care providers operating on thin margins.

Rebecca Grapevine, Healthbeat

New YorkNew York

Jan 07, 2026

Watch: What I learned from a Legionnaires' disease outbreak about building relationships

I came to a town hall meeting to talk about facts. Residents came to talk about injustice. That was the night I learned that relationships always come first, and facts come second.

Dr. Jay K. Varma, Healthbeat

NationalNational

Dec 19, 2025

Q&A: An HIV doctor who refused to censor data at the CDC

John Weiser resigned from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention after deciding not to remove data on transgender people.

Amy Maxmen

New YorkNew York

Dec 18, 2025

Watch: How a doctor who needed care for her father started India Home

I understood dementia in theory. But when it hit home — my home — none of the textbooks could prepare me for that pain. And what hurt most was this: There was nowhere for my father to go.