Mass killings that unfold in public places are a small fraction of all U.S. mass killings. Those that occur at a workplace are an even smaller subset.
Author: Nada Hassanein, USA TODAY
COVID-19 contributed to a quarter of maternal deaths from 2020 to 2021, report finds
Maternal deaths in the U.S. saw a sharp rise in 2020 and 2021, according to the CDC. A new report examines how many may have been caused by COVID-19.
Black saliva, sore throat, shortness of breath: How dangerous is wildfire season for US farmworkers?
Farmworkers on the West Coast, including California, have reported specific health problems during wildfire season. Researchers want to know more.
‘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.
Black, Hispanic people disproportionately suffer monkeypox but fewer are getting the vaccine, early data shows
Black and Hispanic people are disproportionately contracting monkeypox virus and less are getting the vaccine, according to early data.
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.