Millions of American families struggle to get food on the table, report finds 17 million U.S. households were food insecure in 2022. That's 3.5 million more than the prior year. Families with children and people of color experienced higher than average rates of food insecurity. Maria Godoy
A record number of people died in King County last year without family to bury them On Wednesday the King County Medical Examiner’s Office honored hundreds of people who died in 2022 whose families could not be located or could not afford a burial service. Investigators with the office say the number of indigent remains is increasing year after year. Casey Martin
The Middle East crisis is stirring up a 'tsunami' of mental health woes The Israel-Gaza conflict is likely to leave people in the region struggling with trauma-related mental health symptoms for a long time to come. Rhitu Chatterjee
A project in rural Kenya aims to help those with dementia Dementia is a largely overlooked health problems in Africa. A new effort is trying to change that, sending volunteers house to house in a rural part of Kenya to identify people with signs of dementia. Nurith Aizenman
Verbal abuse of healthcare workers has been up — as have their mental health problems A new CDC report finds a rise in threats and verbal abuse aimed at health care workers since the start of the pandemic. The harassment is linked to high levels of anxiety, depression and burnout. Pien Huang
WA sues Meta over 'youth mental health crisis that is costing lives' Washington has joined a coalition of states challenging Meta, alleging it knowingly harmed the mental health of young users of its social media platforms, and targeted them with features designed to be addictive. Dyer Oxley
Long COVID brain fog may originate in a surprising place, say scientists Scientists studying the causes of long COVID symptoms are proposing a surprising pathway. Their research weaves together several prominent lines of evidence on what might be driving the condition. Will Stone
New report warns that beverages marketed as toddler formulas are not necessary The report from the American Academy of Pediatrics says many of the products marketed as toddler "milks" or "formulas" are often not as healthy as they claim to be. Maria Godoy
Covid is on the rise at King County nursing homes Since August, long-term care facilities in King County are averaging 12 new Covid-19 outbreaks per week, health officials say. Kate Walters
The hospital ran out of her child's cancer drug. Now she's fighting to end shortages Laura Bray couldn't watch her 9-year-old's leukemia go untreated. She started campaigning to fix a broken system and get patients the treatments they need in the face of drug shortages. Yuki Noguchi
