Stories That Caught Our Attention: Few hospitals in California and nationwide are complying with a federal rule requiring disclosure of prices.

Stories That Caught Our Attention: Brain shrinkage, inflammation, genetic changes, and impaired circuitry are likely causes of the mysterious "brain fog" experienced by many COVID-19 patients and contributing to the expected surge in demand for mental health care.

Stories That Caught Our Attention: Experts say total Affordable Care plan signups were probably undercounted because of data-gathering limitations.

Stories That Caught Our Attention: Months into the COVID-19 vaccination rollout in California, groups of people who seem to have little in common continue to lag in getting their shots.

Stories That Caught Our Attention: Among health care workers, the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated two key risk factors for suicide — work-related stressors and mental health problems.

Stories That Caught Our Attention: Delayed preventive care and screenings are expected to take a devastating toll on some patients and families.

Stories That Caught Our Attention: Recent data on overdose deaths and substance use paint a grim picture of what the COVID-19 pandemic year has been like for people who are predisposed to substance use.

Stories That Caught Our Attention: The nation's beleaguered public health workforce is looking forward to help from the American Rescue Plan Act.

Stories That Caught Our Attention: Black Maternal Health Week called attention to the need for implicit bias training paired with policy changes to advance Black birth equity.

Stories That Caught Our Attention: Up to 30% of people who were infected with COVID-19 have had to cope with persistent symptoms from so-called 'long Covid.'

Stories That Caught Our Attention: Researchers were stunned by the data they found.

Stories That Caught Our Attention: US hospitals have been slow to comply with the disclosure regime that was implemented on January 1.

Stories That Caught Our Attention: The mental health effects of economic instability can be countered by supportive economic policies, according to new research.

Stories That Caught Our Attention: As Native American communities see their relatives die in disproportionate numbers, they worry that these losses are not being fully recognized by a state data system that is misclassifying Native Americans as Latinx or multiracial.

Stories That Caught Our Attention: Lack of housing is "unignorable" and puts responsibility squarely into the hands of health care practitioners, physician experts say.