An industry that often celebrates pushing through the pain is turning its focus to mental health.

In our latest “Bridging Divides” video, a crash course in reaching out to those who feel furthest away.

As the pandemic makes supermarkets a no-go zone for some, cities are writing prescriptions for free fruits and vegetables, delivered right to residents’ doors.

The city is pinpointing residents who are on the verge of losing their homes and getting them help before it happens.

Patients involved in violence may find a pink-shirted “Navigator” at their bedside, gently asking what led to the incident — and how they can help.

Populated by seasonal laborers, Oregon’s Willamette Valley could have been devastated by the coronavirus. Instead, it’s become a model for how to keep workers safe.

In an effort to make its prisons more than punitive, Washington D.C. has begun offering cognitive behavioral therapy to incarcerated individuals.

After we featured a list of places beating the coronavirus, many of you wrote in with your own countries’ success stories. Here are five you said we shouldn’t miss.

While success stories like Germany and South Korea are rightly hailed, some of the most effective responses are in countries that haven’t been making the news.

With the fewest infections of any state, Alaska proves contact tracing can work — even in America.

Covid-19 is showing us what ending mass incarceration could look like. Some judges and prosecutors like what they see.

As farms and restaurants close, organizers are mobilizing to make sure the food left behind gets to where it’s needed most.

As people’s homes become bulwarks against the pandemic, funding for health care is being spent on housing. Maybe they were the same thing all along.

Chile is banning cereal mascots and slapping warning labels on unhealthy foods. Now even the kids won’t touch them.

From transgender clinics to big wins in the fight against HIV, the landscape for LGBT health is nearly unrecognizable from just 10 years ago.

In country after country, one of the world’s deadliest diseases is being eradicated. In many cases, it’s women leading the fight.

They’re the medical system’s eyes and ears, yet they’re treated as crisis managers. Now some cities are letting their paramedics get to know their patients, with remarkable results.

What would happen if our first step towards solving homelessness was to actually give people someplace to live?

By decriminalizing even “hard” drugs like heroin and cocaine, Portugal drove down HIV rates and overdose deaths—and proved beyond a doubt that harm reduction works.

How a once-radical idea is becoming the norm in country after country.

A doctor in Denver is blending the Medicaid model with a capitalist profit motive, offering high-quality health care without the frills.