After the birth of her second child, Khari, 30-year-old Shamony Gibson started experiencing sharp chest pains and felt short of breath. She went to the hospital, but her complaints were continuously dismissed by medical professionals. Soon after, she died from a...
THE BOTTOM LINE | Black girls who experience abuse in childhood or as a teenager are at increased risk to having poor sleep health and disrupted sleep as women in adulthood. Sleep disorders have an impact on quality of life and are associated with...
A young pregnant person, who will go by the name Diana, struggled with alcohol use and mental health issues, including depression. She was challenged by her lack of resources and lived with her mother. But Diana told her prenatal care provider that she was determined...
Stable housing is vital to health and well-being. When families can’t secure affordable housing, fall behind on rent, move frequently, or experience homelessness, both children’s and parents’ health can suffer. In Massachusetts, which has some of the highest housing...
Choosing between paying rent and buying food is a decision we all hope never to face. But the truth is, many families — roughly 12% of U.S. households — live with food insecurity, which means they’re not certain they’ll have enough food to feed...